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24 Aug

State Senate approves sports betting

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RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across N.C., with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved last week by the state Senate. The bipartisan measure advances to the House though a majority of Senate Republicans, who control the chamber, voted against the bill. Nine Republicans joined most Democrats attending Thursday’s floor session in approving the measure 26-19. Four GOP senators, including Randolph County’s Sen. Dave Craven, had excused absences and did not vote on the measure.

24 Aug

County COVID cases drop

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ASHEBORO — The number of weekly cases of COVID-19 in Randolph County dropped by 24% versus the prior week. According to CDC data, the county’s number of cases dropped from 426 to 322 between Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. Testing volume was up 12.6% during that same period, which includes testing for mandatory testing for travel or jobs. Four people were hospitalized during the 7-day period prior to Aug. 22. Over 38% of the county’s population over the age of 12 has been fully vaccinated with 65.9% of citizens over 65 years old being fully vaccinated.

24 Aug

RCC cancels live graduation ceremony

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ASHEBORO — A planned in-person graduation ceremony at Randolph Community College scheduled for Aug. 27 has been cancelled. The event was intended to celebrate students who completed degree programs in Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and Summer 2021. The ceremony was optional for graduates. The school made the cancellation announcement Monday saying they based their decision on “new information.”

24 Aug

Randleman volleyball drops JV and Varsity matches to Oak Grove

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ASHEBORO — The Randleman Tigers fell to the Oak Grove Grizzlies in junior varsity and varsity volleyball action Tuesday night. The JV Tigers lost in 3 sets (22-25, 25-23, 4-15) to . Mollie Hall and Camden Scott had 3 kills each in the loss. The JV team is now 1-1 on the season. The varsity Tigers lost in 5 sets (25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 21-25, 12-15). Hannah Hinshaw led with 21 kills, 5 aces, and 10 blocks. Kylie Vaughan added 10 kills and 20 digs. Kenzie Roach had 35 assists. Alissa Russ was the top player for the Grizzlies. Randleman fell…

24 Aug

SWR men’s soccer cruises past North Stanly

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NEW LONDON — The Southwestern Randolph High School men's soccer team bounced back from a season-opening loss to Montgomery Central last week with a decisive 6-1 win against over the North Stanly Comets Tuesday night. The Cougars dominated possession throughout the game and went into halftime with a 2-0 lead. A pair of goals were netted by junior Steven Vences with additional talleys coming from freshmen Berni Zuniga and Rudolfo Fiscal. Sophomore Adam Roberts and senior Miguel Vences each added goals to finish the game. The team showed their chemistry by moving the ball with connective passes resulting assists on…

24 Aug

SWR defeats Chatham Central in ladies golf

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SILER CITY — The Southwestern Randolph Ladies Golf team defeated Chatham Central in varsity golf today with a nine-stroke team win. The match, played over nine holes at the Siler City Country Club, was paced by low-scorer and SWR top seed Lexi Auman who shot a 54. SWR's 2-seed Lindsey Auman shot 56, 3-seed Caiden McDuffie shot 65, and 4-seed Taylor Edwards shot 65. SWR Athletics also announced three changes to the ladies gold schedule on Tuesday: Thursday, August 26 will now be at Asheboro Muncipal vs. Asheboro and Union Pines Wednesday, September 8 will now be at Tot Hill vs.…

24 Aug

School’s start with some students and staff under quarantine

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ASHEBORO — Schools across Randolph County are back in session this week. Randolph County Schools started Monday and Asheboro City Schools started Tuesday. As of 5 pm Tuesday, Randolph County Schools had 277 students and staff members under COVID-19 quarantine protocols, according to information provided to the North State Journal by the school system. "Our school system uses a Saturday-Friday week for contact tracing with regard to COVID-19 issues. As a result, from Saturday (8/21/21) to this point in the day on Tuesday (8/24/21), a total of 44 positive COVID-19 cases have been associated with the Randolph County School System,"…

23 Aug

Randleman Varsity and JV volleyball sweeps Central Davidson

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ASHEBORO — The Randleman Tigers traveled to Central Davidson to face the Spartans in a non-conference volleyball match. In the opener, the Tigers junior varsity team handled the Spartans 2-0 for their first win of the season. In the nightcap, Randleman's varsity team won 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18). Hannah Hinshaw led the way with 18 kills and 11 digs. Chloe Dixon had 15 kills and nine digs. Gabi Carter added five kills and 14 digs. Karli Kennington had three aces and 26 digs. Kenzie Roach had 29 assists and 14 digs. The varsity Tigers improved to 4-1 on the…

22 Aug

High scoring first week for county football teams

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ASHEBORO — Six of the county’s seven varsity football programs begin the second week of the season undefeated following a high-scoring opening week of high school football. Here’s a look at the game outcomes from the first week of the season. Asheboro Blue Comets 20 Randleman Tigers 7 RANDLEMAN — The Blue Comets of Asheboro shocked the Randleman Tigers Friday night in the season opener for both teams. The in-county rivalry game, which was a non-conference game, pitted two teams coming off vastly different seasons last year. The Blue Comets were 0-7 last season while the Randleman Tigers played an…

20 Aug

Mask wearing is top issue for new school year

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ASHEBORO — Gov. Roy Cooper lifted a state requirement for schools to require masks in July, but he is ramping up pressure on local school boards to mandate masks instead. Randolph County Schools was the fifth school system to make masks optional on July 20. Since then, a total of 62 systems voted to make masks optional. In Randolph County, Uwharrie Charter joined the county schools in making masks optional. The Asheboro City Schools held their decision for the school board’s August 12 meeting. Just before the meeting, the school board members received a letter from Cooper urging the school…