Brightspeed held a ceremony to launch its fiber network recently in Asheboro. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Brightspeed held an event last week at its Asheboro office officially launching its new fiber network, but the company has work to do, not only running more fiber but with the community itself. Brightspeed, a subsidiary of private […]
With just a few days before the end of the year, the North Carolina Zoo exceeded one million guests in a calendar year for the first time in its history. On Dec. 27, Ran Liu and his family became the one millionth visitor to the North Carolina Zoo in 2023. The previous record for highest […]
ASHEBORO — The former treasurer of Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization has been charged with a felony after investigators say she embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from the organization. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on September 18th, 2023, investigators received a report of embezzlement at […]
ASHEBORO — A local man was arrested last week after the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says he attempted to use flashing red and blue lights to pull over a vehicle in Asheboro. On December 20th, 2023, deputies responded to Meadowbrook Road after a caller reported that they had been followed by a vehicle flashing blue […]
ASHEBORO — The Asheboro community is uniting to support the Burroughs family, whose 10-year-old son, Chevy, suffered severe injuries in a house fire that ravaged their home on December 8th. In the early hours, Kevin and Shauna Burroughs and their children, Kamdyn, 15, and Chevy, were asleep when the fire broke out just before 3 a.m. […]
ASHEBORO — At a joint press conference, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced a new task force and plans for a fusion center in Randolph County, all dedicated to combating child trafficking and exploitation. In August of this year the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office worked with 17 other agencies on an operation that led to […]
Visitors flocked to Asheboro for the Fall Festival on Saturday. There were many attractions with a variety of vendors on hand. The Fall Festival, which was cancelled the past three years for a variety of reasons, took place on one day this year, rather than the usual two. [envira-gallery id=”5258″]
The North Carolina Zoo celebrates its new electric tractor with a ribbon cutting at an event celebrating National Drive Electric Week on Sept. 29 at the zoo in Asheboro. The event showcased how the zoo is using electric vehicles and attendees got to see and test electric cars, scooters, and more. Below right, left to […]
Teachers and staff from Lindley Park Elementary School hold signs out the window of a bus as it goes through the school district handing out ice cream as part of a back to school event Aug 17.
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