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23 Aug

Summer Survival Day at the YMCA

Scott PelkeyFeaturesAsheboro Fire Rescue Department, Randolph-Asheboro YMCA, summer event, summer survival, YMCA

The Asheboro/Randolph YMCA held Summer Survival Day on Friday. The Asheboro Fire Department came out for some water fun with children from the YMCA’s after-school program taking part. The event was made possible by Keller Williams Realty, State Farm and Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group.

26 Jul

NC Zoo working to secure funding to rebuild aviary

Scott PelkeyNewsaviary, closed, NC Zoo

ASHEBORO — The Aviary at the North Carolina Zoo is set to be demolished, but the Zoo is working on securing funds and putting together plans to rebuild. With its 93 species of birds, hundreds of tropical plants, and an environment that mimics the tropical rainforest, the Aviary has been a guest favorite since it first opened in 1982. In January 2022, the Zoo announced that the Aviary would be closing due to a potential threat of Avian Flu, leaving many guests with the impression that this closure would be temporary. However, during the closure, a team of engineers was…

17 Jul

Spirits up as Franklinville church building comes down

Scott PelkeyNewsChurch wall collapse, Franklinville, Franklinville United Methodist Church

Demolition crews were working at the site of Franklinville United Methodist Church last week. (PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal) FRANKLINVILLE – Members of the Franklinville United Methodist Church are saving what they can as the church is demolished following a wall collapse July 6. Emergency crews responded to the Franklinville United Methodist Church on South Main Street after a report of a commercial fire. The arriving units didn’t find a fire but did find that one of the walls of the church had collapsed. Initial reports from fire crews were that the collapse may have been caused by an explosion from…

10 May

Asheboro High School unveils new renovations

Scott Pelkey, North State JournalNewsADA compliant, Asheboro High School, board of commissioners, construction, renovations

ASHEBORO — After almost five years of construction, Asheboro High School’s renovations are finally complete. On Wednesday, May 3, Asheboro City Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially unveil the new and improved home of the Blue Comets for a crowd of elected officials, school system leadership and members of the media. “This is a culmination of years of work with partners, with the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, with the City of Asheboro and their City Council members, with the Central Office and their staff, and the staff at Randolph County,” said Michael Smith, Chair of City of Asheboro…