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21 Feb

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nathan Ellis

Randolph RecordSports

Southwestern Randolph, boys’ basketball Ellis has produced a solid senior season for the Cougars. The senior point guard is averaging 15 points per game for the second-highest mark on the team. He’s delivering about 4.5 assists per game and is also Southwestern Randolph’s leader in steals. After an 0-8 start to the season, the Cougars entered this week’s Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament with a 9-15 record. Ellis also was a versatile player for Southwestern Randolph’s football team, receiving All-PAC recognition.

21 Feb

Randolph students to get Election day, March 5, off

Ryan HenkelNewsboard of education, Randolph County School System

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Schools Board of Education tweaked this year’s school calendar at its Monday, Feb. 12. meeting, adding election day — Tuesday, March 5 — as an additional teacher work day. “Due to the March 2024 primary election being held on March 5, 2024 as well as… several schools… being used as polling sites, the following revision is being recommended for approval,” said executive director of operations Dale Brinkley. ‌“With all of this going on, we just felt like it was an appropriate safety measure with the presidential primaries,” said Superintendent Stephen Gainey. He told the board…

14 Feb

Welcome!

Randolph RecordNewsasheboro city school board, Asheboro City Schools, Education

Asheboro City School board members cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Asheboro High School Welcome Center in Bear Creek on Feb. 7. The Welcome Center will serve as a community hub for learning, collaboration, and innovation. Located within the newly renovated Global Innovation Center, the Welcome Center will provide a wide range of information and resources including school supplies, computer access, and material about community resources useful for families. The Welcome Center has two rooms for community use: the Welcome Center room and the Comet Community Corner room to be used for classes and educational sessions for…

14 Feb

US cattle herd hit generational low as beef prices continue to rise

Randolph RecordNewsbeef, cattle, production

RALEIGH — The U.S. cattle supply is at its lowest level since 1951. That low supply will likely drive beef prices to record highs. The supply shortage is being driven by many factors, including droughts, inflation and a burgeoning wave of regulation and activism directed at curbing beef consumption and production. Amidst this backdrop, the future of beef within diets and its role in the agricultural sector is being highlighted by farmers, consumer groups and policymakers. A December memo released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommends reducing the amount of beef in diets, increasing non-meat alternatives,…

14 Feb

Asheboro cuts youth sports fees for low-income students

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNewsAsheboro City Council

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro City Council met Thursday, Feb. 8, approving a new youth athletics scholarship program that will cut registration fees for youth sports by 50 percent: “60% of boys and 65% of girls in the United States do not participate in youth sports of any kind,” said assistant recreation services director Jody Maness. “Now that is alarming in and of itself, but if you look a little deeper into those numbers, you will find that in homes where the median income is roughly $100,000 a year, that number is pretty consistent. Roughly 39% of those children participate in…

07 Feb

Good time for a good cause

Randolph RecordBusinessgala, YMCA

ASHEBORO, NC –The annual Randolph-Asheboro YMCA fundraising gala, a night of dinner, dancing, auctions, and fundraisers, was held Friday night at Pinewood Country Club. This year’s theme was Kentucky Derby and included a musical chairs horse race in keeping with the theme. Several of the event’s sponsors took part in the race that featured locals holding stick horses as DJ Gary Hunt controlled the traditional musical chairs format. Ultimately, the contest came down to a duel between Asheboro Mayor David Smith and Asheboro City Schools teacher Laura King. King took the final chair to win the race. The gala, a…

07 Feb

Commissioners approve allocations to community orgs, sewer/water projects

Ryan HenkelNewsrandolph commissioners

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Feb. 5, approving a budget maneuver that allows money allocated by the General Assembly to be disseminated to individual county departments and community organizations within Randolph County. “These are funds that Senator Dave Craven was instrumental in sending to Randolph County,” said chairman Darrell Frye. “In order to get the full benefits of the funds, we have to swap them with general funds or else the people that are listed here would not be able to use these funds except for capital expenditures.” Some of the $1.5 million in appropriations…

17 Jan

County school board approves new leadership team at Randleman Elementary

Randolph RecordNewsRandolph County Board of Education

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Education, at its regular business meeting Monday, made significant appointments to the leadership of Randleman Elementary School. A new principal, along with two part-time interim assistant principals, received appointments from the board. Shawn Shoptaw, the current Assistant Principal of Randleman Elementary School, was promoted to Principal, effective January 10, 2024. Shoptaw holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Auburn University (1997), a Master's in School Administration from Western Carolina University (2018), an MBA from Texas A&M University (2000) and a certification in Technology Education from N.C. A&T State University (2004). He is…

17 Jan

Asheboro council approves rezoning for 350-unit development

Ryan HenkelNewsasheboro council

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro City Council met on Thursday, Jan. 11, for its first meeting of 2024, with several public hearings and some financial items on the agenda. A rezoning application for a 350-unit residential development on 94 acres west of Zoo Parkway and south of Newbern Avenue was considered, with traffic being the biggest concern. “One of the key elements that has come along with this application is the traffic impact analysis,” said Community Development Director Trevor Nuttall. “That has been completed and submitted to both the city and NCDOT." A private traffic study recommended a new, dedicated left-turn…

10 Jan

Randolph board honors retiring county manager, interim appointed

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNewsRandolph County Board of Commissioners

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Jan. 2. To start the meeting, the board recognized the official retirement of long-serving county manager Hal Johnson, who served the county in different positions for 48 years. “Getting ready for today, I just wondered how you sum up in a few minutes, 48 years of a person’s life?” said Chairman Darrell Frye. “And the 48 years of the life that Hal has lived, worked and served among us to the taxpaying citizens of this county. It is something that has never happened before in this county – and I…