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Board of Education approves changes to 2023-24 school calendar
22 Mar

Board of Education approves changes to 2023-24 school calendar

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNews, , ,
ASHEBORO — The Randolph Board of Education met Monday, March 20, with a few budgetary updates and items on the agenda. The board was presented with the outcome of a grant application submitted by New Market Elementary School. “New Market Elementary School received a Donors Choose Grant in the amount of $224.00 on March 7, 2023,” said Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Cathy Waddell. “The grant will provide funding to purchase items for students to prepare and track their running mileage in the school’s Go Far Club.” The board was also presented with the first draft of the proposed…
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Cone applies to make move on cancer center
22 Mar

Cone applies to make move on cancer center

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ASHEBORO — Moses Cone Memorial Hospital has filed a certificate of need application with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to relocate a linear accelerator and CT simulator to develop a new cancer center with medical and radiation oncology services. It would be part of the Cone Health Cancer Center. The project is expected to cost $32.5 million and would be completed in October 2024. A public hearing for this project will be held at 10 a.m. April 20 in the meeting room of the Asheboro Public Library. Written comments concerning this proposal can be filed. Comments…
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Randolph County local makes NC All-State Honors Band
22 Mar

Randolph County local makes NC All-State Honors Band

Emmie Brooks, North State JournalNews, , , ,
TRINITY – Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve in Randolph County has a vision to immerse students in 21st-century skills in order to guide them to make decisions related to their future goals. One particular student, Zane York, has taken up this vision and created an opportunity for himself through the All-State Honors Band.  The school’s band director, Angel Freeland, has now accomplished her lifelong goal through York’s hard work. She has been the band director for Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve for 13 years.  “It’s really unique here being a six-twelve school; I really get to enjoy some of my students staying from sixth…
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Prep Roundup: Spring athletes hit strides
21 Mar

Prep Roundup: Spring athletes hit strides

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Logan Zepfir of UCA slides in safely at the plate as Trinity catcher Eva Porter applies a late tag during a PAC softball game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Three days after appearing in the Class 1-A state championship game for boys’ basketball, Eastern Randolph’s Connor Carter shot 44 for second place in a Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ golf match at Colonial Country Club. Ryan Marshall of Wheatmore was the winner with 43. In a PAC match Thursday at Tot Hill Farm, Carter topped the seven-team field by shooting 37 for a six-shot victory on runner-up Cooper Wright of…
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Asheboro athletes rank high on Mid-Piedmont Conference lists
20 Mar

Asheboro athletes rank high on Mid-Piedmont Conference lists

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Jerquarius Stanback of Asheboro takes a shot during a boys’ basketball game at Ledford in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. He was named the league’s Player of the Year. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for winter sports: Boys’ basketball Player of the Year: Jerquarius Stanback (Asheboro) Defensive Player of the Year: Tanner Marsh (Asheboro) Coach of the Year: Brian Nance (Asheboro Asheboro: Jerquarius Stanback, Tanner Marsh, Hakeeme Butler, D.J. Headen.   Girls’ basketball Player of the Year: Trista Charles Stanback (Oak Grove) Defensive Player of the Year: Haley Long (Oak Grove) Coach…
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A day filled with memories: Scenes from the Class 1-A title game
16 Mar

A day filled with memories: Scenes from the Class 1-A title game

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Members of the Eastern Randolph team pose for a team photo after the championship game. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RALEIGH – Saturday was a special day for Eastern Randolph as the Wildcats played in a state championship in basketball for the first time. The result was a loss to Wilson Prep in the Class 1-A boys’ final at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. Still, there were memorable moments as the team’s historic season came to a close.     The season concluded with a 29-3 record and plenty of positive memories for the Piedmont Athletic Conference and Class 1-A West Region champions.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kynley Brewer
15 Mar

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kynley Brewer

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Uwharrie Charter Academy, softball Brewer drove in runs last week in a pair of victories for the Eagles. Brewer, a senior, scored two runs and knocked in a row against Trinity. She had two hits, two runs batted in, and scored in a run in a game at Asheboro. She was credited with two stolen bases in each game. UCA won 17-0 at Trinity in its Piedmont Athletic Conference opener in a game that lasted three innings as the Eagles posted an eight-run second inning and nine-run third inning. Then there was a 10-0 result in a non-conference game at…
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Search warrant leads to drug trafficking arrest in Asheboro
15 Mar

Search warrant leads to drug trafficking arrest in Asheboro

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The Asheboro Police Department executed a search warrant at the Park Place apartment complex on S. Church Street this past week, which resulted in one arrest for drug trafficking. According to a police report, the department’s Vice and Narcotics Unit executed the search warrant and seized 15.1 grams of white power that field-tested positive as fentanyl, 22.4 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and over $700 dollars in cash. Tierra Meyon Johnson was arrested and charged with several felony drug charges, including the trafficking of opium/heroin. Johnson was transported to the Randolph County Jail, where she was given a $200,000 secured…
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Asheboro pizza restaurant could open in spring
15 Mar

Asheboro pizza restaurant could open in spring

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ASHEBORO — The Pizza Inn project in Asheboro seems back on track. The opening of the restaurant at 1216 East Dixie Dr. could be coming soon. Progress has been made at the site of the former home to Uptown Charlie. The Texas-based pizza chain had dubbed the Asheboro location for the first reveal of its new design. While that was intended to happen by late 2022, the marketing drum for the restaurant has begun to beat again. Asheboro’s Pizza Inn appears at least about a month away from opening.  It’s an overhaul for the chain, which is redesigning its stores…
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Asheboro clears way for new affordable housing development
15 Mar

Asheboro clears way for new affordable housing development

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNews, , , , ,
ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council met Thursday, March 9, with multiple property and funding matters on the agenda. The council held legislative hearings for two rezoning applications for property located at 853 East Salisbury Street and 133 Southway Road. The first application was for a rezoning from OA6 to OA6 (CZ) “This is an application filed by Community Housing Partners for property identified as 853 East Salisbury Street,” said Community Development Director Trevor Nuttall. “It includes four separate county parcels, approximately five and a half acres. This application is to take the property from an existing high-density office and…
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