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07 Jul

Labonte surges to SMART Modified Tour victory at Caraway

Randolph RecordSportsBobby Labonte, Caraway speedway, NASCAR, Rusty Harpe Memorial, Stock car racing

Bobby Labonte celebrates the SMART Modified Tour victory at Caraway Speedway. (Photo courtesy of SMART Modified Tour) High-profile drivers helped deliver multiple nights of drama at the track SOPHIA – Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Bobby Labonte won the SMART Modified Tour’s feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Labonte overcame Danny Bohn and Jimmy Blewett for the victory in the 99-lap race. The race came on a card that capped a couple of nights of high-profile drivers visiting the track to race during the past week. The racing card for Rusty Harpe Memorial was dripping with drama, with the…

06 Jul

Petty, ‘The King’ of NASCAR, says camp for seriously ill children is family’s true legacy

Associated PressFeatures, SportsRandleman, randolph county, Richard Petty, Stock car racing, Victory Junction Gang Camp

Richard Petty and his granddaughter Montgomery Lee Petty, then 14, take part in a 2000 news conference announcing the founding of Victory Junction Gang Camp. (The Associated Press) Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating 75 years of NASCAR participation by his famous family — basically since the inception of the stock car series in 1948 — and reflecting on the legacy that will be left behind. As he approached his 87th birthday, celebrated Tuesday ahead…

05 Jul

Scenes from the Independence Day parade in the Millboro community

Randolph RecordEntertainment, NewsFourth of July, Franklinville, July 4, Millboro

FRANKLINVILLE – Here are some of the scenes from the Millboro parade on the Fourth of July. (Photos by PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

05 Jul

Asheboro’s Parks claims Carolinas Super Senior Championship victory in golf tourney

Bob SuttonSportsAsheboro Municipal Golf Course, Carolinas Golf Association, Charlie Parks, golf tournament, Pinewood Country Club, Super senior

Charlie Parks of Asheboro came away as the winner in a playoff in last week’s tournament. (Carolinas Golf Association photo) Charlie Parks of Asheboro won the Carolinas Super Senior Championship’s 70-and-older division last week at Cutter Creek Golf Club in Snow Hill. “I always love to play and I’m playing pretty good right now,” Parks said. Parks shot rounds of 71 and 67 for a total of 7-under-par 138. Then he defeated Evan Long of Charlotte and Doug Owens of Albemarle on the first playoff hole, when the contenders played the par-5 18th hole again. Parks was six shots behind…

05 Jul

Delayed streetscape should enhance Asheboro’s infrastructure

Bob SuttonNewsCity of Asheboro, Downtown Asheboro Inc., Duke Energy, Trevor Nuttall

Here’s downtown Asheboro's Trade Street, where a project should improve the aesthetics. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The streetscape project in downtown Asheboro is still in the works, something that officials said should improve efficiency and spruce up an area of the social and business district. Trevor Nuttall, Asheboro’s community development director, said a state grant is assisting with the project, much of which is focused on and around Trade Street. “It’s every complex and very expensive,” Nuttall said. “It will make it look a whole lot better. It’s a project that has had various turns and something…

04 Jul

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Caleb Shelton

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Caleb Shelton, Class 2-A, prep track and field, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, State meet

Southwestern Randolph, track and field Shelton capped his high school career by competing in the Class 2A state meet for track and field. He qualified as a high jumper, finishing 11th in the meet in Greensboro. Shelton was the only entrant from Southwestern Randolph in this year’s state meet. He had success in other events as well during the past season. He competed in some competitions as a triple jumper. He was an All-Piedmont Athletic Conference selection in track and field as a sophomore and senior. This year, he was the conference runner-up in the high jump behind eventual state…

03 Jul

Atkins, four other ZooKeepers picked for CPL All-Star Game

Bob SuttonSportsAll-star game, Asheboro Zookeepers, Coastal Plain League, College baseball, Hunter Atkins, Randleman baseball, summer college baseball

Nic Schutte fires a pitch for the Asheboro ZooKeepers during last week’s victory against High Point-Thomasville. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Third baseman Hunter Atkins of the Asheboro ZooKeepers is one of the team’s five selections for the upcoming Coastal Plain League All-Star Game. Atkins, a third baseman from Randleman, will join second baseman Sal Laimo and pitchers Mason Maniquez, Noah Samol and Dylan Dickert on the West team. The CPL All-Star activities will be held Sunday and Monday in Forest City. Atkins began this week with a team-best .306 batting average in 23 games. He had knocked…

03 Jul

RCSS receives two child nutrition grants

Ryan HenkelNewsboard of education, Education, Randolph County School System, RCSS, school nutrition, Stephen Gainey, USDA

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County School System's board of education met last Thursday for a wrap-up at the end of the school year and the acceptance of several grants related to child nutrition. The first was The Dairy Alliance Youth Wellness Program Grant from The Dairy Alliance for cafeteria equipment. The grant provides a refrigerated milk merchandiser for Providence Grove High School and a refrigerated milk dispenser for Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve in order to “maximize student access and consumption of cold milk.” The total value of the equipment provided by the grant is just under $8,000 The second grant, at…

02 Jul

Asheboro grad Adams deals with injury, but can still pitch for Post 45

Bob SuttonSportsAmerican Legion baseball, Connor Adams, Post 45, Post 81, Randolph County Post 45, Ronnie Pugh

Connor Adams (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The role for Connor Adams with Randolph County Post 45 is going to be different. After surgery for a wrist injury, he’ll be content with having a way to contribute. Adams, who’s in his third season with Post 45, has torn cartilage in his left wrist. That means he wasn’t able to bat when the American Legion season began, but he could still pitch. “That’s what I’m best at anyway – pitching,” Adams said. “I feel more comfortable pitching.” Adams completed his senior high school season for Asheboro in the spring,…

01 Jul

Ledbetter, Duggins lead Challengers at Caraway

Randolph RecordSportsBrody Duggins, Caraway speedway, CARS Tour, Rusty Harpe Memorial, Stock car racing

SOPHIA – Gary Ledbetter had mixed results in Challengers features Saturday night at Caraway Speedway, where the track began a busy stretch of race nights. In the division’s first race, Ledbetter edged Brody Duggins in the 20-lap event, with Bryson Pickard placing third and Todd Garren in fourth. Dalton Ledbetter crossed the line first in the second feature, but that result was wiped out because of a technical infraction and so Duggins was declared the winner, while Gary Ledbetter was third, followed by Allen Vance and Pickard. In the twin UCARs features, Jeremy Moose captured both races. He held off…