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Liberty officer resigns following arrest
27 Feb

Liberty officer resigns following arrest

Randolph RecordNews, ,
LIBERTY – A Liberty police officer resigned from his position with the department after being charged with DUI following a crash while pulling into the police department to start his shift earlier this month.   Just before 6 p.m. Feb 14, troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Old Liberty Road, in front of the entrance to the parking lot for the Liberty Police Department.   According to the accident investigation, 50-year-old Kevin Robert Carey of Siler City, while making a left turn into the parking lot of the Liberty Police Department, crossed into the path of an…
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State playoffs: Home dates dot early postseason slates for Randolph County teams
27 Feb

State playoffs: Home dates dot early postseason slates for Randolph County teams

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Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Kayla Brown shoots against Randleman’s Audra Petty during the regular season. The girls’ teams for UCA and Randleman both have home games to start the state playoffs. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)   Boys’ basketball teams from Randleman and Eastern Randolph could play multiple home games in the state playoffs, while Asheboro will begin the tournament at home as well. First-round games are set for Tuesday night. Winning teams advance to Friday night’s second round. The three-week tournament wraps up March 15 and 16 in Winston-Salem. All the Randolph County teams are in the West Region. Randleman (20-5) is…
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PAC boys: Tigers take tournament title
26 Feb

PAC boys: Tigers take tournament title

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Tyshaun Goldston had a big role in Randleman's PAC Tournament games. (Randolph Record file photo) RANDLEMAN – Randleman kept getting better in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game for boys’ basketball. That’s much how the season has gone as a whole for the Tigers. Tyshaun Goldston poured in 34 points and top-seeded Randleman defeated second-seeded Trinity 69-47 in Friday night’s title game. Jirah Price had 12 points and Chase Farlow notched nine points to help the Tigers (20-5) avenge a loss from their regular-season finale. Randleman led 23-19 at halftime, then produced 23 points in each of the final…
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PAC girls: Randleman rules again, captures tourney  
26 Feb

PAC girls: Randleman rules again, captures tourney  

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RANDLEMAN – Randleman tightened its stronghold on Piedmont Athletic Conference girls’ basketball. The Tigers won the PAC Tournament for the third year in a row. Friday night’s home victory against second-seeded Southwestern Randolph came with Chenleigh Robinson tallying 19 points and Audra Petty providing 17 points. Southwestern Randolph (23-4) received 14 points from Jordin George and nine points from Macy Allred. The Cougars are 0-3 vs. Randleman this season. Randleman has gone three consecutive seasons without a loss in PAC competition. The Tigers won tournament finals the past two seasons by defeating UCA and Eastern Randolph in the championship games.…
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Blue Comets blister foes in league tourney
25 Feb

Blue Comets blister foes in league tourney

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Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback dunks against North Davidson in the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament semifinals. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Asheboro pretty much knows the winning formula in boys’ basketball. It includes a heavy dose of offense from Jerquarius Stanback and Camden Walker. That’s what the Blue Comets used in the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament. In Friday night’s tournament final against top-seeded Central Davidson, Stanback posted 23 points and Walker had 16 points as the Blue Comets won 61-46 on their home court to avenge a pair of regular-season losses. Asheboro (22-3) was the designated home team for the semifinals and final. It…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nathan Ellis
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.
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Randolph students to get Election day, March 5, off
21 Feb

Randolph students to get Election day, March 5, off

Ryan HenkelNews,
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…
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Prep boys: Blue Comets take momentum to league tourney
19 Feb

Prep boys: Blue Comets take momentum to league tourney

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Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback had another big week on offense heading into the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team carries a five-game winning streak into the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament. And the Blue Comets won’t have to leave home this week because the pre-determined site for semifinals and finals is Asheboro’s gym. Asheboro (20-3) had one of two byes to the semifinals. The Blue Comets play the winner between sixth-seeded Montgomery Central and third-seeded North Davidson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The final is set for the same time Friday night. Central Davidson is the top…
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Gun taken from Eastern Randolph student
19 Feb

Gun taken from Eastern Randolph student

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RAMSEUR – A student was found with a firearm at Eastern Randolph High School on Friday, deputies said. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that a school resource officer received a report that a student had a gun on campus. The school resource officer found the student, and a search of the student led to the officer confiscating the gun. The firearm was secured without incident. The name of the student wasn’t released based on North Carolina laws. Parents in the district were notified of the incident. Principal Susan Chappell’s message included: "As noted, law enforcement…
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Check early voting numbers in Randolph County
19 Feb

Check early voting numbers in Randolph County

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ASHEBORO – More than 1,300 voters went to the polls in Randolph County during the first four days of early voting for March’s primary. Early voting began last Thursday. On the first day, there were 504 voters, followed by 424 last Friday, 241 on Saturday and 146 on Sunday. The highest turnout each day was at the Randolph County Board of Elections in Asheboro. There was a four-day total of 557 at the Asheboro location. The four-day totals for the other three sites were as follows: Braxton Craven School in Trinity (343), Randleman Civic Center (229) and Franklinville United Methodist…
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