Mayor David Smith, waving along the rail, takes part in a past Asheboro Christmas parade. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – Mayor David Smith of Asheboro will provide his impressions of the city’s direction during a program for the community next week as his fourth term in office winds down this year. Smith will provide a […]
ASHEBORO – Randolph County is aiming to attract a new manufacturing business with the approval of a new economic incentive package. At its Feb. 3 meeting, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved an approximately $92,000 economic development incentive package for a concrete manufacturing company to establish a facility in the county. While the name […]
Donald Duncan (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Donald Duncan, who has been involved in city and county government in the western part of North Carolina, will be the next city manager for Asheboro. Duncan was selected among several dozen applicants. “My family and I are excited to join the Asheboro community,” Duncan said in a statement. […]
ASHEBORO – The City of Asheboro took a big step toward beginning a long-planned downtown green-space project. At its regular business meeting earlier this month, the Asheboro City Council accepted a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant award totaling nearly $300,000. The grant will be put toward the David and Pauline Jarrell Center City Garden […]
Darrell Frye, center (File photo) ASHEBORO – Darrell Frye will remain chairman of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners after voting during the first meeting of the newly elected board. At its Dec. 2 meeting, the board swore in new commissioner Lester Rivenbark, who replaced Maxton McDowell as the District 5 representative, and re-elected commissioner […]
Barry Allison (Courtesy photo) TRINITY – Barry Allison prevailed in recount for the Ward 3 seat on the Trinity City Council, widening the margin slightly from the first reported numbers after the Nov. 5 election. “I’m looking forward to it,” Allison said Monday. “I want to get in there and do my part. We’re going […]
ASHEBORO – The City of Asheboro, as a public water provider, has reviewed its monitoring procedures of water lines in an effort to assure compliance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. A report from city officials says that Asheboro has been and continues to be compliant with all federal and state rules regulating lead […]
ASHEBORO – The City of Asheboro was recognized for its commitment to employing and retaining military veterans as it was awarded a 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The virtual award ceremony was held Oct. 31 and the board was presented with the information at its Nov. 7 meeting. “The HIRE Vets Program is administered […]
ASHEBORO – The Asheboro City Council met for its monthly meeting last week with quite a busy agenda. The council first held three legislative hearings with the first being for an application to apply initial city zoning on more than 2,200 acres of NC Zoological Park and NC Zoological Society property recently annexed into the […]
David Smith is serving his fourth term as Asheboro’s mayor. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – David Smith won’t run for re-election as Asheboro’s mayor next year, so that will mark the end of more than a quarter-century of time as an elected city official. Smith said Friday he thought it was important to provide […]
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