ASHEBORO — A 23-year-old man died at the scene of an Asheboro shooting during the weekend. Alexander Benitez-Hernandez suffered from a gunshot wound to the upper-chest area, according to a police report. Asheboro Police officers arriving offered aid until medical personnel arrived, but Benitez-Hernandez didn’t survive. Shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, police responded to shots fired […]
Former Randolph Community College board member Bob Morrison, center, receives a portrait from Board of Trustees chair Reynolds Lisk, left, and president / CEO Shah Ardalan during August’s board meeting. (RCC photo) ASHEBORO — Longstanding Randolph Community College trustee Andy Sykes was sworn in for another term, marking his 34th year of service to the board. […]
ASHEBORO — The decision by the Randolph County School System to nix middle school athletics connections to Asheboro City Schools and Uwharrie Charter Academy sent some shockwaves through the community last week. For Asheboro City Schools, it’s a matter of finding the next move in an unexpected development. “We didn’t see this coming,” said Aaron […]
TRINITY — The process to fill a vacancy for the city manager in Trinity should accelerate by next week. The city has listed the opening for city manager, with an application deadline at the end of August. The vacancy occurred upon the departure of now-former city manager Stevie Cox in July. That was part of […]
There should be enhancements for the North Asheboro Greenway as part of state funding for trails. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Funding for a few trail projects in Randolph County is coming through the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. This is part of the Great Trails State Program. The projects are […]
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County School System will be moving to its own conference for middle school athletics starting in the 2026-27 season. At its Aug. 18 regular business meeting, the Randolph County Schools Board of Education approved the realignment following discussion amongst the board. “We clearly have enough middle schools in our school system […]
Open houses for schools in the Randolph County School System will be held next week. RCSS superintendent Stephen Gainey sent a letter to parents as a welcome to the new school year. In that message, he highlighted the importance of the open houses. “The high value associated with the involvement of students’ parents in our schools […]
ASHEBORO — The City of Asheboro will be taking steps in the coming months to work toward improving parking availability downtown. At the Asheboro City Council’s meeting last week, assistant city manager Trevor Nuttall presented to the council some short-term strategies that the staff figured could be implemented without any additional financial resources. “We are […]
The 19th home funded by the Habitat Golf Classic stands in Asheboro as the latest milestone in the tournament’s 27-year legacy. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — What began in 1999 as a local golf tournament to support Habitat for Humanity has grown into a long-running community tradition — and a powerful driver of […]
ASHEBORO — The process of a restructuring of the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education will begin with this fall’s elections. In time, the changes will be reducing the number of seats on the board from 11 to seven. Terms will be adjusted in length from six years to four years, while elections for the […]
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