ASHEBORO — Randolph County will be getting its own copies of the U.S. Charters of Freedom. At the Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday, the board accepted the gift of a permanent Charters of Freedom setting from Foundation Forward, a North Carolina nonprofit. The setting will house displays of the Declaration of Independence, Bill […]
ASHEBORO — Joey Trogdon will be the next mayor of Asheboro after winning Tuesday’s election by nearly 500 votes against fellow city councilman Eddie Burks. Trogdon will be the second member of his family to be the city’s mayor. His father, Joe Trogdon, held the position from 1983-2001. David Smith, who has been mayor since […]
Here’s a float that appeared during last year’s Asheboro Christmas Parade. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO — Interest is running high again for the Asheboro Christmas Parade with the deadline at the end of this week to apply to secure a spot in the annual event. “Last year, we had an overabundance of parade […]
ASHEBORO — Randolph County Schools has once again received a clean audit opinion. At the Randolph County Schools Board of Education’s Oct. 20 meeting, the board received a presentation from its auditing firm, Anderson Smith and Wike. While the audit report of fiscal year 2024-25 that they received is technically a draft, as the federal […]
ASHEBORO — Randolph Community College has received separate grants related to a couple of programs at the school. RCC was awarded a $7,000 grant from BassCraft Manufacturing Company to support student learning in the college’s Computer-Integrated Machining program. “This partnership with BrassCraft represents the kind of strategic collaboration that drives student success and regional growth,” RCC president […]
ASHEBORO — Asheboro’s challenge to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s quest to put discharge limits involving water treatment at the city’s plant drew a variety of speakers and legal consultants to last week’s public hearing. The hearing, conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, was held at Randolph Community College. At issue is the […]
Here’s the device found at an Asheboro residence. (Asheboro Police Department photo) ASHEBORO — Officers with the Asheboro Police Department investigated another suspicious device at a city residence last week. The Oakmont Drive location drew attention when a resident doing yard work uncovered what appeared to be a hand grenade in a flower bed. Officers […]
Early voting began last week for the fall’s municipal elections. The early voting period started slightly more than a week after the primary that was held in Asheboro to determine those on the ballot for the city’s mayor and council races. Now, voters in Asheboro will make choices for mayor, city council and the Asheboro […]
ASHEBORO — The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing next week to receive community input on water quality protection for nearly 900,000 North Carolinians whose drinking water might have been affected by dioxane contamination. The hearing is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 22 at Randolph Community College. Based on information from Haw River […]
ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council has given the greenlight for a few residential developments. At its October regular business meeting, the council held three public hearings for zoning applications, including one for approximately 75 acres of property located on Windsor and Gold Hill Road to go to Residential Conditional Zoning for the purpose of […]
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