ASHEBORO — Sitting city council members Joey Trogdon and Eddie Burks advance through the primary in bids to become Asheboro’s next mayor. Trogdon received 924 votes and Burks received 784 votes in the primary, which wrapped up Tuesday. Jennyfer Bucardo (223 votes) and Brett Thompson (134 votes) didn’t advance. Mayor David Smith is retiring after […]
The fall version of the Liberty Antiques Festival drew more large crowds last month, but operations of the event will change hands. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) LIBERTY — The growth of the Liberty Antiques Festival has surprised Vito Sico, but now it has become too big for him to continue to handle. Sico said […]
Maxine Wright shows off the inside of a new bus that’s part of Go Randolph. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Go Randolph, an on-demand transportation service, was launched last week as part of the Regional Coordinated Area Transportation System. This new service allows riders to schedule online and have same-day transportation (rather […]
Lisa Carlson (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO — Lisa Carlson is the new vice president of student services at Randolph Community College. Carlson began her role this week, the school announced. She has more than 15 years in higher education leadership, according to information from RCC. Carlson arrived from her most-recent assignment as associate vice president for […]
Brooke Schmidly (RCC photo) ASHEBORO — Randolph Community College expressed appreciation for now-former board of trustees member Brooke Schmidly. Schmidly has left the board upon her appointment as deputy secretary of state. “She’s stepping down but leaves a lasting legacy of leadership,” according to information from RCC. At a mid-September board of trustees meeting, Schmidly […]
RANDLEMAN — The City of Randleman’s financial situation remains unclear as the city has been without a finance director for about three months. The issues include a lack of a 2024 financial audit that’s about 11 months tardy. City manager Hank Raper has been in the position since late spring. He’s formerly city manager for Siler […]
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Schools Board of Education was presented with the district’s 2024-25 school performance data at its Sept. 15 meeting. The data, which is provided by the state, measures the academic performance and growth of each school in North Carolina and gives them a school performance grade based on a 15-point scale. […]
SPINDALE — Randolph Community College’s Office of College Marketing made a strong debut at the annual Public Relations, Information, and Marketing Association’s North Carolina Conference last week at Isothermal Community College. RCC earned a prestigious award for branding in the inaugural PRIMA NC Awards competition. “This award speaks volumes about the innovation and dedication of our […]
ASHEBORO — When early voting for the City of Asheboro primaries began last week, some turnout numbers seemed interesting. For both last Thursday and Friday – the first two days – the Randolph County Board of Elections reported that there were 101 voters each day. Asheboro voters are tasked with trimming the field of candidates […]
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners has given its approval for the procurement of two additional school resource officer positions at Randolph County Schools. The board had several items involving the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on the agenda at its Sept. 8 meeting, including for the request of an additional two SRO positions […]
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