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23 May

ZooKeepers hope to open renovated McCrary Park on Saturday

Bob SuttonNews, SportsCopperheads, ZooKeppers

Turf is being installed on the infield during Phase 1 of the McCrary Park renovations last week in Asheboro. PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL ASHEBORO — It’s a race to the finish line for the Asheboro ZooKeepers baseball team. Renovations at McCrary Park have been ongoing, with installation of a field turf beginning last week. The Coastal Plain League season begins this week for the team that plays on the summer college circuit. This project will come in phases and this first version has been ongoing for months. There’s a home opener on the docket for Saturday night against the Wilson…

18 May

Funds coming to aid sheriff’s office in fighting cyber crimes

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Randolph County Sheriff's Department

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office will receive a grant to assist in investigating internet crimes against children. The sheriff’s office received notification last week of the $73,468.37 awarded in local law enforcement funding from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations. The funding was awarded for the Internet Crimes Against Children unit to add an additional forensic work station, purchase mobile forensic equipment and software, and attend advanced training. Funding is earmarked by the Legislature for agencies that investigate ICAC across the state and is administered through the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association. Randolph County has two detectives…

17 May

Biggs tops Hurley to claim GOP nomination to NC House

Randolph RecordGovernment, News, Politics2022 Elections, Brian Biggs

ASHEBORO — A Randolph County School Board Member topped an eight-term Republican incumbent in the 2022 primary Tuesday. Brian Biggs defeated Rep. Pat Hurley to claim the GOP nomination for House District 70. Biggs ran a grassroots campaign focused on protecting religious freedom, pro-life values and private property rights. He ran a sustained campaign against Hurley that ultimately garnered him over 52% of the primary vote. Biggs will face Democrat Susan Lee (Susie) Scott in the general election. Scott was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

17 May

Randolph will have new House delegation after primary

Randolph RecordBusiness, News, PoliticsBrian Biggs, Neal Jackson, Pat Hurley

ASHEBORO — Randolph County will have new representation in Raleigh next year in the N.C. House after retirements, redistricting and the 2022 primary changed the slate of candidates. Following the retirement of long-time Rep. Allen McNeill, Randolph County voters knew they would have at least one new House member next year. In the primary to replace McNeill, pastor Neal Jackson easily captured the Republican nomination. Jackson won 63.5% of the vote as the clear winner over two other GOP candidates. Incumbent Rep. Pat Hurley faced a strong challenger in current Randolph County School Board member Brian Biggs. After the votes…

17 May

Seabolt rolls as local incumbents hold in GOP primary

Bob SuttonGovernment, News, PoliticsElection 2022, GOP Primary, Randolph

ASHEBORO — Greg Seabolt, the incumbent Randolph County Sheriff, fended off a couple of challengers to win the Republican Party primary Tuesday with a majority of the votes. Seabolt received 9,417 votes, with Timmy Hasty next with 6,196 and Robert Graves third with 2,788. Seabolt garnered over 51 percent of the Republican vote. There were no Democratic primaries in Randolph County this year. In other local races, incumbents held on to their re-election hopes by winning contested GOP primaries. Randolph County Commissioners A pair of incumbents received stiff challenges but ended up ahead in Republican primaries. David Allen’s 8,898 votes…

11 May

City of Asheboro approves Social Alcohol District

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNewsAsheboro, Downtown Asheboro Social District

ASHEBORO – The City of Asheboro Council met Thursday where they finally made a decision in regards to the Downtown Asheboro Social District. The debate on the creation of the Downtown Asheboro Social District continued from the last meeting and upon the conclusion of public comments, the council voted in favor of creating the district with one dissenting vote. The social alcohol district will allow for the carry and consumption of alcohol in specially designated containers from Thursday to Saturday, 11am to 11pm, in the specified area. “We as a council have listened impartially to each person and each concern,”…

21 Apr

Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida

Associated PressNation, Newsabortion, Florida, Ron DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law last week as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could roll back abortion rights in America. “This will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state in a generation,” DeSantis said as he signed the bill at an evangelical church in the city of Kissimmee. Republicans nationwide have moved to place new restrictions on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it would uphold a…

20 Apr

GOP states eye voting system upgrades

Associated PressNation, NewsGOP, voting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro’s call to require the state’s voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in the Republican-dominated Legislature. But as the fallout around the 2020 presidential election — and some GOP voters’ distrust of voting machines — Tennessee Republican lawmakers who have held off are coming around on a paper-backed mandate. A similar scenario is playing out in some of the five other states -- most of which are Republican-led -- that do not currently have a voting system with a paper…

20 Apr

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

Associated PressNation, Newsdeath penalty, electric chair, execution, firing squad, Richard Bernard Moore, south carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, is the also first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last year making electrocution the default and giving inmates the option to face three prison workers with rifles instead. Moore has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of…

20 Apr

REMC seeks grant applicants from teachers

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Randolph Electric Membership Corp

ASHEBORO — Local educators can apply for a Bright Ideas grant from Randolph Electric Membership Corp. through Sept. 15. The grants, offered annually to teachers to bring creative classroom learning projects to life, support innovative projects that energize classroom learning and enhance student success. Educators can apply online at www.ncbrightideas.com “We are pleased to continue our long history of supporting teachers and students with grants that fulfill needs in local classrooms,” said Nicole Arnold, communications and public affairs manager at Randolph EMC. “As a community-focused organization, we are committed to building a brighter future for our students and our region,…