Construction work has been ongoing at South Asheboro Middle School as part of an Asheboro City Schools project. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — The largest current facilities project involving Asheboro City Schools is ongoing at South Asheboro Middle School. The district’s board of education approved a contract amendment with Bobbitt Construction during […]
ASHEBORO — The annual process for the City of Asheboro to switch to free chlorine as its primary disinfection treatment will start by the end of this week, according to information from the city. This change in treatment is necessary to ensure optimum water quality throughout the distribution water mains, the city’s memo said. Residents […]
ASHEBORO — Randolph County School System is continuing to work toward reducing its budget in the face of anticipated state and federal cuts. The Randolph County Schools Board of Education was presented with the district’s Budget Reduction Plan No. 2, which is aimed at addressing the expected disparity between the low-wealth funding they received last […]
Crystal Gettys (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO — Crystal Gettys of the Randolph County Economic Development Corporation was named the 2025 Economic Developer of the Year by the North Carolina Economic Development Association. The association pointed to Gettys’ more than 25 years of transformative impact on economic development across the state. “She was recognized for leading the […]
Randolph County was included in Gov. Josh Stein’s state of emergency issued last week for several counties in central North Carolina that were still coping with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Chantal. The release from the governor’s office said the state of emergency was issued “to facilitate and support long-term recovery efforts from flooding caused […]
ASHEBORO — There will be primaries for the mayoral race and city council seats in Asheboro for the fall elections. Two candidates – Brett Thompson and Jennyfer Bucardo – entered the mayoral race Friday, which was the final day for candidates to file. They’ll join sitting city council members Eddie Burks and Joey Trogdon looking […]
A water main break on North Fayetteville Street in Asheboro draws attention of city workers last month. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Recent water main breaks in the city have brought attention to aging pipes that Asheboro officials already have been addressing. City crews respond to an average of more than two water […]
ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council approved another step toward the development of a 400-plus unit development just to the north of the North Carolina Zoo At its July regular business meeting last week, the council held a public hearing for a request to amend an existing Low-Density Residential Conditional Zoning District encompassing approximately 235 […]
Pat Simmons (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO — Pat Simmons, director of the North Carolina Zoo since 2015, has died, according to information Monday from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. “The world is a better place because Pat Simmons shared her unique vision for animal welfare and public education with all of us,” […]
ASHEBORO — Eddie Burks wasted no time getting his name on ballots for Asheboro’s mayor’s seat. When the filing period opened last week, the longtime city councilman was ready at the Board of Elections. “I was there when the doors opened,” Burks said. Burks and fellow councilman Joey Trogdon filed for the mayor’s position on […]
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