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21 Aug

Back-to-School Prayer Night set for Sunday

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro City Schools, prayer night, Randolph Christian Men, Randolph County School System

ASHEBORO – The Back-to-School Prayer Night in Randolph County is set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Sessions will be held at Asheboro City School and Randolph County School System locations at about 40 sites. The sessions usually last no more than a half-hour. The program is sponsored by Randolph Christian Men, a group that took over organization of the event in 2014. Organizers are presenting this event as a time to pray for all school personnel in advance of the new school year. The first day of classes for Asheboro City Schools and the Randolph County School System comes Monday for…

20 Aug

Asheboro shooting leads to charges, suspect jailed

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, crime, shooting

ASHEBORO – Charges have been filed after a shooting last week on North Fayetteville Street. Alexander Pulido, 21, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, shooting into an occupied vehicle, going armed to the terror of the public, injury to personal property and discharge of a firearm in city limits, according to information from the Asheboro Police Department. The alleged incident occurred around 3 p.m. Aug. 15 in the street’s 1400 block. Pulido was jailed under no bond. The victim was Cedric Lee Jr., who was transported to a hospital in Guilford…

19 Aug

Group donates vehicle to Victory Junction

Randolph RecordNewsKyle Petty, Victory Junction Gang Camp

LEVEL CROSS – Victory Junction accepted a vehicle during a presentation to NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty last week. The gift, which came as part of National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program, was presented with the idea that it would benefit campers at the facility as it will aid in moving play equipment and medical supplies. “This donation of a truck for our Victory Junction team and campers allows us to allocate more resources to serving children with medical conditions, giving many kids their first chance to ride a horse, catch a fish, shoot a bullseye at the…

17 Aug

Trump to visit Asheboro for campaign stop

Randolph RecordNews, Politicsdonald trump, election, North Carolina Aviation Museum, politics

ASHEBORO – Presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance are scheduled to appear in Asheboro. They’ll speak about national security at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame. Trump, the former president and Republican candidate, will make this campaign stop in Randolph County while the Democratic national convention is taking place in Chicago. This will be Trump’s second appearance in North Carolina in a week after a stop this past Wednesday in Asheville.

14 Aug

Asheboro city manager Ogburn to retire

Ryan HenkelNewsAsheboro, Asheboro City Council, John Ogburn

ASHEBORO – At the end of the Asheboro City Council’s regular business meeting last week, long-time city manager John Ogburn announced his retirement. “My decisions and focus have always been on what’s best for the City of Asheboro, and frankly, the search for a new city manager will be more straightforward and easier to achieve than a search for a deputy city manager that could subsequently become the city manager,” Ogburn said. “Given the challenges of recruitment and desiring that the community have the best it possibly can, I have decided that my last active day as your city manager…

12 Aug

Rain totals climb from storm in Randolph County

Randolph RecordNewsrandolph county, storms

ASHEBORO – Randolph County residents endured last week’s drenching rains from the remnants of Hurricane Debby and damage was reported from around the region. Compared to some areas of the state, the official rainfall in Randolph County was lower, but those totals were still significant. The National Weather Service released the rain totals, with Asheboro and Liberty were hit the most. Asheboro’s totals were broken into different segments. The North/Northeast part of Asheboro received a county-high of 4.76 inches of rain. Next on the list from the county was Liberty at 4.62 inches. Then came Asheboro’s West/Southwest area at 4.57…

09 Aug

Randolph County commissioners approve legislative goals to go before NCACC

Ryan HenkelNewsRandolph County Commissioners, Trinity, Zeb Holden

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Monday to send a list of legislative goals to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners that will be considered to potentially be presented before the NC General Assembly based on their applicability to all 100 counties. Those legislative goals included, “Seeking legislation amending NCGS §106-740 that defines formal initiation of any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within a voluntary agricultural district by State or local public agencies or governmental units to allow for adequate time to hold a public hearing and to investigate and develop…

07 Aug

New shops brewing in Liberty

Bob SuttonBusiness, Features, Newscoffee shop, Hops and Vine, Liberty, Liberty Grounds, Oak's Beans

Beverages and much more are available at Liberty Grounds. (Courtesy photo) LIBERTY – Two new business ventures are opening in Liberty with coffee themes and months of work in renovating buildings in an area of Randolph County that’s expected to grow rapidly. Liberty Grounds has opened, featuring a coffee shop and market. Soon, Oak’s Beans, Hops and Vine will be up and running, specializing in gourmet coffee, North Carolina wines and rotation options of craft beer. These are family operations and clearly new endeavors for the business owners. “This is a totally new adventure for all of us,” said Ginger…

05 Aug

Furniture store in Asheboro to close

Randolph RecordBusiness, NewsAsheboro, Furniture company

ASHEBORO – The Badcock Home Furniture & More store at 837 East Dixie Drive in Asheboro is closing as the company is going out of business. There were more than 380 stores in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Other stores in the region are located in High Point, Greensboro, Burlington, Sanford, Winston-Salem and Durham. Going-out-of-business sales are including discounts of up to 50 percent. The closures come in association to bankruptcy filed by the Texas-based parent company, Conn’s, which had bought Badcock last year. Conn’s stores are also closing. That’s a total of more…

04 Aug

Archdale location opens for DSS

Randolph RecordNewsArchdale, Darrell Frye, DSS, randolph county

Here’s the ribbon cutting for the new Archdale location for the Department of Social Service and Public Health. Participants were, left to right, county manager Zeb Holden, county commissioner David Allen, county engineer Paxton Arthurs, Public Health director Tara Aker, Department of Social Services director Tracie Murphy, assistant county manager / finance director Will Massie, county commissioner chairman Darrell Frye, county commissioner Maxton McDowell, and assistant county manager William Johnson. (Randolph County photo) ARCHDALE – Randolph County’s new satellite location for the Department of Social Services and Public Health opened in late July in Archdale. This facility, which is located…