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03 Dec

Trinity council race confirmed after recount

Bob SuttonGovernment, News, Politics2024 elections, Barry Allison, Trinity, Trinity City Council

Barry Allison (Courtesy photo) TRINITY – Barry Allison prevailed in recount for the Ward 3 seat on the Trinity City Council, widening the margin slightly from the first reported numbers after the Nov. 5 election. “I’m looking forward to it,” Allison said Monday. “I want to get in there and do my part. We’re going to have to hit the ground running.” Trinity has a mayor and five council members. With Allison elected, there will be three new council members. The new council members are scheduled to be sworn in next week. “I guess you consider that a lot of…

28 Nov

Randolph County election board sets hearing for protest

Bob SuttonNews, Politics2024 elections, election, Randolph County Board of Elections

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Board of Elections will conduct a hearing at 4 p.m. Dec. 2 to consider an election protest filed by Judge Jefferson Griffin. Based on a filing with Randolph County, the matter involves a challenge to the voting eligibility of six alleged Randolph County voters. Griffin, a Republican, is involved in the race for North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 6. Democrat incumbent Allison Riggs is the other candidate. The hearing will be held at the Board of Elections office at 1457 N. Fayetteville St. in Asheboro. As of Nov. 18, Riggs held a lead of…

06 Nov

Hudson, Craven look strong in election results

Bob SuttonNews, Politics2024 elections, Dave Craven Jr., Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson (file photo) Incumbents had smooth victories involving Randolph County’s statehouse representatives Richard Hudson was a big winner in keeping his North Carolina 9th Congressional District seat. Within Randolph County, he had 10,841 votes to Democrat Nigel Bristow’s 2,802. Hudson, who’s from Southern Pines, will have a seventh term in Congress. He turned 53 on Monday. Hudson was in Washington monitoring election results Tuesday. ** In the N.C. Senate, Republican Dave Craven Jr. of Asheboro rolled to a victory against Kevin Clark in District 29, winning nearly 69 percent of the vote or just more than 70,000 votes to…

05 Nov

Randolph County election results: Rivenbark takes landside victory to commissioner’s seat

Bob SuttonNews, PoliticsLester Rivenbark, Randolph County Board of Commissioners

Photo: Lester Rivenbark Republican Lester Rivenbark will join the Randolph County Board of Commissioners after an easy victory for the District 5 seat. Rivenbark tallied more than 55,000 or 78 percent of votes cast, easily defeating Democrat Jane Ledwell-Gant. Rivenbark takes the seat that’s held by Maxton McDowell. In March, Rivenbark defeated Chris McLeod and McDowell in the Republican primary. Incumbent Kenny Kidd, a Republican, retained his spot on the Board of Commissioners with an equally impressive showing. Kidd managed almost 56,000 votes or 78 percent to trounce Democrat challenger William McCaskill. Kidd had no opposition in the primary. The…

21 Oct

Early voting brings high turnout in Randolph County

Bob SuttonNews, Politics2024 elections, early voting, randolph county

Sites in Archdale and Asheboro were busy ASHEBORO – More than 12,000 voters went to the polls across the first three days of early voting in Randolph County. On the first day of early voting Thursday, the Randolph County Board of Elections reported that 4,715 ballots were cast, led by the 1,181 voters at the Community Services Building in Archdale and 1,049 voters at the board of elections headquarters in Asheboro. The next day, there were 4,711 voters in the county, followed by Saturday’s turnout of 2,707 when there were reduced hours compared to the weekdays. The Archdale site had…

13 Oct

Early voting period opens this week

Bob SuttonNews, Politics2024 elections, early voting, Melissa Kirstner, Randolph County Board of Elections, voting

There are tweaks to locations for Randolph County early voters ASHEBORO – Early voting begins this week for the Nov. 5 general election. The early voting window runs from Oct. 17-Nov. 2, with the exception of Oct. 20. Voting times are 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays; and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. There are five sites in Randolph County for early voting – Randolph County Board of Elections on North Fayetteville Street, Asheboro; Community Services Building, Archdale; Randleman Civic Center, Randleman; Franklinville United Methodist Church, Franklinville; and Randolph Community College’s Corner Foundation Center, Asheboro. Early…

02 Oct

Asheboro schools will fill vacancy on board of education

Bob SuttonNews, Politicsasheboro city school board, Asheboro City Schools, Education, Gustavo Agudelo

Gustavo Agudelo (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Ten residents have applied for a vacancy on the Board of Education for Asheboro City Schools. There’s a vacant seat due to the resignation of Gustavo Agudelo, who has moved out of state for work. The eligible applicants are: Jennyfer Bucardo of 2491 Whirlwind Lane; Mikayla Cassidy of 725 South Main St., 2B; Hilda DeCortez of 1591 E. Allred St.; Maria Delgado of 915 Worth St.; Todd Dulaney of 147 S. Randolph Ave.; Kevin Garcia of 512 Kelly Circle; David Lambert of 1214 Canterbury Trail; Samara Martinez Arredondo of 897 Breeze Hill Road; Joel…

07 Sep

Smith won’t seek another term as Asheboro’s mayor

Bob SuttonGovernment, News, PoliticsAsheboro, Asheboro City Council, David Smith, mayor

David Smith is serving his fourth term as Asheboro's mayor. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – David Smith won’t run for re-election as Asheboro’s mayor next year, so that will mark the end of more than a quarter-century of time as an elected city official. Smith said Friday he thought it was important to provide plenty of advance notice. “I wanted to make the announcement far enough out so anyone who wanted to run would be prepared,” he said. Smith, 71, has won four four-year terms as mayor after serving on city council for 12 years. He’ll serve through 2025,…

21 Aug

Trump speaks in Asheboro at first outdoor rally since attempted assassination

Associated PressNews, Politics2024 elections, Asheboro, donald trump

Former President Donald Trump speaks Wednesday at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — At his first outdoor rally since last month’s attempted assassination, Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass Wednesday in North Carolina at an event focused on national security. On politics, he called his predecessor Barack Obama “nasty” for his comments the night before at the Democratic National Convention. Trump blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal and for wars in Ukraine and the Middle East while returning repeatedly in his remarks to the Democratic gathering…

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.