ASHEBORO — The process of a restructuring of the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education will begin with this fall’s elections. In time, the changes will be reducing the number of seats on the board from 11 to seven. Terms will be adjusted in length from six years to four years, while elections for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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