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Ukraine Invasion: Misleading Claims Continue to Go Viral
Early on the morning of February 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on state television that Russia will carry out a ‘special military operation’ in eastern Ukraine.
Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen urged European nations on Tuesday to step up their spending to support Ukraine as Russia’s attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure showed few signs of abating.
Biggs wins District 70 seat
ASHEBORO — Republican Brian Biggs has won election to represent District 70 in the N.C. House of Representatives. He defeated Democrat Susan Scott. Biggs is currently a member of the Randolph County Board of Education.
Richard Hudson wins in new Congressional seat
ASHEBORO — Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC08) will return to the U.S. House as the representative for North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District based on unofficial results Tuesday night. With about two-thirds of the precincts reporting, Hudson had more than 80% of the vote in a lopsided victory over Democratic candidate Ben Clark. After a three-judge panel […]
Turnout strong for early voting in Randolph County
The election sites, like this one in Asheboro, were busy at times during the past couple of weeks. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Almost 27,000 residents cast ballots during early voting in Randolph County in advance of this week’s general election. The turnout proved particularly heavy on the final days. Of the 15 days used for early […]
Hudson stops at YMCA in Asheboro
Congressman Richard Hudson reads a book to youth during a summer day camp at the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA last week. (Scott Pelkey/North State Journal) ASHEBORO – Congressman Richard Hudson expressed his vision for expanding the influence of the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA during a visit last week. Hudson saw glimpse of how the facility serves residents in the […]
Sunday early voting removed in Randolph County
ASHEBORO – There will still be weekend early voting in Randolph County for the 2022 general election, but there will be a slightly different twist. The Randolph County Board of Elections voted to nix a Sunday early voting date for this fall. Instead, there will be three Saturdays when early voting is conducted. Melissa Johnson, […]
Only one contested race for Archdale positions
ARCHDALE – An at-large spot on the city council will be the only contested race in Archdale’s elections in November. Incumbent Lorie McCroskey will have a challenge from Kelly Grooms for that position. McCroskey was appointed to the council last summer when there was reshuffling upon the retirement of long-time mayor Bert Stone. For the […]
Archdale mayor wants to remain busy
ARCHDALE — One year into serving as mayor of Archdale, Lewis Dorsett has a new appreciation for how much time the job consumes. He wants to stay busy doing that. Dorsett has filed to run for the office of one of Randolph County’s rapidly growing cities. “My role changed from being a councilman,” Dorsett said. […]