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17 Aug

Trump to visit Asheboro for campaign stop

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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.

15 Feb

Early voting launches for primary in Randolph County

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

ASHEBORO – Early voting for the March primary begins this week in Randolph County. The early voting window runs Feb. 15 through March 2. There are national, statewide and local contests on the primary ballot. In Randolph County, there are three Republicans on the primary ballot for the board of commissioners in District 5. They are incumbent Maxton McDowell of Asheboro along with Chris McLeod of Denton and Lester Rivenbark of Asheboro. Jane Ledwell-Gant was the lone Democrat to file for the District 5 seat, so she advances to the November ballot. Voters will be asked for a valid photo…

24 Jul

Candidates secure spots for November ballot in Randolph County

Bob SuttonNews, PoliticsAsheboro City Schools, election, Election 2023, Randolph County Board of Elections

ASHEBORO – There will be five candidates for three spots on the City of Asheboro City Council. Candidates to file by Friday’s deadline are Eddie Burks, Jane Hughes Redding, Charles Swiers, Harry Okeke and Joey Trogdon. Burks, Redding and Swiers are incumbents. ** For the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education the candidates are incumbents Gidget Kidd, Ryan Patton and Gwenn Williams along with Melissa Calloway and Todd Dulaney. ** Mayor Filmore York will run unopposed in Liberty. Greg Carpenter and incumbent Don Herndon are the filers for Liberty town commissioner. ** In Franklinville, Priscellia Dunn and L. McKay Whatley…

28 Jun

More poll workers sought for elections in Randolph

Bob SuttonNewselection, needed, poll workers, vote

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Elections is making a push to replenish its roster of poll workers. Melissa Kirstner, director of the Randolph County Board of Elections, has described an urgent need to secure more workers. “We always really scramble to find people to work,.” Kirstner said. “It’s a long day, and a lot of people can’t make that commitment.” Workers are needed for early voting days as well as Election Day. Kirstner said more than 25 percent – and perhaps up to one-third – of the election workers have dropped off the list in Randolph County in…

17 May

Randolph County voters turn out early

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ASHEBORO – Nearly 4,000 more voters in Randolph County cast early ballots for this month’s primary compared to a similar election cycle four years ago. With four early voting sites, the total number of voters in Randolph County checked in at 10,205. Fourteen days of early voting concluded Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s number of voters was 1,055. The primary day was set for Tuesday. In 2018, the total number of early voters in the county was 6,376. This spring, the final tallies for the four sites were: 5,019 at the Board of Elections office in Asheboro, 2,108 at Braxton Craven School…

09 Mar

Election contests set after filing deadline

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ASHEBORO — Following several delays, the election filing period closed Friday. Republican primary voters will see numerous contested elections in local races while the only Democratic primaries will occur at the state and federal levels. Highlights on the GOP primary ballot include two contested county commissioner races as well as a three-way primary battle for sheriff. Redistricting has resulted in three N.C. House districts and two State Senate districts serving the county. Longtime state Rep. Pat Hurley faces a challenge in the seat she has held for eight terms. The seat being vacated by the retirement of Allen McNeill has…

18 Nov

Franklinville’s tight races lead to mayoral change

Bob SuttonGovernmentelection, Franklinville, mayor

A.C. Hurley FRANKLINVILLE — A.C. Hurley has spent more than two decades in municipal government as a town commissioner in Franklinville. He’s moving to another seat after an incredibly close election earlier this month. “I want to get more for the people in the town,” Hurley said. Hurley received 50 votes. Incumbent Perry Conner, who was seeking a fifth term as mayor, received 49 votes. Hurley, who has been on the town board for about 28 years, didn’t file for the mayor’s seat until the final day of the filing period in the summer. He said he weighed the pros…

02 Nov

Two newcomers win seats on Asheboro City Council

Randolph RecordGovernment, News2021, Asheboro City Council, election

Republican Walker Moffitt is top vote-getter ASHEBORO — In an off-year election where Republicans flexed their muscle in municipal elections, the only Republican candidate for Asheboro City Council received the most votes in a race for four seats. Incumbent Walker Moffitt, the lone GOP candidate on the Asheboro ballot, received more than 1,325 votes. His fellow incumbent Clark Bell received the second-most votes. Newcomers Bill McCaskill and Kelly W. Heath will join the city council. Incumbent Katie L. Snuggs finished fifth in a race where the top four vote-getters win seats. Delilah Perkins Warner was sixth.

02 Nov

Early voting draws more to polls

Bob SuttonGovernment, News, Politics2021, election

Candidates and poll workers gather outside the polling place at Sunset Avenue Church of God on Election Day 2021 in Asheboro. (L-R) Justin Lee, Asheboro City School Board candidate Hailey Trollinger Lee, Asheboro city councilman Walker Moffitt, poll worker Laura King, school board member Baxter Hammer, school board member Beth Knott and poll worker Nicki McKenzie (The North State Journal) ASHEBORO — Early voting turnout was higher this year than in recent municipal elections on odd-numbered years in Randolph County. The 13 days of early voting drew a total of 1,288 voters to the Randolph County Board of Elections office…

21 Jul

Incumbents file in large numbers for municipal elections

Bob SuttonGovernment, News, PoliticsAsheboro City Schools, board of education, city council, election, incumbent, mayor, municipal elections

ASHEBORO — Asheboro mayor David Smith, who first elected to that position in 2009, will run unopposed in November’s election, while there are six candidates for four spots on the city council. Incumbent council members Clark Bell, Walker Moffitt and Katie Snuggs will have challenges from Kelly Heath, William (Bill) McCaskill and Delilah Perkins Warner. Linda Carter isn’t running for re-election for a board spot. For the Asheboro City Schools board of education, there will be seven names on the ballot for four open positions. Vice chair Baxter Hammer and Beth Knott are aiming to remain on the board. Other…