Greensboro-Randolph megasite

Batteries shipped from Liberty’s Toyota plant

July 5, 2025 Randolph Record Comments Off

LIBERTY – Batteries have been shipped from the Toyota Battery Manufacturing plant in Liberty. It’s another milestone for the growing facility at the Greensboro-Randolph megasite. The first shipment was heading to Mazda Toyota Manufacturing for […]

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Toyota promotes Stewart to top position in Liberty

May 26, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Don Stewart (Courtesy photo) LIBERTY — There’s a change at the top of the Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina plant as operations at the site continue to ramp up. Sean Suggs, who had been president at […]

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Detour in place on U.S. 421 near megasite outside Liberty

December 25, 2024 Randolph Record Comments Off

LIBERTY – There’s a traffic shift in place on U.S. 421 North to accommodate more work near the Greensboro-Randolph megasite. A contractor for the North Carolina Department of Transportation is working at the intersection of […]

U.S. 421 to become I-685 through Randolph County

May 24, 2024 Jordan Golson and PJ Ward-Brown Comments Off

N.C. Transportation secretary Joey Hopkins, left, and N.C. Transportation board member Lisa Mathis stand next to a Future I-685 sign during Monday’s ceremony in Liberty. (P.J. Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Upgrading the highway to interstate […]

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Spivey riled up to return as Ramseur’s mayor

December 7, 2023 Bob Sutton Comments Off

RAMSEUR – Hampton Spivey is coming back to the mayor’s post in Ramseur and it’s not likely to be a quiet return. The former mayor is mostly concerned with the available drinking water for town […]

Public encouraged to express views on air quality

October 13, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

LIBERTY — With such a major project involving the Greensboro-Randolph megasite, there are bound to be new topics that might create attention in the region. One of them is air quality. The North Carolina Department […]

NCDOT meeting draws big turnout in Liberty

September 8, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

New road patterns are in place along U.S. 421 and Browns Meadow Road near Liberty. (PJ Brown-Ward/Randolph Record) LIBERTY – There was considerable interest from Randolph County residents at a public meeting held by the […]

Toyota adds to plans for megasite

September 5, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

LIBERTY – Toyota announced an additional investment of $2.5 billion in its newest North American facility, Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina at the Greensboro-Randolph megasite. Last week’s announcement means added capacity to support battery electric […]

Liberty eateries feed on megasite boost

July 20, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

LIBERTY — There’s more traffic and business in and around Liberty, and that should mean more dollars spent in the small Randolph County town. This development isn’t unexpected with activity associated with the Greensboro-Randolph megasite. […]