Liberty – Randolph Record

Man charged in Liberty shootings

April 10, 2026 Randolph Record Comments Off

LIBERTY — Charges have been filed against a man stemming from a February shooting in Liberty. Treven Terrill Benton, 27, faces charges that include felony breaking and/or entering’ four counts of felony assault with a deadly […]

Toyota’s Liberty plant celebrates another phase

November 17, 2025 Randolph Record Comments Off

LIBERTY — Another celebration of the new Toyota Battery plant in Liberty came last week. This came with formal recognitions with what was described as a grand opening. “We’re excited to see this innovative facility […]

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 […]

Country store in Liberty closes

June 23, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

The building that used to house Art’s Town and Country is now vacant. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) LIBERTY — Art’s Town and Country, a store that provided a variety of goods on the outskirts […]

Changes come for Liberty’s farmers market

June 12, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

The farmers market in Liberty is located along West Swannanoa Avenue. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) LIBERTY — The farmers market in Liberty has new rules this year as organizers hope to jumpstart interest. Kolby […]

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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 […]

Events

Liberty adjusts festival schedule, sees work on park projects

May 3, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

LIBERTY — Liberty has reworked its festival schedule for 2025 in addition to a busy time for the town’s parks and recreation department. There was a spring festival and fall festival in 2024, but both […]

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New church to launch in Liberty

February 27, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

LIBERTY — The timing seemed right for Brian Beasley and others to organize a new church to serve the growing Liberty area. The launch of Growing Faith Church is set for Sunday. “A series of […]

Controlled burn means progress for Randolph CC, training for firefighters in Liberty

January 28, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Firefighters pose in front of the house in Liberty at Saturday’s controlled burn on Randolph Community College’s new property. (Liberty Fire Department) LIBERTY — A controlled burn of a building on Randolph Community College’s Liberty […]

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Liberty cabinet plant to close in 2025, with 200 jobs lost

December 9, 2024 Bob Sutton Comments Off

LIBERTY – The UltraCraft Cabinetry plant, a division of Norcraft Companies, in Liberty is closing in 2025, with layoffs scheduled to begin in May. There are 200 people employed at the facility at 6163 Old […]