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N.C. Zoo director Pat Simmons dies

July 14, 2025 Randolph Record Comments Off

Pat Simmons (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO — Pat Simmons, director of the North Carolina Zoo since 2015, has died, according to information Monday from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. “The world is […]

North Carolina Zoo takes next steps for Asia exhibit

August 19, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

NC Zoo director Pat Simmons, center, high-fives state Sen. David Craven Jr., who reaches over Randolph County commissioner Darrell Frye, during Wednesday’s groundbreaking. (Scott Pelkey/North State Journal) ASHEBORO – North Carolina Zoo is moving closer […]

NC Zoo hits new milestone for attendance

July 27, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Visitors celebrate the 48th birthday of C’sar, an African elephant, on Monday morning at North Carolina Zoo, where officials have reported record attendance during the past year. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — The North Carolina […]