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13 Sep

Commissioners approve nearly $29 million bid package for construction of Farm, Food and Family Education Center

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ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, September 5, with a variety of budget-related matters and requests on the agenda. The board first recognized the Randolph County Public Library’s Community Navigators Program for winning the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2023 Civic Excellence and Innovation Award. “This award is given annually to 10 successful programs in the state, and so from time to time, it’s not uncommon for Randolph County to have a program that is recognized in this way,” said Commissioner Hope Haywood. “This program embeds social workers at the public libraries in Randolph County.…

Asheboro Council passes resolution in support of improvements to NC Highway 42

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ASHEBORO – The Asheboro City Council met Thursday, August 10, with a variety of property and budgetary matters on the agenda. The council held a public hearing to rezone property located at 148 and 159 North Street from I2, B3 and B2 to OA6. “It is actually the city that has filed this application for city-owned property,” said Community Development Director Trevor Nuttall. “This, of course, is the former Acme property that the city purchased at the end of last year. It’s currently mostly zoned I2 general district industrial, which is consistent with the historical operations of the property, but…

Board of Commissioners approves strategic funding for various projects

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ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, August 14, with various budgetary and funding matters on the agenda. The board was first presented with an updated strategic planning funding request. “The county completed its most recent strategic planning process in 2016, and it involved citizens and communities from all over Randolph County,” said County Manager Hal Johnson. “It focused on the role of county government – and local governments also – which is the protection of the public health, the public safety and the public well-being. In 2017, the board of county commissioners made the decision to…