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May
ASHEBORO – The Asheboro Police Department is looking into reopening the old shooting range on Old Lexington Road. At the Asheboro City Council’s May meeting, Asheboro police chief Robert Brown Jr. discussed the process the department is undergoing toward that goal. The North Carolina Department of Labor had conducted a test last year that determined officers were being exposed to a high level of lead at the Randolph Community College’s Emergency Services Training Center. Traditionally, the department would bring 18 people to the range for qualifications which takes them about a week, Brown said. But the recommendation from the NCDOL…