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NCHSAA to keep postseason set-up

May 11, 2026 Bob Sutton Comments Off

A proposal to reduce the number of teams in state playoffs was narrowly rejected by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s board of directors last week. The result of the vote aligned with the […]

Open houses set for RCSS

August 15, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Open houses for schools in the Randolph County School System will be held next week. RCSS superintendent Stephen Gainey sent a letter to parents as a welcome to the new school year. In that message, he […]

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RCSS continues with budget reductions

July 23, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO — Randolph County School System is continuing to work toward reducing its budget in the face of anticipated state and federal cuts. The Randolph County Schools Board of Education was presented with the district’s […]

RCSS progressing with budget cuts for upcoming school year

July 2, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Schools Board of Education was presented with upcoming budget cuts for the 2025-26 school year. “There’s been a lot of hands in this work the last two months, really,” superintendent […]

Graduating classes grow around Randolph County

June 14, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Big graduating classes were among the themes for high school commencements this spring in Randolph County. The largest class was at Asheboro High School with 352 graduates. That marks the school’s biggest class in 25 […]

Board of Education reverses decision, will close Virtual Academy

June 10, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County School System will be closing The Virtual Academy at Randolph. The decision comes following a unanimous vote by the Randolph County Schools Board of Education at its June 2 meeting, […]

The Virtual Academy of Randolph to remain open

May 21, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO – Despite the recommendation of the superintendent, The Virtual Academy at Randolph will not be closing. At the Randolph County Schools Board of Education’s May 19 meeting, the board held a vote to close […]

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Ejections, behavior within NCHSAA concern RCSS superintendent

May 9, 2025 Bob Sutton Comments Off

Stephen Gainey (Courtesy photo) A rise in ejections across sports in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has raised the concern of Stephen Gainey. Gainey, the superintendent of the Randolph County School System, is […]

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Public hearing to be held for potential closure of Virtual Academy at Randolph

April 16, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County School System is looking to close the Virtual Academy at Randolph. At the Randolph County Schools Board of Education’s meeting this month, the board was presented with a study the district […]

RCSS board chair addresses school safety in light of Hopewell Elementary School incident

March 26, 2025 Ryan Henkel Comments Off

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Schools Board of Education addressed the incident at Hopewell Elementary School at its March meeting. On Feb. 26, a man entered Hopewell Elementary through a broken door during school hours. […]