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Apr272022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

ACS Offer Meals for Children this Summer

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PRESS RELEASE - ASHEBORO CITY SCHOOLS The Asheboro City Schools Food Truck will return this summer!Starting the week of June 20, the ACS Food Truck will visit two locations in Asheboro to provide FREE meals to children and teens, ages 0-18. Monday- Friday, the ACS Food Truck will be posted at Franklin Village from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and then it will travel to Coleridge Road Apartments from 12:30 - 1 p.m.Please note - Due to federal mandates, all meals are to be eaten at the Food Truck. "Grab and go" meals will not be permitted.

Apr182022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Local Fire Departments Announce Awards and Promotions

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Level Cross Fire Department Please join us in congratulating Stephan Arnold for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.Lt. Arnold has been with Level Cross Fire Department since February of 2019. During his time here, he has done many great things for our agency. A few of the things he has done has been taking on the training officer role, assisted in implementing updated and efficient response plans, and investing a lot of time into getting Rescue 43 ready and in service. Lt. Arnold has shown his love for the fire service by being a great brother, friend, and leader.Congratulations Lieutenant!!!Facebook Ramseur Fire Department Monday night we had our annual awards banquet. Josie Parrish was voted Most Improved Firefighter by the department’s officers. Josie was also selecte...

Apr182022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Asheboro Fire Department Announces Upcoming Fire Explorer Program

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Acme News Archive (2019) (SP) ASHEBORO N.C. - Are you between the ages of 14 and 20 and interested in a career in firefighting or emergency services? Then you will want to check out the Asheboro Fire Department's upcoming Fire Explorer Program. The program will be from 6-7, starting on Wednesday April 20th, 2022 and meet every other week. "We’ll break during summer and pick back up when school resumes in the fall." said Samantha East, Public Information Officer with the Asheboro Fire Department. According to East the program will focus on teaching students from ages 14-20 years old the fundamentals of firefighting and emergency services as well as leadership skills and will consist of both hands on training and lectures. Registration fee of $45 is required and anyone interest...

Mar302022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Urgent Need For Election Officials in Randolph County

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Board of Elections says they are in urgent need of people to work as election officials during the upcoming election. According to Melissa Johnson, Director of the Randolph County Board of Elections, they are in urgent need of election workers on Election Day, May 17, 2022, as well as during early voting from April 28-May 14. “With the primary election moving from March to May 17th, some of our usual workers could not rearrange their schedules to work this election. Others have gotten jobs or have health issues or other reasons why they cannot serve during this election. Elections offices are always looking for dedicated people who are willing to serve their community." said Johnson in an email. The positions, including training are paid. Johnson...

Mar282022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Settlement in Lawsuit Over Revocation of Licenses for Not Paying Traffic / Court Debts

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) which operates the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), has announced there has been a settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed back in May of 2018 by several groups including the ACLU on behalf of drivers who lost their licenses because they didn’t pay fines. Over the next 60 days the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NC DMV) will be contacting more than 185,000 drivers whose licenses were revoked for their failure to pay fines and other court costs. A special notice will inform drivers about their ability under North Carolina General Statute § 20-24.1 to have the NCDMV lift those revocations if the sentencing court finds their failure to pay was not willful and was instead due to their inability to affo...

Mar162022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Asheboro Fire Department Announces Several Promotions

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Asheboro Fire Department is congratulating some its own after announcing several promotions on it's Facebook Page. Captain Robert Caviness (Engine 13-C) Promoted To: Senior Captain Senior Captains act as company officers, directing the day to day operations of their assigned company, leading their crew to achieve tactical objectives on multi-company incidents, and acting as incident commander on single-company incidents or in the absence of the Battalion Chief. Senior Captains also act as relief shift commander in the absence of the Battalion Chief. Engineer Robert Hurley (Tower/Rescue 1-B) Promoted To: Captain Captains act as company officers, directing the day to day operations of their assigned company, leading their crew to achieve tactical...

Mar142022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Announces Press Conference This Afternoon

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Randolph County Sheriffs Office - Acme News Stock Photo ASHEBORO N.C (ACME NEWS) - The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has announced they will hold a press conference at 2:00 pm today. In a press release the Sherriff's Office says they will provide information on a multi-week investigation involving many larceny cases in the Trinity, Archdale, Thomasville, and High Point areas which led to arrests of multiple subjects. Acme News will live stream the press conference on our Facebook page and post the video on Randolph News Now with a full story following the conference.

Mar42022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

NCDOT Launches National First with Tethered Drones on IMAP Trucks

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NC DOT IMAP truck with a tethered drone in the air (NC DOT Video) ASHEBORO N.C. – In a first of its kind program in the nation, the the N.C. Department of Transportation is putting tethered drones on Incident Management Assistance Patrol (IMAP) vehicles in order to assist first responders and get a birds eye view of an area. The North Carolina Incident Management Assistance Patrol (IMAP) program and the Division of Aviation's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program recently helped develop and deploy the tethered drones system from select IMAP vehicles. The NC DOT says this is to "help responders assess incidents, provide situational awareness to the NCDOT Statewide Transportation Operations Center (STOC) and Traffic Management centers (TMCs) and assist with overall traffic management...

Feb182022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Board Of Election Issues Warning About Door-to-Door Canvassers

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The North Carolina Board of Elections is letting voters know that state and county election officials will never go door-to-door conducting any type of election business. In a statement issued today the State Board of Elections says they are "reminding North Carolina residents that state and county election officials will never go door-to-door conducting any type of election business." The warning comes after reports that some private individuals are going door-to-door seeking information from North Carolina voters about the 2020 general election. Election officials say these individuals are not election officials. The board recomends the following advice. If a person comes to your house claiming to be an elections worker, ask them to verify their identity and ...

Feb12022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Late Approval of State Budget to Impact Upcoming Tax Season

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Stock Photo (mehaniq41/Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - The N.C. Department of Revenue (NC DOR) announced that they won’t begin processing 2021 tax year returns until mid-February, several weeks after the start of the tax season. In a press release NC DOR says the delay is due to the late approval of the state budget, which included multiple changes to the state’s tax law. The later start date allows NC DOR time to complete the updates for new tax laws for commercial tax preparation software. You may be able to submit your state taxes at the same time as your federal taxes but only if your tax preparation software has been updated for the upcoming year. NC DOR says early submissions will be considered as filed on the date transmitted, even though there will be a delay in processing. ...