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Apr282022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Acme Ventures Set To Pull Recourses From Randolph News Now; Cites Lack Of Interest In Digital Advertising

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ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Despite tens of thousands of monthly readers, Acme Ventures LLC, the parent company of both Acme News and Randolph News Now is set to begin pulling resources away from Randolph News Now starting as soon as the end of the month. Randolph News Now saw a rapid and sustained growth at the end of 2021, with the monthly reader count spiking at 51,000 readers before leveling out to a new average of 25,000 readers per month. In 2022 the site has already passed 125,000 total readers. "Despite those numbers a lack of interest in digital advertising by local businesses has put us in the position where we have to start pulling resources away from the site to invest in other areas of the business" says Scott Pelkey, Director of Operations for Acme Ventures LLC and the N...

Apr62022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Multi-Agency Drug Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Randolph County Man for Trafficking

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ASHEBORO N.C. - An investigation into fentanyl by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office resulted to a multi-agency drug investigation leading to a Randolph County man facing felony trafficking charges. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on April 1st, 2022, the Criminal Interdiction Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that police say was operated by Jarvis James Siler. During a search of that vehicle the Sheriff's Office says they found a trafficking amount of Fentanyl and MDMA (the active ingredient in Ecstasy) was seized. Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Division also executed a search warrant at a business operated by Siler located in Archdale. During the search, Detectives say they located and seized an additional tr...

Mar282022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Despite String Of Recent Vehicle Thefts Police Say Thefts Are Trending Down

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Stock photo - Cars in parking lot) (methaphum/Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - Despite a recent string of vehicle thefts, the total number of cars stolen are actually down according to data from police. This month Acme News has seen a lot of police reports and press releases involving stolen vehicles coming through our newsroom. On March 3, 2022, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to US Hwy 311 in Sophia, in after getting a call about subjects in the parking lot in a vehicle that the caller believed was stolen. Deputies located the stolen vehicles and arrested Thomas Brandon Simms and Tori Ladena Henderson for various charges including Felony Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle as well as drug charges. On March 5, 2022, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office received a ...

Mar252022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Board of Elections Special Meeting (Archdale One-Stop early voting site)

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETINGThe Randolph County Board of Elections will hold a special called meeting on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. at the Board of Elections Office, 1457 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro. The Board will consider moving the Archdale One-Stop early voting site to the former Braxton Craven School gym in Trinity for the May 17, 2022 Primary Election.For more information, call the Board of Elections at 336-318-6900.Govt Notice > Randolph > BoE

Mar222022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Three Injured In Asheboro Shooting

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Detectives and CSI are on the scene of a shooting where three people were injured this afternoon. A press release from the Asheboro Police Department says at around 4:30 pm, patrol officers were dispatched to the area of Coleridge Road near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in reference to a shooting. Arriving officers found 3 victims, a 19 year old male and two juveniles who had all been shot. (Scott Pelkey / Acme News) All individuals were transported to a local medical facility. Two of the shooting victims were subsequently airlifted to another medical facility. The names and condition of those victims has not yet been released. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Randolph County Crimestopp...

Mar182022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Missing | Aliyah Allen

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Aliyah Allen DESCRIPTION 17-year-old Black female, 5' 6" tall, Black hair, Brown eyes LAST SEEN March 17 2022 at 10 pm on Cedar Square Rd DETAILS The Randolph County Sheriffs Office is asking for assistance located a missing/runaway juvenile. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at (336) 318-6699

Mar182022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Get backyard vegetable gardening tips in Asheboro library class

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Woman planting in her garden (Khaligo/Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. (RCPL) – Ensure that your fruits and vegetables thrive with the help of “Backyard Vegetable Gardening,” a class at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Asheboro Public Library. Annie Mills Annie Mills, horticultural agent with Randolph County Cooperative Extension, will guide participants through site development, selecting appropriate varieties, and cultivational practices to keep plants healthy. The class is free and the public is invited. As horticultural agent, Mills provides support and programs for consumers and horticulture businesses. She works with farmers markets and community gardens, and assists with the county’s needs related to production of and access to local foods. Backyard Vegetable Gar...

Mar102022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Local Man Found Dead in Asheboro; Police Investigating

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Police are investigating how a local man who had been reported missing ended up deceased in a wooded area near an Asheboro apartment complex yesterday. On March 9th, 2022, around noon, patrol officers with the Asheboro Police Department were called to the 700 block of Breeze Hill Road, after getting a call about a missing person last seen in the area the day before. In a press release the Asheboro Police Department says that early information gathered at the scene led to detectives with the department's Criminal Investigations Division being called to lead the investigation as well as for additional personnel being requested to conduct a search of the area. It's not clear what the information was but the Departments Emergency Re...

Feb212022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

‘Riddin-Dirty’ – Suspects Arrested After Failed Larceny Thwarted When Stolen Vehicle Gets Stuck In Mud

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Police say they arrested two people who are now facing felony charges after their attempt to flee from a failed larceny was thwarted when their stolen vehicle got stuck in the mud. On February 18, 2022,The Randolph County Sheriff's Office responded to a larceny at a business on Hwy 64 E. According to the press release from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, police were informed that two people were attempting to steal from a business but were stopped and then proceeded to flee from the scene. A nearby officer, who was responding to a suspicious person's call around the same time and near the location of the larceny, spotted the two people standing beside a white tanker truck that was stuck in the mud. Police stated the two individuals matched the description from the fail...

Feb112022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Two Deputies Struck By Vehicle Outside Asheboro Donut Shop

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS)- Two Deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff's office had to be taken to the hospital after they were both struck by a vehicle while crossing the road in Asheboro. According to Randolph County 911, at 12:31 p.m. a deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office reported over the radio that her and another deputy had been struck by a vehicle in front of Glaze King Donuts on Albemarle Road. Candee Bowman was driving on Albemarle Rd getting ready to make a left on Lewallen rd when she witnessed the accident. "I came up to them crossing the road. I was stopped at the light and another driver was coming up and she was getting close to my lane and I thought she was going to hit me" said Bowman. "I heard the impact but didn't fee...