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May92022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Acme News Seeking Information From Randolph County Temp Workers

Local

ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Are you a temp worker in Randolph County? If so Acme News wants to hear from you! Our journalist are asking for anyone over the age of 18 who is actively employed by a temp agency in Randolph County to complete a short survey. All answers are confidential and anonymous and they survey only takes 5-10 minutes to complete. The answers will help us better understand the temp work industry in Randolph County for an upcoming investigative survey. You can complete the survey below at the link below (opens in a new tab): Start Temp Worker Survey

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

Breaking News

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...

What Led To Chase & Crash On 64 Bypass [Video Investigation]

Investigative

https://youtu.be/ovejs2srRkc By: Scott Pelkey ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) — On December 2nd 2021 a vehicle chase ended in a fiery head on crash on the new 64 Bypass that sent 3 people to the hospital. Acme News gathered 911 radio traffic, dispatch notes, police and crash reports, ans poke with witnesses and experts to create a min by min breakdown of the events that led up to that crash. Timeline Dec 1st 2021 (Time Unknown) - According to a police report from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, A blue Mazda was stolen from a home on Davis Country Rd. Dec 2nd 2021 2:00 p.m. - the Criminal Apprehension Team with the Randolph County Sheriff’s office is conducting surveillance on a wanted suspect on 64 West. That suspect Larry Land was driving the same Blue Mazda stolen the...