The annual Easter Eggstravaganza has moved inside due to the impending weather forecast. The event is still FREE and will take place from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm but the event will now be held at the City of Asheboro Recreation Center located at 148 North Street in downtown Asheboro.
Children ages 1-10 are eligible to participate and whether you find 1 egg or 100, everyone gets a goody bag! Please note that parents are asked to remain outside of the egg hunt area while children are collecting the eggs. The Easter Bunny is also expected to make a special appearance.
The egg hunt times are:
1-2 year olds at 10:00am
3-4 year olds at 10:00am
5-7 year olds at 11:15am
8-10 year olds at 12:00pm
For further information, contact Kelli King at (336) 626-1240 x. 5 or email kki...
ASHEBORO N.C. (City of Asheboro) – Looking for a family friendly event this Easter? If so, come out to the annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 1st presented by Asheboro Cultural & Recreation Services.
The event is FREE and will take place from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Bicentennial Park in downtown Asheboro. This event is rain or shine, so if needed bring your umbrellas!
Children ages 1-10 are eligible to participate and whether you find one egg or one hundred, everyone gets a goody bag!
The egg hunt times are:
1-2 year olds at 10:00am
3-4 year olds at 10:00am
5-7 year olds at 11:15am
8-10 year olds at 12:00pm
Please note that parents are asked to remain outside of the egg hunting area while children are collecting the eggs. The Easter Bunny is als...
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On February 22nd, 2023, just before 6:30 pm, an officer with the Asheboro Police Department was called to the McDonald's at 1436 N Fayetteville St for a report of a male and female slumped over in a vehicle in the parking lot.
The officer arrived and approached the vehicle. In a report the officer noted he saw a male in the passenger seat slumped over. At the driver's side window, the officer said he was able to see into the lap of the female driver which contained a purple spoon with a white powdery substance. The female driver was holding a hypodermic needle in her...
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ASHEBORO N.C. (NC ZOO) - The North Carolina Zoo is excited to officially announce its new male lion, Haji, has arrived.
Haji, three years old and weighing 400 pounds, came from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans as a companion for the Zoo's female lion Mekita, 13. The Association of Zoos and Aquarium (AZA) Lions Species Survival Plan (SSP) recommended the pairing.
Mekita's last mate—23-year-old Reilly—died in August 2022, leaving her as the Zoo's only lion. Reilly lived at the Zoo for 21 years, spending most of his time as Mekita's mate. Haji was brought to the Zoo mainly as a companion for Mekita because lions are big cats that live in social groups called prides.
Although Haji arrived in...
ASHEBORO N.C. - A suspect who allegedly robbed a McDonalds in Asheboro didn't make it far before being arrested last weekend.
According to a police report from the Asheboro Police Department, on Sunday, Febuary 19th, 2023, just after 9 pm, officers responded to the McDonalds at 773 W Dixie Dr for a report of a robbery in progress.
An employee told officers that a black male wearing white shirt, black hoodie, and blue jeans had entered the business and stolen an unknown amount of cash and they believed the male was armed with a handgun.
Officers located a suspect matching the description walking through the parking lot of Arby’s, whom they identified as Jamon Trevon Dixon.
Dixon was arrested without incident.
Dixon was transported to the Randolph County Jail where he went ...
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Just after 4 am, on February 23rd, 2023, Police requested emergency crews to respond to E Dixie Dr in front of the Hardee's in Asheboro for a single vehicle accident.
According to an accident report by the Asheboro Police Department, 27-year-old Rachel Marie Stevens of Asheboro was driving a 1998 Honda Accord westbound on Hwy 64 when she left the roadway on the right side and crashed into a small ditch in front of Hardee's.
Police not...
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On February 19th, 2023, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office responded to a breaking and entering in progress on Oakland Avenue, in Asheboro.
The caller, a neighbor, reported seeing three people on the property of an abandoned house.
While deputies with the Sheriff's Office were enroute, officers with the Asheboro Police Department advised they had detained three suspects on Peachtree Street, who matched the description given out by 911.
According to...
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According to the Asheboro Police Department, on February 20th, 2023, just after 12:30 AM, officers from the department’s patrol division were in the area of North Fayetteville Street when they spotted, what they believed to be, a stolen moped.
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Of...
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According to a police report on February 15th, 2023, officers with the department's VICE & Narcotics unit and the Special Enforcment Team conducted a search warrant for apartment 205 at the Sunset Place Apartments.
Police say they seized 13.1 grams of cocaine and an MP-25 handgun during the search.
As a result of that warrant, Jeffrey Price was taken to the Randolph County Jail where he was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance, felony posse...
ASHEBORO N.C. - A search warrant executed last month by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office found drugs and led to the arrest of one person.
According to a press release, on January 20th, 2023, the Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Division searched a residence at 935 Teresa Way in Asheboro.
During the search, detectives located and seized Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Suboxone and items of drug paraphernalia.
As a result, Pamela Beth McDuffie was transported to Randolph County Jail where she was booked on multiple felony drug charges.
She was given a $40,000.00 secured bond with a court date scheduled for January 23, 2023, in Randolph County District Court.
More charges may be forthcoming on additional individuals.
Pamela Beth McDuffie
Felony possession with inten...
