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Feb92023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

NC SHP: Motorcyclist Dies in Crash on 220 Business

News

https://youtu.be/bp5dAOal5QQ Video provided by Alex Perdue ASHEBORO N.C. - A motorcyclist was killed in a vehicle accident Wednesday evening in Asheboro. At 5:57 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, the State Highway Patrol responded to the report of a crash that occurred on US 220 Business at Industrial Park Avenue in Randolph County. An 18-year-old driver of a 2022 Honda Accord passenger vehicle was traveling north on US 220 Business when they attempted to make a left turn onto Industrial Park Avenue from US 220. Chase Logan Fritz, 24, of Asheboro, N.C., was traveling south on US 220 Business operating a 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle and collided with the turning vehicle in the intersection. Fritz died on-scene. The driver of the Honda Accord suffered non-life-threatening in...

Feb82023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Work Crew in Asheboro Installing Sidewalk Hit Gas Line

Breaking News

ASHEBORO N.C. - A city crew installing new sidewalk on E Academy St in Asheboro struck a gas line this afternoon, prompting a response from emergency crews. At around 2:30 PM on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, firefighters with the Asheboro Fire Department were dispatched to 205 E Academy St for a report of a gas leak. According to an official on the scene, as crews were working to install a new sidewalk, city employees were driving a wooden steak which caused a gas pipe to break. The Asheboro Fire Department closed off E Academy St between S Cox St and S Main St, for around fifteen minutes. Piedmont Natural Gas arrived on scene within only a few minutes and were able to shut off the leak. Emergency crews were able to re-open the road just before 3PM. No one was injured in the...

Feb62023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Local Organizations Collecting Plastic Bags to Turn into Beds for Homeless

Local

ASHEBORO N.C. - A local organization is using plastic grocery bags to make mat beds for the homeless in our community. Here is how you can contribute and also get rid of some of the plastic bags building up in your drawers. Chaplain Bill Hatfield with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office's has been coordinating efforts to assist Keaton’s Place with their community service project. Keaton’s Place, a recovery recourse center located in Asheboro says they aid in navigating the complex process of locating detoxification and rehabilitation facilities for those who are seeking to change their lives and free themselves from addiction to drugs or alcohol, according to the organization's website. Starting February 1, the Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) began collecting plastic grocery bags that w...

Feb62023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Friday Night Bluegrass presents “Just A Li’l Grace”

Events

ASHEBORO N.C. – The City of Asheboro presents Friday Night Bluegrass with the return of Just a Li’l Grace to the historic Sunset Theatre on Friday, February 17th beginning at 7:00pm. Friday Night Bluegrass is a monthly program of the Sunset Theatre that presents local as well as regional bluegrass talent on the third Friday of every month. This month’s concert will feature Just A Li’l Grace, anacoustic band focusing on bluegrass gospel music. Based in Chatham County, the band consists of Doug Stuart on guitar, his wife Stacey Stuart on bass, Lenward Camp on banjo, and Eddie Ingram on mandolin. Each member brings over 30 years of various musical styles to the group. Tickets for this performance are $8.00 in advance or $10.00 at the door. There will be no will call available. Advance tic...

Feb32023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Driver Charged with Hit & Run after Striking Power Pole

Crime

ASHEBORO N.C. - A driver has been charged in connection with a hit and run accident after police say he struck a power pole and left the scene late last year. On December 26th, 2022, just before 3 AM an Officer with the Asheboro Police Department responded to South Park Street at West Kivett Street in reference to a report of a hit and run. When police arrived, they found a power pole at the corner of the intersection snapped in several pieces. The vehicle was still at the scene and when police ran the license plate on the vehicle through a database it came back as stolen from Ravenwood Drive in Asheboro. Officers located two occupants walking away from the scene and through speaking with them were able to identify the driver as Bobby Ray Wood. An Officer with the ...

Feb22023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sherriff’s Office Seeking Help Identifying Suspect in Courthouse Vandalism

Crime

https://youtu.be/xbr0XxUfXNo ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public in identifying a suspect connected to vandalism at the courthouse last weekend. According to an online press release, on January 29th, 2023, the Sheriff Office's Criminal Investigations Division was called to investigate vandalism that occurred at the Randolph County Courthouse on Salisbury Street in Asheboro. Video surveillance of the incident captured the perpetrator, described as a black male, wearing black in color pants, a gray sweatshirt, red sneakers/boots, and a tan in color toboggan throwing rocks through several of the windows. According to the Sheriff's Office, the same subject is believed to be responsible for other vandalisms that occurred the same...

Feb12023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Kintegra Opens Family Dental Clinic at Randolph Public Health

Health

ASHEBORO N.C. (RCPH) - Kintegra Health will open the doors at its newest practice location, Kintegra Family Dentistry – Randolph on February 1 2023. The practice will be located within the Randolph County Public Health (RCPH) building at 2222 S Fayetteville St., Asheboro. 27205. Services will include general dentistry, fillings, extractions and cleanings for children and adolescents 0 – 18 years of age. The co-location of Kintegra Family Dentistry within the RCPH building brings increased access to underserved children in Randolph County. The practice complements Kintegra’s Dental Outreach Program which provides preventative care including cleanings, x-rays, sealants and education on its Mobile Dental Unit (MDU) at participating schools within Randolph County. Children seen on the ...

Jan312023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Wrong Way Driver Dies in Early Morning Accident

Breaking News

ASHEBORO N.C. - A crash this morning has left one dead after a driver crashed head-on into another vehicle while traveling the wrong way on I-73/74. At approximately 10:10 AM, on January 31, 2023, officers with the Asheboro Police Department responded to reports of traffic crash on I-73 North of McDowell Road. Callers reported seeing a white Nissan Frontier traveling North in the Southbound Lane of I-73 immediately before the crash. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they discovered that the Nissan Frontier had struck a Toyota Tacoma that was traveling Southbound. The driver of the Nissan Frontier, a 94-year-old male, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and occupant of the Toyota Tacoma were transported to a local medical facility for evaluation but did not ...

Jan252023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

RCSO: Traffic Stop finds Evidence of Robbery

Crime

ASHEBORO N.C. - A traffic stop in Asheboro last week discovered evidence of a robbery and led to the arrest of a driver and a passenger. On January 18, 2023, a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Doris Acres St. near Grantville Ln., in Asheboro. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, during a search of the vehicle, deputies located paraphernalia and US Currency along with an empty Domino’s Pizza deposit bag in the possession of one of the passengers, identified as Stephanie Nichole Langley. During the investigation, deputies discovered that the bag belonged to Dominos in Robbins. The Robbins Police Department was contacted and reported that a larceny had been reported by that business. Robbins Police Department re...

Jan192023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Asheboro ABC Board Announces Availability of Grant Funds

Government

[Scott Pelkey | North State Journal] ASHEBORO N.C. - This week, the Asheboro ABC Board has announced the availability of 1st and 2nd quarter 2023 grant funds for the treatment of alcoholism or substance abuse or for research or education on alcohol or substance abuse. The grants are a part of a program established by state lawmakers under NC § 18B-805. That statute requires that at least seven percent (7%) of the gross receipts from the stores shall be spent for the treatment of alcoholism or substance abuse, or for research or education on alcohol or substance abuse. "The Asheboro ABC Board can either give the required 7% to Randolph County for use as set out by GS18B-805(h) or the Asheboro ABC Board can award the funds directly to an agency or person to be used by that ag...