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May92022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Young Child Recovering After Being Shot During Hunting Accident

News

Corrections to this article have been made since it was originally published. More details are available in the editor's note at the bottom of the article. Hunting Stock Photo (Евгений Мандажи / Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - A young child is recovering at a local hospital after being accidentally shot while he and his grandfather were packing up from hunting last weekend. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, on May 7th, 2022, deputies, and first responders were called to the area of Dawson Miller Rd., and US 220 Business in Asheboro for an accidental gunshot wound involving a juvenile. When deputies arrived the juvenile was being treated by Fire Dept and EMS personnel. The Sheriff's Office says deputies learned that the juvenile and his grandfather had been turk...

May62022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Early Morning Crash Results In Delays on I-73/74

Traffic & Roads

ASHEBORO N.C. (NC SHP) – Two cars stopped after a minor crash on I-73/74 this morning were struck by a third vehicle bringing the early morning commute on the interstate to a crawl. According to a press release from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NC SHP), at 7:26 am on Friday, May 6th 2022, troopers responded to the report of a crash that occurred on I-73 (southbound) near Presnell Street in Randolph County. The NC SHP was already sending Troopers to another accident in the southbound lanes of I-73, inside Asheboro City limits. That first accident had started to backup traffic on the interstate. (Credit Westside Fire & Rescue via Facebook) Eric Wayne Thomas, 41, of High Point, N.C, was stopped in the southbound travel lane of I-73, in a 2013 Honda Civic. Hayden ...

May42022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

North Carolina Zoo Mourning Death of Chimp Nori

NC Zoo

Credit - NC Zoo ASHEBORO N.C. (NC ZOO) - The North Carolina Zoo sadly announces the death of Nori, an 11-year-old member of the chimpanzee troop who was euthanized on Monday after a period of declining health. Nori, who was born at the Zoo on August 2, 2010, was described by Zoo staff as quirky and full of sass. When Nori was born, keepers immediately noticed that her mother wasn't showing the appropriate maternal care she needed to survive. After observing this for a few days, the animal care team decided to pull her for hand-rearing. Though she was successfully reunited with the other chimps at four months and enjoyed a typical life with the troop, she started showing signs of being disoriented around the age of five. Her clinical signs progressed to include loss of bal...

Apr282022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Asheboro Police Investigating 2 Discharging Firearms Calls Over Weekend

Crime

ASHEBORO N.C. - Asheboro police are investigating two calls for discharging firearms, including one where two vehicles were struck last Sunday and Monday. On April 24th 2022 just before 5 pm, officers with the Asheboro Police Department responded to Walnut St for a call about shots fired in the area. According to a report officers secured and searched the area but were unable to locate a suspect or victim. A witness on scene told police the incident had happened an hour prior and police ended up taking a report for documentation. The next day on April 25th 2022, at around 6:20 pm, officers were called to Loach st on the eastside of the city. A caller reported that they had heard shots fired and that two vehicles in the area had been struck. No suspect or victim was located. Anyo...

Apr272022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

ACS Offer Meals for Children this Summer

Government

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.

Apr272022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Two Seperate Burglary Suspects Caught Red Handed By Homeowner, Arrested

Crime

ASHEBORO N.C. - Two separate homeowners caught burglary suspects red handed before they tried to flee and were arrested by police. On April 18, 2022, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to McNeal St, in Asheboro for a report of a burglary in progress. Deputies say when they arrived the victim reported they arrived home to find a female inside the master bedroom of the home. The female suspect, whom the Sheriff’s Office identified as Traci Underwood Andrews, reportedly jumped from the bedroom window and fled on foot to ablack truck and tried to drive off through the yard but wrecked in a ditch on McMasters St. Police say they located the vehicle with Andrews still sitting inside. During the investigation at the residence, several bags containing the victim’s personal belongi...

Apr252022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Cargo Container Catches Fire At Asheboro Recycling

News

Drone photo of firefighters on scene at Asheboro Recycling Center (Scott P / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. - No injuries were reported after a cargo container at Asheboro Recycling caught fire last Friday. On April 22nd 2022, just after before 4 pm, fire crews from Asheboro, Ulah, and Eastside Fire Department's were dispatched to the Asheboro Recycling Center on Southmont Dr, in Asheboro for a report of a fire. When firefighters arrived they found a cargo container at the corner of the property ablaze. Smoke from the fire could be seen east of Asheboro. According to Samantha East, Public Information Officer with the Asheboro Fire Department crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported and the cause of fire is undetermined.

Apr252022 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Asheboro Police Assigns SET Team To East-Side After Recent Shootings & Violence

Crime

An officer with Asheboro Police Dept's SET team examines a white power substance found in a vehicle they were searching on a traffic stop. (Acme News Archive) ASHEBORO N.C. - After a string of shootings and violence on the east-side of the city the Asheboro Police Department has told officers from it's Special Enforcement Team (SET) to focus on the area. Following the March 22nd 2022 shooting on Colridge Rd where a 19-year-old and two juveniles were injured the Asheboro Police Department has been tracking an increase in the number of violent crimes reported on the east-side of the city, Since the beginning of the month the Asheboro Police Department has apparently told its Special Enforcement Team (SET) to step up patrols the area. According to the department's website the Sp...

Apr252022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Driver Dies In Accident After Concrete Truck Overturned Last Week

News

Emergency crews had to cut the driver of a cement truck free from the cab after the truck overturned on the entrance ramp from Salisbury Street onto I-73/74 in Asheboro on April 19th 2022. (Scott Pelkey/Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - A truck driver with Chandler Concrete was killed in an accident last week after his truck overturned while making a turn onto a highway entrance ramp in Asheboro. On Tuesday April 19th 2022, at around 11:30 am emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle accident on the I-73/74 NB entrance ramp at W Salisbury St. When crews arrived they found the driver in critical condition trapped in the cab of an overturned concrete truck. First responder worked for almost 10 minutes to cut the victim free from the cab before he was transp...

Apr222022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Woman Arrested On Warrant For Vehicle Theft Pepper Sprays Officer

Crime

ASHEBORO N.C. - A woman is facing additional charges after she pepper sprayed an officer while being arrested on an outstanding warrant. On April 14, 2022, Asheboro Police Department arrested Kristi Jo Moss Hodge on multiple outstanding warrants and orders for arrest. Officers located evidence during the arrest that linked Hodge to an April 12th vehicle theft in Ramseur that the Randolph County Sheriff's Office was investigating. According to an official with the Asheboro Police Department, shortly after Hodge was placed into handcuffs she was able to slip her hand out of one of the cuffs and retrieve a pepper spray container from her bra area. That's when according to police Hodge sprayed one officer in the face with the spray, before being once again secured in handcuffs. A second...