Asheboro Courier-Tribune

ASHEBORO — For more than a dozen years, artist Lenton Slack and potter Mike Ferree have challenged themselves to stretch their creativity, try new things and take a few artistic risks. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Local students are doing their part — penny by penny by penny — to ensure the N.C. Zoo’s expansion and renovation of the polar bear exhibit becomes a reality in 2012. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Dale Akers remembers drawing pictures of horses on the blackboard at school when he was in the first grade. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — A draft 2011-12 school year calendar for Randolph County Schools will be posted on the school system’s revamped website for public review and comment through Jan. 4. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — A draft 2011-12 school year calendar for Randolph County Schools will be posted on the school system’s revamped website for public review and comment through Jan. 4. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Local students are doing their part — penny by penny by penny — to ensure the N.C. Zoo’s expansion and renovation of the polar bear exhibit becomes a reality in 2012. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Dale Akers remembers drawing pictures of horses on the blackboard at school when he was in the first grade. Full Story »

STAR — “You are sitting in the future of economic development,” Michael Shuman told the 200-plus people who attended the Central Park NC annual meeting at STARworks in the Montgomery County town of Star Thursday night. Full Story »

STAR — An 87-year-old Haw River man missing since last week was found dead in his car by a hunter in Montgomery County on Friday. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Since 1978, the Randolph County Family Crisis Center and its programs, including a shelter for battered women, have provided a safe harbor for women caught in the storm that is domestic violence. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Few voters bothered to go to the polls for an October primary that trimmed the field vying for four open seats on the Asheboro City Council from 10 to eight. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Betty Hunt is an old hand at leading people. The newly elected speaker of the North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature (STHL) has served as president of nursing organizations on the local, state and national levels. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County district attorney’s office has dismissed first degree murder charges against Fennon Timothy Sampson, who is accused in the death of his girlfriend, Dawn Inez Phillips, in Trinity in December 2000. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — A partnership involving the N.C. Zoo and Trees NC has brought about the planting of two rare and endangered American chestnut trees in Independence Square. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Thanks to state lawmakers shifting fiscal responsibility for a growing number of programs to local governments, Randolph County commissioners may be looking for an extra $500,000 to balance the budget when fiscal year 2010-11 rolls around. Full Story »

TROY — Voter turnout was a key factor in Tuesday’s elections in Montgomery County where Candor Mayor Becky Williams was defeated by challenger Richard Britt, Troy Mayor Roy Maness survived a close challenge by Janis Morris and Star voters wrote in two winners. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — The winds of change blew through several Randolph County municipalities Tuesday. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — All four incumbents were re-elected to the Asheboro City Board of Education in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — As in last month’s primary, first-time candidate Clark Bell led all vote-getters Tuesday in the race for four seats on the Asheboro City Council. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — The parents of UNC student Courtland Benjamim Smith, who was killed by Archdale police during a traffic stop in August, are asking that a dash-cam video surrounding the shooting not be released to the news media. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Attendance is up, compared to last year, at the N.C. Zoo where the design phase for the highly-anticipated polar bear exhibit expansion is ready to begin. Full Story »

SEAGROVE — The Seagrove Board of Commissioners has extended the deadline for the N. C. Museum of Traditional Pottery (NCMTP) to apply for a vendor’s permit for the 28th annual Seagrove Pottery Festival on Nov. 21-22. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — The scheming and dreaming are done. It’s time for doing. So said Hospice board chairman Bob Mason during a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday afternoon for a 10-bed Hospice House that will be built next to the Vision Drive headquarters of Hospice of Randolph County. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — Thursday’s official opening of the new Randolph Community College Cosmetology Center brought out community leaders as well as local residents — men and women — anxious to take advantage of the hands-on services being offered. Full Story »

ASHEBORO — While not exactly off and running, first steps have been taken to establish a Fit Community initiative in Asheboro. Full Story »