Randolph County News

Randolph Bank & Trust of Asheboro will receive $6.2 million in TARP money from the U.S. Treasury, becoming the 32nd North Carolina bank to obtain a cash infusion under the federal program.

A local cattle farmer, several family members and associates were arrested and charged last Friday in connection with a drug investigation.

People in Randolph County have a new place to go to get pretty and survive the economy.

A local business family was arrested after an undercover investigation revealed they were trafficking marijuana.

Candidates in municipal races throughout the Triad anxiously will be awaiting results from today's election as thousands of voters head to the polls.

The Asheboro High School Zoo School, in partnership with the North Carolina Zoo Society, is kicking off a penny drive to raise funds for "Project: Polar Bears," an effort to raise funds to expand the North Carolina Zoo's Polar Bear exhibit.

Randolph authorities have been quick to denounce anonymous letters that accuse a political candidate of child molestation and authorities of covering it up.

With early voting winding down, elections officials will start delivering electronic voting machines to precincts as early as today for the Nov.

For all the positive signs emanating from the stock market of late, the idea that an economic recovery may soon follow is obscured by a simple fact.

An autopsy of a North Carolina college student killed by police has been revised to show he was not suicidal before the night of the shooting.

The Senior Tar Heel Legislature concluded its last annual meeting on Oct. 7. Elections were held and new officers were sworn in.

Maybe medical examiner Dr. Gordon Arnold of High Point saw the police video, which enabled him to write in his report that Courtland Smith "made a suggestive move toward his pocket which the police interpreted as a move to get a gun." This happened Aug.

Alamance County Health Department held its first H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic Saturday.

The Randolph County Health Department now has a limited supply of inactivated H1N1 flu shots available for individuals in certain target groups.

An autopsy shows that a University of North Carolina student was drunk when he was shot four times and killed by a police officer.

A family in Liberty has a new home. Habitat for Humanity of Randolph county dedicated a home for the Nickerson family.

A U.S. Army Reserve soldier from Randolph County killed in Afghanistan last week will be laid to rest following a funeral service Friday.

Minneapolis cereal manufacturer Malt-O-Meal created 130 jobs in Randolph county last month.

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office has charged three Lexington residents for their role in a burglary in September.

There was big news in the North Carolina lottery this week. A man in Randolph County won $1 million! Just like that.