Photographer Eric Abernathy has perfect timing on this fall colors shot. Just before 6pm, the National Weather Service in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Randolph County after radar indicated a severe thunderstorm near Lexington, moving northeast at 30 mph with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. The Asheboro City Council got a tour of the former hosiery mill that is being converted into senior apartments. The event is for anyone considering a career in law enforcement, current ASHEBORO, N.C. Asheboro City Council and Randolph County Commission unanimously approved joint incentives of $2.1 million on Monday. THE AREA IS NOW CLOSE THE 8:00 THIS MORNING. The resolution asking to move the Confederate statue in front of the Historic 1909 Courthouse, passed last month by the Asheboro City Council, brought a flurry of pros and cons at the Oct. 6 meeting. Emergency crews were able to re-open the road just before 3PM. Keeping Randolph County citizens up to date with news, events, and information. At a special called meeting of the Asheboro City Council, Lexington Road neighbors speak up against a plan to create a new access to McCrary Park. Commissioners look to update Growth Management Plan, with a focus on the northeast corner of the county. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a passerby called in to report the crash when they saw the car leave an overpass and come to a stop on Interstate 85. Rezoning request stirs debate and opposition from Zoo; decision tabled until January, The spread of respiratory illnesses leads to the need of more restrictions, Growing population means adding an additional station, Fire Chief Summers tells City board, Liberty begins to plan for the effects of two megasites, Commissioners also approve expansion for Sheriff's Department, property purchase for pump station. Lorraine Trotter. Horn officially joined Klaussner as executive vice president and chief revenue officer (CRO) at the end of March. Randolph County News Randolph Community College recently kicked off its 60th year with a breakfast and convocation. Stay connected to local, national, and breaking news: Download the WFMY News 2 app. By Evan Hoopfer. ASHEBORO N.C. Police say a driver failing to yield was the cause of a vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon when a pick-up crashed into the side of Una Mas restaurant in Asheboro. TRINITY Danny Lee Mabe, 60, of Trinity, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Randolph Hospice House. RANDOLPH COUNTY A resolution was approved this month by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners and the city of Asheboro to move forward with an incentives package that could clear the way for expansion of county operations for Energizer. ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation says there are currently about 270,000 unsolved homicides in the United States, with that number increasing by about 6,000 every year. The trouble is that only about 7% of our countrys police departments have designated cold case units, and with too many new cases []