Asheboro

RhinoLeap Productions brings theater to rural parts of the state, utilizing found spaces from barns to beer halls. Beginning this weekend, it will be The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Again) staged on the Champion Tennis Court in Asheboro's Memorial Park.

A large stretch of Asheboro forestland home to bobcats and migratory songbirds is now off-limits to development.

Smith speaks about the economic turmoil the city experienced with a manufacturing downturn and how the local government worked to turn things around.

The jobs will have a potential annual payroll impact of over $16 million on the local economy.

The event is called “Behind the Scenes with Derek Hinkey: Boxer, Firefighter, Actor: Lessons from a Life of Courage and Transformation.”

The EPA hearing will be held at Randolph Community College, and people can also attend virtually.

The library's Board of Trustees voted to keep the picture book "Call Me Max" on its shelves, following a community member’s request that it be removed or relocated.

Primary voters headed to the polls Tuesday to set the field for the Nov. 4 general municipal elections.

The field includes sitting council members Eddie Burks and Joey Trogdon, as well as Brett Thompson and Jen Bucardo.

Sheriff Gregory Seabolt says it was one of the longest search and rescue efforts in the county’s history, and the outcome saddened him.