Asheboro

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.

Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to open next year. An Australian habitat is slated to open in 2029.

Greensboro-based Cone Health recently opened the doors to it's new nearly 52,000 sq. ft. facility in Asheboro.