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Late-life Elvis tribute artist finally living childhood dreams
Rick Brooks attributes fascination with the King of Rock ’n’ Roll to ... his mom?
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50 years ... and counting
Randolph Health nurse Gloria Johnson celebrates a very unique milestone
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Whitaker named NC Farmer of the Year
She is the first woman farmer so honored in North Carolina
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Local artist publishes book of his Wide Open! cartoons
You can find this latest work by Asheboro’s Rich Powell on Amazon
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Dolly & Holly
Asheboro native chosen to co-author biography on Dolly Parton: ‘I was the lucky girl who got the gig’
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Unresolved health condition can’t keep Airborne veteran out of parade
Gary Edwards: ‘I was marching for all the ones who can’t’
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Bluegrass convention honors Jerry Stuart
A career that began with a plastic ukelele culminates with bluegrass honor for a lifetime
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Everybody Has a Story: Rising through the ranks ... and a pandemic
Dr. Aaron Woody looks back at a start to a superintendent career that was anything but ordinary
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Just doing their job during the firewords
Ricky Price and many other City workers do a bang-up job on the Fourth
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Ty Brueilly releases sixth album in Los Angeles
Asheboro native also has new music videos out
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Local couple vying for Christian record deal
Musicians look for support from the local community
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‘Never underestimate Jack Lail’
A 90th birthday celebration held for local businessman and entrepreneur turns into a look back at a lifetime of accomplishments
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Asheboro ROTC cadet honored
Cadet Debora Figueroa receives full ride to college of her choice
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Country entertainer adopting Asheboro
Stephanie Quayle explains why ahead of Friday visit to Sunset Theatre
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DAI’s new executive director returns home to her Randolph County roots
Addie Corder hopes to take Asheboro's downtown to the next level.
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McNeill honored with governor’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine award
NC Rep. Allen McNeill received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award during the January County Commissioners meeting on Jan. 3.
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Local author receives state award for new book series
Micki Bare honored with young person's literature award.
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Local musicians honored at Fiddlers Convention
Several Randolph County musicians took home honors at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention.
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George Harrison spotted in downtown Asheboro
George Harrison, a former cameraman for WFMY-TV in Greensboro, was busy on Sunset Avenue in Asheboro last week testing camera lenses.
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Bluegrass radio show gets a new host
Coleridge's Julie Brown is the new host for the radio program “Bluegrass Saturday Night,” stepping in for her friend Tommy Edwards, who passed away in 2021.
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18,000 Miles and Counting: Randleman native, Husband, Journey Across America in RV
A local couple traveled 18,000 miles in their RV seeing America.
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On the road with the Morrises: 100-day journey covers much of the USA
Barry and Julie Morris of Asheboro recently completed a 100-day RV tour of the USA, visiting 23 states and nine National Parks.
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Randolph Hub writer fights to the end
Greta's natural curiosity and her ear for anything unusual or unexpected helped make our early business pages some of the best reads in the paper.
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Seagrove couple join musical forces
Crystal and Kevin Richardson of Seagrove have played bluegrass music most all of their lives. However, for the first time in their 15 year marriage, they are picking together in the Raleigh-based band, Sweet Potato Pie.
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Mr. Movie: 2021 sleepers
Mr. Movie Rusty Hammond offers more possibly overlooked films from 2021, and all but one are documentaries.
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Air conditioning has made us soft
Air conditioning has changed society, and not necessarily for the better.
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The Movie Man: Remembering James Caan
James Caan, who passed away recently, was a part of a number of memorable movies.
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That's what I like about the South
You’ve got to admit, the South is a unique place. As grandpa used to say, “We do have our ways.” Several incidents lately have forced me to this conclusion.
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Bobby Marsh: Music is his mission
With some choirs stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marsh has taken turns playing music
for local churches.
Growing up on a different side of history
Wolfgang 'Wolf' Hagemann tells of living in Germany during World War II
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Is Oscar calling?
Paul Tazewell, who has Asheboro ties, has been nominated for an Oscar for costume design on the movie ‘West Side Story’
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Beloved bluegrasser Shorty Byrd dies
Bluegrass community mourns the loss of a local legend.
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Meet Donna Hughes
The Trinity native has written more than 500 songs, cut six albums, helped revive Naomi Wise from history, restored a barn ... and she’s far from done
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He failed at sailing but he aced music
Richard Woodell, now 75, started his first music group when he was 14, a passion for music that has not abated.
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‘Andy Griffith’ actors have a lot to reveal in ‘The Boys’
There are plenty of insider stories from Ron and Clint Howard, who grew up on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
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Hometown musician gains worldwide attention
Terry Vuncannon looks back on four decades in music, and what's still in his future
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A tale that goes deep into Randolph County roots
Sculpture made in Italy looms over Addie McAlister's grave, but what happened to the hand?
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He couldn’t make himself ‘sell out for a while’
For Tim Moon, teaching was more important than a national music career
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