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4 charged in connection with armed robbery
TRINITY — Four people have been arrested over the past three weeks in connection with an armed robbery in the Trinity area in early June, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said. The robbery on Thayer Road and the theft of a motor vehicle was reported on June 2.
Man accused of assaulting woman
ASHEBORO – A man was arrested Monday and accused of assaulting a woman about two weeks ago, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said. The assault at a residence on Grantville Lane, Asheboro, was reported on June 19. The woman had visible injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
Man dies after driving into embankment, hitting a tree in Asheboro
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A man is dead after a single-car crash in Randolph County, according to state troopers. Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, troopers responded to a crash on Loflin Pond Road near Foxworth Road in Randolph County. Troopers said Anthony Lee Armstrong, 71, was driving north on Loflin Pond...
Woman dies in head-on crash in Randolph County
FRANKLINVILLE, N.C. — A woman is dead following a head-on crash in Franklinville Thursday afternoon, according to state troopers. Just before 2:50 p.m., troopers responded to the crash on Whites Memorial Road near Windy Drive in Randolph County. Rafael Antonion Corella, 58, was driving south on Whites Memorial Road...
Man dies after SUV goes down embankment, hits tree in Asheboro on Loflin Pond Road, troopers say
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man died after a crash in Randolph County on Wednesday, according to a State Highway Patrol news release. At 12:29 p.m., troopers responded to the report of a crash on Loflin Pond Road near Foxworth Road in Randolph County. Anthony Lee Armstrong, 71, of Franklinville, was going north on Loflin […]
DEQ releases statement on chemicals found in water at Farmer Elementary School in Randolph County
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has released a statement after chemicals were found in the water supply at a local elementary school. Students and staff at Farmer Elementary School are being advised not to drink the water due to the chemicals being found. In a statement, Randolph County […]
Students at NC elementary school advised not to drink water after chemicals found, superintendent says
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Students and staff at Farmer Elementary School are being advised not to drink the water after chemicals were found this week. In a statement, Randolph County School System Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey said school officials are working on the water issue, and bottled water is available. Gainey said the Randolph […]
Woman dies in head-on crash in Franklinville on Whites Memorial Road, troopers say
FRANKLINVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman died in a head-on crash in Franklinville on Thursday, according to a State Highway Patrol news release. At 2:48 p.m., troopers responded to the report of a crash on Whites Memorial Road near Windy Drive in Randolph County. A 58-year-old Franklinville man was going south on Whites Memorial Road […]
Man arrested in reported assault
A man was arrested Sunday and accused of injuring someone in an assault last week, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said. The assault reportedly happened on Thursday, June 28, on Mountain View Church Road, Asheboro. The victim went to a hospital, which called the sheriff’s office.
Farmer Elementary School water deemed unsafe, superintendent says
ASHEBORO, N.C. — Farmer Elementary School parents and staff were told that the water at the school is not safe to drink. Randolph County Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey sent out two messages to parents and staff this week. It alerted them to 'a high level of PFAS' in the school's water supply. He said the State Department of Environmental Quality found the issue.
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