News in Asheboro, North Carolina
WNC Provides $9.5 Million in Financing for Development of 70-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Asheboro, NC
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:33:00 -0800
WNC & Associates, Inc. , a national investor in urban renewal and affordable housing projects, has provided $9.5 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing to The Landmark Group for the acquisition and adaptive reuse of two historic former mills in downtown Asheboro, NC.
NC LIVE ‘a library at your fingertips’
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:07:26 -0800
ASHEBORO — NC LIVE is a “library at your fingertips.” It’s free to access on the Internet by using your library card. The website — www.nclive.org — was introduced Thursday by Tim Rogers, NC LIVE’s executive director, at the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce’s first Lunch & Learn for 2012 which was held at The Exchange in Asheboro.
NC Zoo Welcomes Baby Chimp
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:20:16 -0800
ASHEBORO, NC -- A baby chimpanzee was born at the North Carolina Zoo Monday evening, marking the 12th chimp birth at the park since its opening in 1974.
Tuskeegee Airmen Exhibit at NC Aviation Museum
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:10:36 -0800
Tuskegee Airmen memorabilia is on display at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro.
Man Charged With Asheboro Murder 17 Years After Crime
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:40:34 -0800
Records show 38-year-old Sergio Pelayo Rios was being held Sunday at the Randolph County jail.
2011 deemed ‘positive year’ for economic development
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:21:58 -0800
ASHEBORO — Randolph County had a good year in economic development, according to Bonnie Renfro, Randolph County Economic Development (EDC) president, on Monday. Renfro made her annual report to commissioners during the board’s February meeting.
North Carolina Zoo Announces a Baby Chimpanzee Birth
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:28:26 -0800
The North Carolina Zoo Infant Female Chimpanzee has Been Named By Tom Gillespie Asheboro, NC - A baby chimpanzee was born at the North Carolina Zoo Monday evening, marking the 12th chimp birth at the park since its opening in 1974 and the second since August 2010. Ebi, as the infant female has been named, was born to Tammy, a 41-year-old female who had previously given birth to Maki in March ...
Columbus Co. man arrested 17 years after shooting
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:09:09 -0800
Asheboro police say a man has been charged with murder 17 years after a man was found shot to death in an Asheboro home.
Police Still Looking For One Person In Drug Bust
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:10:34 -0800
Authorities found 55 grams of marijuana in an Asheboro home.
NC Zoo gets $1 million gift
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:41:49 -0800
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is getting a big gift. All thanks to a woman from Greensboro.