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🌱 Asheboro renovation plans span apartments and a downtown yoga studio

Asheboro, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Asheboro! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Asheboro renovation plans span apartments and a downtown yoga studio
  • Veterans and spouses get free Asheboro zoo admission through Friday
  • Meet the Asheboro veteran reaching a treatment court milestone

Also on today's calendar: AN EVENING AT THE OPRY and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 68, low: 39.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Asheboro approves funding for multiple building renovation projects (randolphrecord.com) — Renovations to a 50-unit Asheboro apartment building need nearly $300,000 more to finish, a request brought before City Council Nov. 5. The council also considered an approximately $11,000 matching incentive for new upstairs windows at 118 Sunset Ave., where the space is expected to become a yoga studio.
   

2. Veterans Day (Gatherings and Deals) (wbfj.fm) — Military personnel, veterans and their spouses can visit the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro free through Nov. 13 during Military Appreciation Week. Eligible visitors need military identification, and Wednesday's offerings include free coffee and community resources in the Stedman Education Building.
   

3. Randolph County Sheriff's Office Veterans Treatment Court to graduate 1st participant (myfox8.com) — Asheboro Army veteran Joshua Foland has been approved as Randolph County Veterans Treatment Court's first graduate after struggling with substance use and facing criminal charges. He also launched One More Mission, a nonprofit offering veterans a safe place to meet, while the six-participant court program seeks more business leaders as mentors.
   

4. Historic Election for Latino Candidates in North Carolina (enlacelatinonc.org) — Hilda de Cortez finished third for two Asheboro school board seats, behind Mike Brown and Brad Thomas, according to unofficial election results. Her race was part of a statewide tally in which 11 of 22 Latino candidates won office, including reported firsts for representation in Congress and the state Senate. Results await certification.
   

5. Soccer Preview: Ragsdale and Charlotte Catholic Have Made a Habit of Blowouts, and Now They Meet (maxpreps.com) — Asheboro's Blue Comets fell 6-0 to Charlotte Catholic on Monday, giving the Cougars their third straight win. Charlotte Catholic, ranked first in North Carolina by MaxPreps, now hosts Ragsdale at 7 p.m. Thursday after Ragsdale beat Watauga 7-2 in a playoff matchup.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • I have an elderly lady moving into my neighborhood she bought a fixer upper not realizing how much fixing it needed and has been working her hardest to get in her home for what I believe been a year if not longer now.
    She's on disability and door dashed etc in order to buy supplies and I provide cheap/free labor (she pays me occasionally but I don't charge her) she… (Nextdoor Daves Mountain)
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Ok Asheboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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