U.S. Air Force
Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas V. Parker has been named the 2009 Air Traffic Controller of the Year at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
Parker, an air traffic control watch supervisor with nine years of military service, is assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing. He is the son of Thomas and Severina Parker of Trinity and a 1998 graduate of Trinity High School.
Five local residents have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
The five completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Air Force Airman Kendrick B. Alltop is the son of Janice Scott of Franklinville and a 2009 graduate of Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur.
Air Force Airman Jae M. Solina earned distinction as an honor graduate. He is the son of Maria Alma Mulles of Randleman and a 2007 graduate of Randleman High School.
Air Force Airman Jordan K. Mundy is the son of Tim and Terri Mundy of Liberty and a 2008 graduate of Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb N. McMasters is a 2009 graduate of Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur. He is the son of Mitchell and Sherry McMasters of Ramseur and Freda and Joseph Malone of Asheboro.
Air Force Airman Ryan W. Lester is a 2006 graduate of Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur. He is the son of Shirley Lester and George Lester, both of Ramseur.
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Military News - February 3, 2010
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Community Health Foundation opens 2013 grant process
The Randolph Hospital Community Health Foundation has announced that the 2013 grant process has begun for prospective grantees.
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'Wizard of Oz' auditions scheduled
RSVP Theatre will hold auditions for The Wizard of Oz on May 26, May 28 and May 30 at the Randolph Arts Guild.
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Sign up now for RCSAA bus trip
The Randolph County Senior Adults Association has scheduled a trip on June 7 to both the N.C. Museum of History and the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.
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War of 1812 focus of genealogy group
The Randolph County Genealogy Society will feature The War of 1812: Beyond the History Book and Tracing Your War of 1812 Ancestors during its spring program at 10 a.m. May 19.
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Food drive is May 12
The 20th annual National Association of Letter Carriers National Food Drive will be held May 12 and local letter carriers are asking Randolph County residents to help.
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RCC graduation to use 50th anniversary themes
Randolph Community College’s Curriculum Graduation ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. May 9 at the Lee J. Stone football stadium at Asheboro High School, will include 50 alumni graduates in honor of RCC’s 50th anniversary.
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Military News
Military personnel with connections to Randolph County are in the news. They include Hal C. York, Michael J. Lanham and Nathan B. Shanas.
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Camp for bereaved children set for June 9
The ninth annual Caterpillar’s Quest Children’s Bereavement Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 9 at Caraway Conference Center & Camp in Asheboro.
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National bereavement program is April 19
Hospice Foundation of America's 19th annual National Bereavement Program will be televised live at Hospice of Randolph County from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 19.
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60 inducted into RCC Honor Society
Sixty students were welcomed into Beta Theta Rho, Randolph Community College’s Five-Star Phi Theta Kappa chapter, during the spring induction ceremony on March 5 in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus.
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