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Kat Puryear is crowned Miss North Carolina Teen USA.
Model teen advances to national pageant
Trinity High School student Katharine Puryear is once again in the limelight after being crowned the 2012 Miss North Carolina Teen USA.
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Future of Trinity’s park uncertain
Trinity’s proposed Bathing Rock Park, a source of controversy during last year’s contentious election, is on hold.
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Todd Ridge had his son’s rendering of Sponge Bob tattooed on his chest.
Twisted Ink explosion
There has been an explosion of ink since Twisted Ink tattoo shop opened in Archdale’s Main Street Plaza eight years ago.
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Arlis Farlow whistles in front of flags representing the nations of those competing at the International Whistler’s Convention in Louisburg in 2002.
MYN ... the Whistling Songbird
Arlis Farlow can charm a bird out of a tree.
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Todd Ridge of Sophia makes a face as Twisted Ink owner Frank Neal adds to the snake tattoo on his lower left arm. Ridge is no stranger to ink; he displays a ‘sleeve,’ multi-colored body art which covers the entire arm. He is one of a growing number of people who are getting tattoos. | Photo by Debbie Hightower
Randolph tattoo studio permits triple
As tattoos become more socially acceptable, the number of tattoo establishments increases.
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John Proctor, portrayed by Matt Hapeman, shares a moment with his wife Elizabeth, portrayed by Katlyn Haney, while Abigal Williams, portrayed by Heather Sullivan, looks off. | Photo by Michael Johnson
Trinity High Theatre presents The Crucible Dec. 16-18
The Trinity High School theatre department will present Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, “The Crucible,” Friday through Sunday, Dec. 16-18.
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Perfect weather greeted those who attended Archdale Christmas parade Sunday. Some even called it the best parade ever.
Meet Your Neighbors at the Archdale Christmas parade
Trumpets sounded, dancers swirled, cheerleaders leaped and Santa waved to hundreds during the Archdale Christmas parade held Sunday.
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Cookie decoration is the favorite part of Creekside Christmas for this group. Pictured from left are Justin Witcher, Nate Hernandez, Madeline Work and Austin Shives.
Creekside Christmas Friday
With more than 500 luminaries, Creekside Christmas, from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, inspires memories of an old-fashioned era, said Tanya Work of Archdale Parks and Recreation.
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Randolph libraries offer Kindle e-books
Owners of Amazon Kindle e-readers can now check out e-books from the Randolph County Public Library.
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Festival welcomes new attractions
Some come for the entertainment and others for the food. Many love to watch the spinning legs and toothy grins of youngsters at the Big Wheel races.
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Historic Society, Arts Council hold art and quilt show
The Trinity Historic Society and the Northwestern Randolph County Arts Council will hold “Time Gone By,” an art and quilt show, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Trinity Museum, 7524 ...
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Deadline to enter Bush Hill quilt show extended
The deadline to enter quilts in the fourth annual Bush Hill Heritage Festival Quilt Show has been extended to Tuesday, Sept. 6. Quilts will be judged during the Bush Hill Heritage Festival, set fo...
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Fran Andrews attaches the binding to the Bush Hill Heritage Quilt.
Heritage Quilt to be displayed at Festival
The Bush Hill Heritage Quilt, a tribute in textiles to the area’s Quaker past, will be on display during the Bush Hill Heritage Festival.
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Coltrane Festival to give away instruments
The Friends of John Coltrane were given two alto saxes, a clarinet and a trumpet to be donated to students who qualify to receive them. They will be given away to winners of an essay contest during...
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John Pledger examines a frame of bees and points out a queen among hundreds of workers on a frame from one of his hives.
Apiary expert produces royalty
The royalty are well hidden, but John Pledger knows just where to find them. The work is dangerous, but the rewards are sweet.
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The art of Chad McHenry III will be on display at the historic Hammond-Ragan House.
Arts Council plans new display
Chad McHenry III, an Archdale artist, will exhibit his artwork at Ed Price and Associates Realty Company, in the historic Hammond-Ragan House at 118 Trindale Road, beginning Aug. 1.
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Brenda Maxie, left, and Terri Moore were among the courageous who picked up a silly hat and wore it proudly.
Meet your ABWA neighbors ... they know laughter reduces stress
"Come up to the front and find a hat that you will have to wear the rest of the evening," Dr. Lundee Amos told the Golden Arch Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association. Amos...
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Taylor Cuthbertson of Archdale placed among the top 10 in the Miss North Carolina Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant. | Photo courtesy of Ashley Stone Photography
Cuthbertson earns top 10 status
Thirty-two talented teens from across North Carolina competed for the title of Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen 2011. Taylor Cuthbertson of Archdale placed among the top 10. A rising soph...
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The work of Lisa Linville, left, and James Tuttle is on exhibit.
New exhibit at Hammond-Ragan House
A Sunday reception by the Northwestern Randolph County Arts Council opened the exhibit of James Tuttle and Lisa Linville, Randolph County photographers. Their work will remain on exhibit through A...
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Little Miss Trinity Pageant award winners, from left, are India Benfield, Miss Sweetheart; Sydney Whittington, Teen Miss Trinity; Priscilla McCroskey, Young Miss Trinity; Sydney Skeen, Little Miss Trinity; and Taghan Safriet, Tiny Miss Trinity. Photo by Terry Strom (team7productions.net)
Little Miss queens prepare for royal appearances
Little Miss Trinity pageant titlists will head to the Threshers Southeast Pageant June 25. Their first local appearances will be the Bush Hill Heritage Festival in Archdale, Little Miss Bush Hill ...
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Sir Brian Duncan with his Princess Hope
Cinderellas dance with dads
All it took was a look. Just a shy smile with a sideways glance and Emily Bryan had convinced her father, Eddie, to take her to the Princess Ball. She and her sister, Amelia, both students at Tr...
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Arts Council concert May 29
Three exclamation points dot the theme of a May 29 concert — ‘Music! Music! Music!’
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Art Daze: Just look at the stuff
Yellow and black tubes turned into robot legs. A PVC pipe grew daisies. Scraps of white fabric highlighted the royal wedding. A 5-year-old is on her way to earn a contractor’s license.
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THS musical May 6-8
Trinity High School will present the musical, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Revised,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8.
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Local bluegrass composer in concert April 30
Life moments capture the heart of Donna Hughes, especially those moments when time seems to fleet away.
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Arts Council presents Art Daze — it’s free fun
‘Art Daze is an art-filled adventure for all ages,’ said Andee Edelson, coordinator of the free community event for the Northwestern Randolph County Arts Council.
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Booster Club's Little Miss Trinity seeks contestants
Registration for the Trinity High School Athletic Booster Club’s the 28th annual Little Miss Trinity Pageant is open. The pageant will be held Saturday, May 21, in the THS gym.
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Trinity High theatre presents play and film
Trinity High School will present several theatrical events during March in celebration of “theatre in our schools,” said Michael Johnson, theater teacher and director of dramatics.
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Community unites to help those in need
The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Archdale-Trinity and very evident at Community Christmas — a collaboration of several area groups to provide breakfast and Christmas cheer to local familie...
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Cartoon characters to greet children at YMCA
Artwork done by a Trinity High School student will soon adorn the walls of the Grubb Family YMCA.
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THS sets performances
Trinity High School will present the play, “Alice in Wonderland,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, and again Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10 and 11.
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DVD now available
‘Red Dirt Rising,’ a film about local racing legends that was shot in Archdale, is now available on DVD at a limited number of local outlets.
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It's Festival time!
This year’s Bush Hill Heritage Festival — Friday and Saturday — will be full of entertainment, food, crafts, informational booths and more than 200 vendors from across the nation.
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Arts Council hosts exhibit Aug. 20-22
Watercolors, acrylics, pastels, woodcarvings, photography and more will be part of the artwork on display at the Northwestern Randolph County Art Council’s fourth annual art exhibit at the Archdale...
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Bush Hill to celebrate 25 years with special events
With the Bush Hill Heritage Festival celebrating its silver anniversary, mark your calenders now to attend all of its special events — from a Friday night concert to Saturday’s main event.
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Blacksmith Jim Campbell of Greensboro pumps up the flames hot enough to melt metal. Campbell regularly plies his art at the High Point Museum.
Mendenhall Plantation’s Village Fair
Mendenhall Plantation held its eighth annual Village Fair July 17, with the help of High Point Museum, Boy Scouts and the cities of High Point and Jamestown. The Historic Jamestown Society hosts ...
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Generosity
Hurley Hinshaw grows beautiful tomatoes — and gives them away every year.
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<b>Stephen Freeman as Elvis.</b> Photo by Michael Hill
THS grad top Elvis tribute artist
Stephen Freeman, 38, of Winston-Salem, a 1989 Trinity High School graduate, won the 2010 Ultimate ETA Fan’s Choice Poll. The award means that Freeman is now recognized as the world’s fan favorite E...
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<b>The Hinsons grow flowers and vegetables at their Rand Boulevard home.</b>
Hinsons earn Archdale’s Green Thumb Award
Elbert and Ruth Hinson searched for four years for the perfect corner lot for their dream garden.
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Pirates invade Archdale library
Pistols fired and swords slashed at the Archdale Public Library — all part of its storytime held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
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<b>The festival draws thousands of people into the community.</b> Photo by Michael Hill
Top 20 listing could help festival, area
The Bush Hill Heritage Festival has been included on the list of top 20 September events or festivals in the Southeast. This honor could increase tourism.
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Betty Denny cringes as one of the invaders holds a gun to Tyler Harvey.
Law prepares for the worst: A SCHOOL RAMPAGE
Large-scale emergencies like Columbine are unlikely in most communities; yet the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office knows that preparation for such a rampage is still essential.
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Meet your senior neighbors ...
No one could have predicted the challenges that Alicia Prokasky faced to complete her senior project on time.
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<b>Angela Allred dances at the Summer Solstice Celebration in Greensboro in June 2006.</b> Photo by Tom Lassiter, www.lassiter.com
Angela Allred, dancing in heaven
The NEWS has printed tributes before, but this time we say farewell to one of our own. Angela Allred, NEWS reporter from about 2005 until illness kept her away from work in 2007, passed away May 4,...
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Spring musical May 7, 8, 14
An inept gang of greasers and the Pink Ladies rule Rydell High School. During the next two weekends, they will rule the campuses of Trinity and Wheatmore high schools with three performances of the...
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Wheatmore shoe designs on display
Wheatmore High School’s art department has some fancy shoes, so fancy that they were selected as one of the top 20 entries to the VANS Custom Culture Contest out of more than 300 schools.
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<b>Deborah Smith, owner of Queen Bee & Co., prepare artwork for display in Archdale.</b>
Art explosion 
heralds Week of the Young Child
Several sites in Archdale will feature children’s art — all part of Art Explosion, a Week of the Young Child event, during April.
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<b>Much of the movie was filmed on English Farm Road in Archdale.</b>
Movie premier May 15
The world premier of the movie ‘Red Dirt Rising,’ which was filmed in Archdale, will be held in North Carolina at a historic racing track Saturday, May 15.
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<b>Eric Smith, president of the Trinity Historical Preservation Society</b>
Trinity museum in need of repairs
The wooden steps and porch have become soft. Water damage stains the ceiling of an upstairs bedroom. The heating system needs repair and, when the back door closes, paint flakes off the frame.
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Murder, she wrote
Barbara Arntsen’s debut novel, “SOS,” is filled with humor, suspense and a memorable protagonist that’s got it all — looks, smarts and a penchant for attracting trouble, all wrapped in sweet, South...
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Show your love
Feb. 14 not only is Valentine’s Day, it’s also National Donor Day, said Beth Hinesley, community relations coordinator for Carolina Donor Services in Winston-Salem.
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<b>Honored Trinity and Wheatmore high school chorus students picured from left are Candise Owens (THS), Crystal Cox (WHS), Troi Hicks (THS) and chorus teacher Sarah Downey.</b>
Songbirds praised
‘In Randolph County, we believe in tapping in on the strengths and talents of our students in the arts,’ said Pat Foust, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
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Bush Hill Festival applications online
Vendor applications for the 25th annual Bush Hill Heritage Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 11, will be posted online Feb. 3 at www.bushhillfestival.com.
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<b>The ATMS Spanish Club members organize a game of Twister — Spanish style.</b>
Students share Spanish language, culture
It’s a passport to learning, said teachers. In a two-day learning experience, students traveled across ‘borders’ to share what they have learned about the Spanish language and culture
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Jade Earnhardt and her parents, Bobby and Gina, were recognized at the Randolph County Board of Education.
Fourth grader’s artwork appears on Christmas card
John Lawrence Elem-entary School student Jade Earnhardt’s artwork was used on Randolph County Schools’ Christmas cards this year.
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Homes tour Saturday
The Northwestern Randolph County Arts Council and the Trinity Historic Society will offer the annual Holiday Homes Tour from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5
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Honoring a WWII veteran ...
It was 1945, in the final days of World War II, and Sylvester ‘Stoney’ Stone was in Germany. His memories of this time are vivid, but incomplete. The cost of victory, however, remains steadfast in ...
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Jo and Brian Johnson were the top winners in the chili cook-off.
‘Secret’ stir wins chili competition
It was the first chili cook-off for Jo and Brian Johnson and a few secrets earned them first place at Trinity’s annual chili cook-off held Saturday.
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Miss Bush Hill Princess Pageant set for Oct. 10
The Royal Princess Ball is the theme of the Miss Bush Hill Princess Pageant to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in the Trinity High School theatre. Admission is $5.
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