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Water Authority names new executive director
Gregory T. Flory is the new executive director of Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority.
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Anglers discuss the pros and cons of Randleman Regional Reservoir’s March 1 opening date at Fishing Fever on Fairfield Road. From left are Jim Karriker, Dean Lambeth, Gerry Burchfield and Billy Lee.
Randleman Lake opens March 1
The Randleman Regional Reservoir will open for recreation March 1, said the board of Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority.
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New and experienced hunters should review laws
While deer season continues, N. C. Wildlife Hunter Safety Instructor Fred Rutledge advises that both new and experienced sportsmen to visit ncwildlife.org.
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Kay Honeycutt presents Hunter McKee with the Steve Honeycutt Youth Angler of the Year trophy.
Lake Tillery dispenses fish like popcorn
On the original national bass fishing tournament tour, the Bass Masters Classic was an end of the season best-of-the-best championship.
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Tillery winner and Angler of the year Super Jamie Denison is pictured with his top fan, Kaylee Stout. | Photo submitted
Tillery fish fatten up for winter
One of the big signs that colder weather is truly on its way is all the little critters start feeding up for the long winter.
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Ray Shelton, pictured here with his grandson Hunter McKee, bagged three fish which netted him a first place spot in the Archdale Bass Club Badin Lake tournament Oct. 1.
Falling temps lead to fishermen’s bounty
If March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, late September and early October in the Carolinas can easily be described as the reverse … and then some.
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Hunter McKee, left, Ray Shelton, Jack Elkes and Vernon Wilson had a good day on the water.
Bass Club looks forward to fall fishing
So here we are in the second weekend in September, and it appears we’ll have a “vertical” season change again.
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Hunters, fishermen encouraged to purchase licenses now
With dove season opening on Sept. 3, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is encouraging hunters to avoid the rush and purchase their hunting and fishing licenses now by visiting www.ncwildlife.o...
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Guild golf classic Aug. 20
The Guild of High Point Regional Hospital will hold its 10th annual Golf Classic Saturday, Aug. 20, at Holly Ridge Golf Links, 7933 U.S. Hwy. 311 in Archdale.
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Bill Frazier, left, and youth angler Alex Randall
Bass Club endures high heat, low catches
You’d think we’d learn. Struggling with the with the current trend of ridiculously hot weather and light stringers of fish, the Archdale Bass Club continues to endeavor to persevere.
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Bill Farlow
Quaker golf tourney honors three
The sixth annual Archdale Friends Quaker Men’s Memorial Golf Tournament honors the memories of three departed members — Bill Farlow, Prince Kendall and Ralph Rice.
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The Randleman Outdoor Youth team. On the ground, from left, are Tyler Ransom, Tyler Williamson, Bill Frazier, Coach Willie Duvall and Alex Randall; in the boat, Bojangles Pro Brad Staley, Dalton Stout, Emery Crotts, “Cooter” Shaw and Christian Kirkpatrick (behind Coach Duvall).
Randleman Outdoor Youth hold final tourney
The weather went out of its way to cooperate with a brief respite from the sweltering temperatures and blazing sun on July 16.
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Ken Frazier took Big Fish honors for the Lake MacIntosh tourney with this 5.85 pounder.
Anglers brave heat at Lake MacIntosh
Archdale Bass Club usually fishes the first Saturday in the month, unless there are five Saturdays on the calendar. In these months they fish the first and fourth Saturday.
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Commission to survey anglers
Despite not making the N.C. General Assembly’s crossover deadline, a bill that would regulate and restrict the size and quantities of fish that could be taken from the Randleman Regional Reservoir ...
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Receiving top honors in the Archdale Bass Club July 9 outing at Tuckertown Reservoir, from left, are Butch Rhymer, Carl Simmons and Big Mike Hedgecock.
Anglers up early, fish sleep in at Tuckertown
I’ve heard the expression “get up before the chickens” all my life. I was never sure what it meant until this past Saturday when the Archdale Bass Club fished its first of two July tournaments. In ...
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Ryan Vickers, left, Coach Willie Duvall, Tyler Williamson and Christian Fitzpatrick show off Duvall’s catch.
Randleman Outdoor Youth hold tourney
The Randleman Outdoor Youth hosted their second Open Tourney at Randleman Lake Saturday, June 25. The turnout was good even though weather was hot, lack of rainfall has the water dropping and cat...
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Club President Eddie Yahya, left, hamming it up while congratulating Greg Moye on his big catch at Lake Reese.
One hot day on Lake Reese
Normally, beautiful Lake Reese sits nestled in the quiet early summer cool of the Uwharrie Mountains just west of Asheboro. With the recent heat wave, that was not the case June 11 as the Archdale ...
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Kevin Vandam, the record-breaking reigning multi-time world champion BASS Elite series fisherman, fished on the ‘little pond’ known as Randleman Lake to film shows for the Versus Channel. Photo by Bill Frazier
Mr. KVD fishes Randleman Lake
Ho-hum another Monday. The week has started again and, with any luck, today won’t be too eventful. My cell phone rings and the caller ID does not ID the caller for me. OK, so I decide to live a l...
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Participants in the fishing open from left include Ray Deal, Team Boyd and Gwaltney, Emery Crotts and Bill Frazier.
Randleman Outdoor Youth stage great tournament
To me, small, rural communities are a special little slice of heaven on earth. Most of what makes them that way are the people that live in them. They take pride in being self-sufficient, taking ...
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Water level, movement factor into good fishing
exington is famous for two things: its barbecue festival and High Rock Lake.
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First pitch honor
Gerry Croker, a breast cancer survivor, threw the first pitch at North Carolina State’s Kay Yow Pink Game against University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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High Rock site of April 2 tournament
Like the last few years, spring has been a little backward. It comes in like a lamb with beautiful soft days of warm temperatures and mild rains.
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‘Breezy’ day produces great catch
In retrospect, the drama leading up to this month’s second tourney was initially underestimated, but well deserved.
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Bass Pro Shop manager proclaims Randleman Lake ‘great fishery’
If you manage one of the world’s largest hunting and fishing retail stores, what do you do for a new thrill?
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Disc golf, it's more than throwing a Frisbee
The game of disc golf is a bit more difficult than throwing a Frisbee at the beach, say members of the Archdale Disc Golf Club.
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Health Department offers walking program at Creekside
Looking to get healthy and stay fit this spring? Then get outside, get moving and bring the family out for a walk at Creekside Park in Archdale, says the Randolph County Health Department.
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Archdale Bass Club back on the water
Welcome, dear neighbors, to another fishing season. The calendar may still say it’s winter, but it has been our pleasure to enjoy unseasonably warm Carolina winter weather the past few weeks.
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Fishermen perturbed 
by Water Authority decision
‘They know how to sell water but they’re not really helping the fishermen a lot,’ said Dean Lambeth about Piedmont Triad Water Authority’s decision to delay the opening of Randleman Lake until Apri...
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Disc golf tourney at Creekside 
seeks sponsors
Discs will ‘whoosh’ through Archdale April 9-10 during the first Archdale-Trinity Disc Golf Open.
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Hutchins team wins first place
Some guys just can’t give it up — like Lucas Hutchins and his dad Randy of Archdale Bass Club.
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Braxton ball field needs repairs
A ballfield at Braxton Craven Middle School may get much-needed updates thanks to the efforts of an Archdale-Trinity teacher.
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Jarrett takes driver’s seat
The 2011 season at Caraway Speedway will be under the guidance of long time veteran Bill Jarrett, native of Winston-Salem, as he accepts the position of race director.
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Gross wins golfer of the year
Precision Instruction and Triad Youth Golf Foundation have named Tanner Gross of Archdale the 2011 Precision Golf Junior Male of the Year for outstanding performance.
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Guil-Rand tourney yields $3,000 and lots of food
Guil-Rand Fire Department knocked a home run with the 2010 COAT Softball Tournament. The event yielded $3,000 in cash donations and 2,000 pounds of food, valued at $3,000.
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A ‘fish-tell’ day on the water
High Point Auto Salvage hosted the Terry Labonte Chevy Bass Open Tournament Nov. 21.
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<b>Pictured from left are Jamie Denison, Bill Frazier, Carl Simmons and Eddie Yahya.</b>
‘The Classic’ yields final standings
Plenty of frost and a brisk north west wind following a wet week were forecast for the Archdale Bass Club as they met Nov. 6 in Denton for our championship tournament — “The Classic.”
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<b>Senior competitor Ryan Vickers, left, and junior competitor Chris Carnes wait in the ‘Hot Seat’ for other competitors to weigh in.</b>
Youth angler gets ‘hot seat’ at Tillery
Three local youth completed in the N.C. BASS Federation Nation Youth Championship Saturday, Oct. 23 — Robert ‘Chuckie’ Reid of Archdale, Ryan Vickers of Randleman High School’s Randleman Outdoor Yo...
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Pictured from left are top three anglers, James Lewis, Vernon Wilson and Clayton Proctor. Photo submitted
Casting into cooler crankbait weather
The Archdale Bass Club met for the third time this season to fish High Rock Lake on Oct 2. Anticipation was high, given this is the time of year High Rock typically “turns on” with its famous cra...
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Tenosha shows off one of her first fish.
From ‘slimy’ to successful
Saturday Sept. 25, members of the Archdale and Shamrock bass clubs partnered with other fishermen and clubs in the area to participate in the Third Annual Benjamin Moye Classic. This tournament i...
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Rotary’s disc golf tourney seeks entrants
The Rotary Club of Archdale-Trinity will hold the Creekside Classic Disc Golf Tournament Saturday, Nov. 6.
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<b>Allen Sparks, right, practices with his brother Tony for the 125-mile ride.</b>
Broken leg leads cyclist on 175-mile journey
Allen Sparks is getting ready to go on a two-day, 175-mile bicycle journey on behalf of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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Bailey Hollingsworth
Archdale Bass Club offers CastingKids
Archdale Bass Club for the first year will offer CastingKids, a free fishing game that teaches young, aspiring anglers one of the most important things — how to cast that line. The game will be he...
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Finding fish among the weeds — water weeds, that is
Remember the old commercial, ‘Who made the salad?’ Tuckertown Reservoir, situated between High Rock and Badin Lake, has enough aquatic weeds and other green stuff in it to embarrass even the Pionee...
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Mike Hedgecock
Phenomenal fishing in ‘dog days’
The Archdale Bass Club met for its eighth outing Aug. 7 at High Rock’s Southmont landing on N.C. 8 at 6 a.m. Given the ridiculous heat of late, everyone suspected it would be best to get on and off...
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<b>Members of the first place team in the championship flight, AAA Auto Salvage, from left are Shannon Craddock, Chris Phillips, Derrick Loflin and Woody Nurney. Photo by Jim Tuttle </b>
Tourney supports 
Chamber programs
No one won the $10,000 hole-in-one prize, but golfers left the course happy after the Archdale-Trinity Chamber Open Golf Tournament.
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<b>Pictured from left are first through third finishers Lucas Hutchins, Freddie House and Bill Frazier. On the far right is Ed Brady with Big Fish honors. </b>
Anglers sizzle, bass swim at Randleman
The sun, rising slowly over the horizon on the Saint Peter’s Church Road branch of the Randleman Reservoir, looked like a big old golden, crusty piece of fried chicken just pulled out of boiling oi...
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<b>Brian Sorrell topped the leader board with a five-fish bag weighing 15.97 pounds.</b>
Bass Club bags treasure at Badin Lake
Badin Lake is snuggled in the lap of the Uwharrie Mountains, south of the Piedmont, amidst a kaleidoscope of mixed landscapes and users.
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Photo courtesy of Tom Sargent of www.fishbyte.net <b>Mike Hedgecock, left, and Brian Sorrel show off their winning five-fish catch after the Yadkin Challenge tournament at High Rock Lake.</b>
BASS tourney beats the heat at High Rock
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society North Carolina Chapter’s ‘Yadkin Challenge’ held the third in its series of 2010 tournaments on High Rock Lake Saturday, June 12. The tournament is a fundraiser f...
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Greg Moye won big fish for the tournament. Photo by Alex Randall
Archdale Bass Club hops to High Rock
The halfway point tourney in Archdale Bass Club’s season found us up bright and early at North Carolina’s own “Big Muddy.” High Rock Lake has a wide-spread reputation for successfully hosting sev...
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Outdoors Club tourney nets more than 500 pounds
What do you get when you take 22 highly self-motivated youth in a traditional rural community, a very committed coach and a lake developing a regional reputation for spitting out large fish?
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<b>Bill Frazier</b>
The one-thousand-six-hundred-five-dollar fish
This fish tale is best told in reverse, so bear with me.
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It's almost summer!
Local coaches, YMCA, Archdale Parks and Recreation all offer summer fun for kids. Here's a listing:
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<b>Winner Clayton Lucky Proctor </b>
Putting the pieces together at Lake Reese
Is putting a jigsaw puzzle together luck? When we were little, my aunt told me the only way to do it was through an organized, methodical process.
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Spinz4Hope ride May 1
Enjoy the scenic views of Randolph and Guilford counties and help raise funds for the America Cancer Society, says the Spinz4Hope crew. The cycle ride will benefit Relay for Life. Cyclists wil...
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Team members from left are Tyler Hassenplug, Luke Coltrane, Dustin Price, Taylor Smith, Holden Sumner, Wayne Hall and Jake Ferrell.
Hunter safety team wins first place
The Trinity High School Hunter Education team won a first place award at the district tournament held March 27, at the Alamance County Wildlife Club.
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The future looks bright at Randleman Lake
There's some big fish at Randleman Lake.
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<b>ABC’s Freddie House displays the two hard-found Badin fish for the win.</b>
A t-o-u-g-h day on the lake
As reported in last week’s NEWS, the Archdale Bass Club kicked off its regular season opener Saturday, March 6, with its usual stop for breakfast at Rick’s in the thriving metropolis of Denton.
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Jack Frost Tournament Feb. 13-14
The Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce, Guil-Rand Youth Soccer Association and the Carl and Linda Grubb Family YMCA of Archdale-Trinity will host the Jack Frost Soccer Tournament, forecast to blo...
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Audrey Bayse shows off her catch.
Weather doesn’t dampen COAT tourney
As you’ve read Archdale Bass Club fish tales over the past couple of years, you know the weather is a major driving factor in any fishing excursion. For casual, recreational fishermen, bad weather ...
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Robert “Chuckie” Reed, a student at ATMS, partnered with his boat captain for the event, Steve Dyer of South Fork Bassmasters.
ATMS student competes as angler
Halloween morning was true to its scary tradition as the N.C. Bass Anglers Sportsman Society Federation Nation hosted a youth regional tournament.
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Warriors to face off Friday
The Wheatmore Warriors will face Atkins High School Friday in Winston-Salem. With Wheatmore at 0-7 and Atkins at 0-6, one team will bring home their first win of the season.
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