Here s a look at this week s local happenings and announcements:
Junior Sheriff s Academy
From Monday, July 19 to July 23, the Randolph County Sheriff s Office will have its second week of the Junior Sheriff s Academy. Teenagers 13 to 15 interested in law enforcement, fire, and EMS were encouraged to register.
Captain Brian Arrington, head of the camp, said the program ran for a few years just for male students who were court-ordered. Then, under a new sheriff, the program was changed to a recruiting-style camp for teens interested in law enforcement.
The department has continued the recruiting theme throughout the changes of the office.
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As a first-generation college student with no financial support, Jaylin Brower began selling marijuana as an answer to his money problems, a choice that would cost him his education at Western Carolina University after a felony conviction.
Brower, 25, born in Ramseur, would describe himself as an at-risk unaccompanied homeless youth in his teenage years. Under the white painted ceilings of Eastern High School, Brower had multiple opportunities to excel as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track. I was the varsity starter, all-county, and all-conference for two years in our district team, Brower said. I was then given the opportunity after high school to play football at Western Carolina University.
Maybe you want to launch a global business.
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
Whatever it is, this customizable program will help you learn the basics of starting your own business and connect you with a network of successful owners and mentors.”
These are the enticing words on the signup page of Asheboro’s soon-to-be-launched black business accelerator. The effort will be a collaboration between VentureAsheboro, Rotary International, and Small Business Center.
“The idea stemmed from a conversation in our Midstate Rotary Group. I belong to a rotary group that, during the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, we wanted to do something meaningful and people had a variety of ideas,” VentureAsheboro Founder and Rotary International member Jonathan Thill explains, “What we ended up landing on was trying to address the generational wealth gap through business ownership.”