STUDENTS at Presentation College, Carlow kicked their tractors into gear for a highly-successful fundraiser recently. The teenagers organised and took part in a…
Following the racial protests of last year, some Asheboro residents are still wondering if anything will happen to the Confederate statue on the Randolph County Historic Courthouse property.
In July 2015, the NC General Assembly passed Senate Bill 22, the Historic Artifact Management and Patriotism Act, which prevents the removal of monuments such as the Confederate statue.
Although this legislature may have halted any immediate plans to relocate the statue it doesn t change the tumultuous history it has left behind. Honor all veterans
Chip Foust, president of the Randolph County NAACP, said the county has a rich history of being anti-Confederate. During the lead up to the Civil War, there was a vote held and over 2700 citizens voted to stay in the United States, with less than 50 voting to join the Confederacy.
Marshfield achievers
Boston College High School
Several Marshfield residents were named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year at Boston College High School in Boston. Students who earned high honors are John Dunderdale, William MacGrath, Connor McCabe, Gavin O Hara, Shane Roycroft, William Steinaway, Dennis Stiles, Luke Willett, Samuel Burns, Matthew Byrne, John Canavan, Alexander Church, John Church, Benjamin Galvin, Christian Kelley, Jake Minicucci, Sean O Connell, Seamus O Reilly, Aidan Walker, Eric Walsh, Thomas Atkinson, Andrew Gagne, Connor Goodwin, John Oliva, Robert Atkinson, Liam Enwright and Daniel Moylan. To earn high honors, a sophomore, junior and senior must have a quality point average of 3.8 or higher and all grades must be “C-plus” or higher. Freshmen must have a quality point average of 3.6 or higher and all grades must be “C-plus” or higher. Students who earned honors are Joseph Galvin, Christopher Capozzi, Wesley Fennell, B