Amendment One protesters to gather in Asheboro on Monday

Monday, May 14th, 2012, 12:01pm

ASHEBORO, N.C. — Amendment One protesters are expected to gather in Asheboro on Monday.

The protest is part of Southern Equality’s “We Do Campaign,” which is taking place in eight counties across the state.

Officials at the Randolph County Register of Deeds said they are aware of the protest and they have “planned accordingly.”

Last Thursday, deputies in Forsyth County arrested two people following a “We Do Protest” in Winston-Salem. The Register of Deeds denied request for marriage licenses made by same-sex couples. Two people who refused to leave the office were arrested.

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More than $30K in stolen equipment recovered in Randolph Co.

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Friday, May 11th, 2012, 2:10pm

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies say they recovered more than $30,000 worth of stolen lawn and building equipment from a home in Randolph County.

In a news release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies said they, along with officers with the Thomasville Police Department, searched a home at 1267 Beverly Hills Drive in High Point on Tuesday. While the home has a High Point address, it is located in Randolph County.

During the search, deputies said they found an estimated $26,000 worth of power tools, lawn equipment, building supplies and materials.

While investigators have not yet tracked down all the rightful owners of the property, the items are believed to have been stolen from various locations across Thomasville, High Point, Greensboro, and Randolph County, deputies said.

Deputies said they also found another $5,000 in construction materials that was specifically Thomasville business.

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Volunteers rescue puppies found living in tree

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Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 7:48pm

ASHEBORO, N.C. — Volunteers on Thursday returned to a wooded site in Asheboro to rescue a family of puppies that had been found living inside of a tree trunk earlier this week.

Lena Keller, a volunteer with the Humane Society of Randolph County, said there are a total of six puppies which each appear to be about five-weeks-old.

Keller, along with other volunteers, gathered the puppies and their mother on Thursday. They plan to take care of the dogs for now, but will soon place them in foster care where they will eventually be available for adoption.

Details about adopting the pups were not immediately available.

The puppies were apparently born in the woods to a brindle-boxer mix, Keller said.

Keller said the puppies would sleep inside a tree trunk at night, then come outside to play during the day.

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Puppies found living in tree in Randolph County

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, 9:42pm

ASHEBORO, N.C. — Volunteers are hoping to find a permanent home for a family of puppies that was found living inside of a tree trunk in Asheboro.

The six puppies, which are each about five-weeks-old, were born in the woods to a brindle-boxer mix, said Lena Keller, a volunteer with the Humane Society of Randolph County.

Keller said the puppies sleep inside the tree trunk, but come outside to play during the day. She said the mother has been keeping her distance from people, although the puppies themselves are very “sociable.”

Volunteers with the Humane Society plan to gather the puppies and eventually catch the mother within the next couple of days. After they’re gathered, the puppies and their mom will all be put in some type of foster care.

Keller said a neighbor has been providing the mother with food for some time.

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Youngest NC voters can’t cast ballot on Amendment One

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 4:02pm

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some of North Carolina’s youngest voters are getting a chance to pick candidates for November’s general election, but they won’t be able to vote on the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

State elections director Gary Bartlett said Tuesday that officials have received less than a dozen complaints across the state from 17-year-old voters angry they did not get to vote on the marriage ban.

State law allows 17-year-olds to vote in primaries as long as they will be 18 by the general election in November. But Bartlett said those voters cannot cast a ballot on the amendment because that issue is being decided Tuesday.

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Moderate turnout as voters decide on candidates, Amendment One

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 7:21am

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voting officials say turnout picked up in the final hours before the polls close in primaries across the state.

State elections director Gary Bartlett said Tuesday evening that turnout increased in the afternoon, especially in the mountains after the rain moved out of the eastern part of the state.

Bartlett says he thinks turnout could top the 37 percent that voted in the 2008 elections.

Bartlett says it has been a smooth day for voters overall and few problems have been reported.

A constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage is driving turnout, but North Carolina voters also are choosing nominees for governor, 13 congressional districts, nine of the 10 Council of State positions and dozens of General Assembly seats.

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