NC Zoo Holds Annual Plant Sale
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo's Horticulture Division will hold a public plant sale Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the zoo's Africa Entrance. Inclement-weather date is…
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Jerome Davis PBR Invitational featured on FOX 8
Archdale, NC - This morning, FOX8′s Shannon Smith spoke with Jerome Davis of Jerome Davis Bull Riding about an upcoming event at the Davis Ranch Arena in Randolph County…
Read MoreOur Town: Trinity | Linbrook Heritage Estate
Trinity, NC - Kerry Charles visits a house in Trinity that provides a new look at history and can even take you back to a simpler time…
Read MoreBB&T to Sponsor NC Zoo's Polar Bear Ice Cave
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo today announced that BB&T will sponsor an Arctic ice cave as part of a major expansion of the zoo's highly popular polar bear exhibit. The renovated exhibit…
Read MoreNC Zoo Society Receives Record Gift
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoological Society today announced the receipt of the largest single gift in its 44-year history. The late Dr. Addison G. Mangum of Albemarle, N.C., has bequeathed his…
Read MoreBaby Gorilla Born at NC Zoo Named
Asheboro, NC - A male gorilla born Saturday at the North Carolina Zoo has been named "Bomassa" today. In keeping with traditional policy, the naming was done by the zoo's gorilla keepers. Bomassa is a…
Read MoreHoover Hired as Visitor Center Manager
Asheboro, NC - The Randolph County Tourism Development Authority recently hired Myra Hoover to assume the new title of Visitor Center Manager for the Heart of North Carolina Visitor Centers* in…
Read MoreVisit Juma's World at the NC Zoo
Asheboro, NC - When summer came rolling in, our family decided to spend one day in Africa and one day in North America - at the North Carolina Zoo. We checked the website and discovered a baby giraffe…
Read MoreBaby Gorilla Born at NC Zoo
Asheboro, NC - A healthy male gorilla was born at the North Carolina Zoo today at about 8 a.m. to 12-year-old "Jamani." Zookeepers witnessed the labor that they described as relatively quick and…
Read MoreWilliams Promoted to Tourism Manager
Asheboro, NC - The Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau recently promoted Amber Williams to assume the new title of Tourism Manager on July 1, 2012. Since joining the bureau in February, 2007…
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