Randolph County tourism director wins award
ASHEBORO – Randolph County Tourism Development Authority’s director, Tammy O’Kelley, was awarded a top honor this week at the Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina’s DMANC annual…
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Posts From: July 2013
Seagrove Pottery Festival selected as Top 20 event
Contact: Tammy O’Kelley, Director of Tourism SEAGROVE – The 27th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival has been selected as one of Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for November 2008. The event was…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Zoo festival features African culture
Date: October 8 2008 Contact: Tom Gillespie ASHEBORO N.C.—The North Carolina Zoo will hold its second October ZooFEST 2008 event Saturday Oct. 11 featuring African art dance music and mystery in a…
Read MoreOctober festivals continue at North Carolina Zoo
Date: October 16 2008 Contact: Tom Gillespie ASHEBORO N.C. – Visitors will hear wolf howls and tales at the North Carolina Zoo Saturday Oct. 18 when the park holds the third of its four October…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Zoo Aviary and Pavilion temporarily close
Date: October 27 2008 Contact: Tom Gillespie ASHEBORO N.C. – The North Carolina Zoo will temporarily close its Forest Aviary and Africa Pavilion exhibits for routine winter maintenance beginning Nov…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Zoo vet wins national award
Date: October 21 2008 Contact: Tom Gillespie ASHEBORO N.C. – Dr. Mike Loomis chief veterinarian at the North Carolina Zoo was this year’s winner of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarian’s AAZV…
Read MoreNC Zoo to remain closed through Wed, Feb 3rd
ASHEBORO-The North Carolina Zoo will remain closed to the public through Wednesday, Feb.3, in the wake of last weekend's winter storm. Zoo personnel have concentrated on providing care for the animal…
Read MoreNew critters arriving in numbers at North Carolina Zoo
Contact: Rod Hackney ASHEBORO—It will be a busy week for the Animal Division at the North Carolina Zoo as 19 new animals representing 11 different species including one never exhibited at the zoo…
Read MoreWinter weather closes NC Zoo for weekend - Jan 30 & 31
ASHEBORO-Due to predictions of icy weather and dangerous road conditions, the North Carolina Zoo will be closed to the public Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30-31. With temperatures predicted to dip below…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Zoo blankets bear exhibit in snow
Asheboro, N.C. — Wilhelm, the North Carolina Zoo's polar bear, was able to do something a little different on New Year's Day – romp in the snow…
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