On January 8, 2025, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office identified a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a business on US Hwy 64 E. in Asheboro. Authorities determined that the vehicle’s registration was expired. The driver, Justin Matthew Stiltner, 30, was found to have a suspended driver’s license.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of an illegal substance and drug paraphernalia. Stiltner was arrested and taken to the Randolph County Detention Center. According to officials, “the magistrate found probable cause for felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.” He received a $5,000 secured bond with his first court appearance scheduled for January 8, 2026, at Randolph County District Court.
In other news related to education in Randolph County, recent data from local school districts shows that only a small percentage of students are considered ready for college based on ACT scores. For example, during the 2022-23 school year, just under 16% of senior students who took the science portion of the ACT were deemed college-ready according to statistics from https://www.dpi.nc.gov/. Junior students showed similar results with about 14% meeting readiness standards in science as reported by https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.
Additionally, reading readiness rates among seniors stood at approximately 24%, while juniors reached just over 21%, both according to https://www.dpi.nc.gov/. Math readiness rates were lower; about 13% of seniors and just over 10% of juniors met college-ready benchmarks as detailed at https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.
