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Victim hospitalized after home invasion, robbery
A 73-year-old Stanfield man suffered a medical condition after a masked gunman burst into a home and robbed the family Sunday night, according to the ...
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Gov. appoints Washington to SCC board
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday 34 new appointments to state boards and commissions including Stanly Community College. Daisy Washington, of Badin, was among those appointed. ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 4:37 pm
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SBI arrests group home manager for embezzlement
A former resident manager at Cohen Group Home in Norwood has been charged with eight counts of embezzlement. Megan N. Pilkins was arrested Friday following ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Monday, December 10, 2018 3:54 pm
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Police drop charges in cop shooting
The man suspected of shooting at an Albemarle police officer has been arrested in Harnett County on unrelated charges. Jeremiah Devon McDougald remains in a Harnett ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Monday, December 10, 2018 2:48 pm
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Fight between brothers leads to one shot, standoff
Two brothers barricaded themselves in a house after one shot the other. Stanly County Sheriff Jeff Crisco said Christopher Carlton Snuggs, 36, shot his brother ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Monday, December 10, 2018 11:57 am
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Burr lands state job, pay raise
Although N.C. House Rep. Justin Burr will no longer represent District 67, the Stanly County Republican remains on the state taxpayers’ payroll. Not only has ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Friday, December 7, 2018 6:32 pm
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Oakboro raises the roof with toy drive
Wednesday’s climb to the roof as a challenge to collect donations for Toys for Tots delivered a generous haul certain to make a joyous Christmas ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Friday, December 7, 2018 5:55 pm
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County braces for Winter Storm Watch
Only three months since Stanly County braced for a pair of hurricanes, locals are preparing for the season’s first winter storm nearly two weeks before ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Friday, December 7, 2018 1:16 pm
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Graves takes oath for school board
The Stanly County Board of Education welcomed its newest member Tuesday night. Anthony Graves officially took his oath of office, administered by Register of Deeds ...
by Ritchie Starnes, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 9:57 pm
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SCC nabs grant for agribusiness
Stanly Community College is one of 28 organizations to benefit from grants as part of a $152,100 award. In 2014, Carolina Farm Credit established the ...