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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: BBB’s 12 Scams of the Holidays
From the Better Business Bureau: When shopping or donating this holiday season, watch out for schemes trying to ...
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Pfeiffer scholarship endowed in memory of Cook
A Pfeiffer University scholarship has been established to honor A. Wayne Cook of Cabarrus County, who passed away ...
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Red Cross: Extreme weather creates massive humanitarian needs amid nonstop disaster responses
From the American Red Cross, Charlotte chapter: In 2024, extreme weather mounted an overwhelming toll on people in ...
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Fire marshal rules house total loss due to electrical issues
A fire the day after Thanksgiving has been ruled accidental and due to electrical issues. Richfield-Misenheimer, New London ...
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BBB advises how to avoid job scams this holiday season
The following is from the Better Business Bureau: Retailers and shippers traditionally hire seasonal workers to fulfill holiday ...
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Oakboro has many activities planned at Christmas parade
Oakboro’s Annual Christmas Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Parade entries are requested to go to the ...
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Birth Announcements – October 2024
The following births were recorded in Stanly during October: • Wilder Lee Almond was born October 12 at ...
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Albemarle Fire Department responds to fire at apartment building
At approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Albemarle Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at an apartment ...
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BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Wicked’
It was in the spring of 2004 that I first saw Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth perform the ...
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Gray Stone to have open house
Gray Stone Day Middle School will host a middle school open house for prospective students and families. Guests ...
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Love Thy Neighbor celebrates ninth year of feeding the community
For the ninth straight year, one community group fed people in Badin early and will host a Thanksgiving ...
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Special Olympians compete at fall tournament
The 2024 Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) Fall Tournament concluded Nov. 23 in the Charlotte area, ending a ...
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BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Red One’
“Red One” desperately wants to be an “edgy” Christmas movie. Edgy Christmas movies throughout history have included everything ...
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Albemarle senior point guard chases school, county history
As the high school women’s basketball season opened this past week, one Albemarle senior point guard has the ...
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West Stanly women’s basketball ends losing streak to North Stanly
The West Stanly women’s basketball team had not beaten county rival North Stanly since sweeping the Comets the ...
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: A forgotten migration
Do you remember what a “segregation scholarship” is – or was? As explained in a new book “Black ...
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Albemarle’s Main Street Manager to resign, take state position
Joy Almond, director of the City of Albemarle Main Street Program and Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation (ADDC), has ...
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Driver dies following Albemarle accident
A driver involved in an accident Friday morning on the Northeast Connector in Albemarle has died. David Aaron, ...
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Church to present ‘A Christmas Story’
“A Christmas Story: The Bethlehem Experience” will be presented 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 at Memorial ...
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SECU’s annual statewide toy drive is happening now
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is excited to announce that its third annual statewide Toy Drive is officially ...
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Albemarle Fire Department responds to Monday morning fire
At approximately 2 a.m. Monday, the Albemarle Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire in the ...
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: DOGE can learn from North Carolina
RALEIGH — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up the ...
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South Stanly falls in second-round home playoff match
South Stanly earned the the school’s first playoff win in several seasons last week, earning another home playoff ...
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Locust Christmas Parade coming up
The City of Locust will host the 2024 Locust Christmas Parade at 1 p.m. Dec. 7. Registration is ...