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Stanly County Senior Center dedicates new patio to former director
The Stanly County Senior Services recently dedicated its new patio space behind the senior center to a former ...
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Board of Education
School board discusses quarantine protocols, will look into issue during January work session
During the school board meeting Tuesday night, the issue of quarantines came up, including the suggestion that schools ...
Stanly County Board of Commissioners
Stanly commissioners adopt changes to SCUSA safety plan
At Monday’s meeting of the Stanly County Board of Commissioners, the board adopted changes to the System Safety ...
Albemarle City Council
Albemarle Council approves 58-acre mixed housing development
The Albemarle City Council on Monday night approved three different components of a large mixed housing development behind Walmart. ...
Nehemiah Project
Nehemiah Project works to help community by partnering with local organizations
Over the past two years, it’s pretty likely that most people in Stanly County have heard of the ...
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Rusco
THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: Wrapping up 2021
In the season for wrapping gifts, we thought we’d wrap up our year with an update of the ...
Commissioners
Stanly commissioners pass resolution against mandatory vaccines by 6-1 vote
The Stanly County Board of Commissioners took a stand Monday night regarding the vaccine mandate recently issued by ...
election
Many candidates sign up on first day of filing
Filing for local offices on Monday, the first day of filing, were: • county commissioner at-large: Republicans, incumbent ...
BBB
BBB Study: Online shopping scams flourish on social media during pandemic
A shift toward online shopping during COVID-19, global supply chain crisis, and a resurgent economy have all created ...
News
Montgomery County man dies in two-car collision
A Montgomery County resident was killed following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and ...
Dwayne Dietz
Chief says Dietz continues to go above and beyond in service to Locust
Police officers have extremely difficult jobs, as they regularly interact with dangerous individuals and often have to make ...
BREAKING NEWS
N.C. Court of Appeals issues order temporarily suspending filing for congressional, legislative offices
Though the filing period for political office began at noon Monday, due to an order issued by the ...
BREAKING NEWS
Individual killed in early morning crash
At approximately 7 a.m. Monday, a two-vehicle crash occurred resulting in one fatality, according to Albemarle Assistant Police ...
Chet Atkins
Musicians Jason Coleman and Meagan Taylor coming to Stanly for SCCA Christmas concert
To help usher in the holiday season, the Stanly County Concert Association is bringing two musicians to the ...
Hospice of Stanly & the Uwharrie
Hospice celebrates 40 years of care in Stanly, surrounding area
Dealing with sick family members is never easy and can often be fraught with challenges. It’s especially hard ...
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Bill Turner
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Thanks, Bill, for everything
Bill Turner is partially responsible for me being at The Stanly News & Press. When I wrote in inquiring about ...
News
Gray Stone sophomore cross-country runner sets a fast career pace
As a Salisbury resident who attends Gray Stone Day School, Emberleigh Pauley-Brown might fly under the radar when ...
Three Rivers Land Trust
Three Rivers Land Trust receives $9.7 million for 19 conservation projects
By Ben Stansell, The Salisbury Post Three Rivers Land Trust will protect 5,381 acres of natural land and ...
4-H
Stanly 4-H member attends National 4-H Congress
A delegation of 18 North Carolina 4-H youth and three adults representing 15 counties, including Stanly County, attended ...
Village at Locust Town Center
Reservations available for residential condominiums, part of Village at Locust Town Center development
Reservations are being accepted for residential condominiums in the heart of Locust Town Center that will be part ...
Juneberry
SCC Foundation’s clay shooting tournament raises scholarship funds
The Stanly Community College (SCC) Foundation held its inaugural Clay Shooting Tournament “Pull for Education” recently at Juneberry ...
COVID-19
Stanly County Schools sees declines in quarantines, cases
For the third consecutive week, Stanly County Schools reported a decrease in overall quarantines within the school system, ...
Atrium Health
Passaretti: Vaccinations key to combating rising flu, Covid cases
With the winter almost here, flu cases across the region have been on the rise while Covid cases, ...
Clerk of Superior Court
Huneycutt will not seek fifth term as clerk of court as filing period begins next week
After 15 years serving as Stanly County’s Clerk of Superior Court, Michael Huneycutt is not planning to run ...
John Hood
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Racial preferences are ending soon
RALEIGH — The state of Washington has it. California has it. Michigan has it. Oklahoma has it. Nebraska ...