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North Stanly football game with Ledford rescheduled
Per an email received by The Stanly News and Press today from North Stanly athletic director George Walker, ...
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Albemarle
Albemarle City Council approves annexation, rezoning
Annexation and rezoning of a 43.47 acre tract south of NC 24-27 and east of Anderson Road was ...
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JoyTime Ministries to celebrate 10th anniversary with Oakboro event
For one Stanly County native, finding the right prescription for women’s spiritual health has grown into a full-time ...
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2022 STANLY FOOTBALL: North Stanly Comets
The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc with high school football with cancelled practices, missed games and other setbacks. ...
Colts
West Stanly softball coaching staff receives national award
West Stanly’s softball program received a national honor for its efforts in winning a third straight state championship. ...
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Locust
Locust approves conditional use request for express oil change service
The Locust City Council on Thursday night unanimously approved a conditional rezoning request for a new express oil ...
Endy Elementary
Albemarle parent charged with truancy continues to advocate for son
An Albemarle mother has continued her fight to re-enroll her child in Stanly County Schools by speaking out ...
Dr. Mike Walden
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should we use incentives to attract firms?
North Carolina recently received some outstanding economic news. Our state was named “America’s Top State for Business” by ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Battle against hopelessness
Have you felt a bit hopeless about the lack of leadership in NC and Washington, DC? That is ...
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Albemarle contractor to replace Mount Pleasant bridge
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.2 million contract to replace the bridge on Miami Church ...
Millingport Road
Stanly commissioners vote against supporting DOT application for roundabout funding
The possibility of a roundabout coming to the intersection of Millingport Road and N.C. Highway 73 became more ...
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REGIONAL: Anson County bridge project awarded
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1 million contract to replace the bridge on City Pond ...
City of Albemarle
HUD alleges Albemarle misuse of funding; agency recommends Public Housing separate from City
Following a compliance monitoring review of the City of Albemarle’s Public Housing department, conducted by staff from the ...
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Albemarle Police Reports – Aug. 6, 2022
Albemarle Police Department reports the following activity: David Adam Hathcock (W M, 35) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor ...
COVID-19
Stanly drops out of high COVID-19 level as new cases appear to be declining
Stanly County has officially moved out of the high COVID-19 community level as confirmed cases have declined slightly ...
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Doug Creamer
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Old pictures
I went to my mom’s recently and she had a box of old photographs for us to look ...
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Charlotte Pipe plant within one year of completion
Many times, roads in Stanly and other places are closed for road construction and other improvements, but one ...
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Two arrested for drugs, possessing a stolen vehicle following chase
Following a Thursday morning multi-county chase that began in Charlotte with a stolen vehicle and ended in Albemarle, ...
Bulawayo
Stanly County educators work with students in Zimbabwe
In January, Endy Elementary School kindergarten teacher Karol Garcia received a special invitation. As Stanly County Schools’ 2020-2021 ...
Melanie Holles
After more than 20 years, Holles leaves Stanly to serve as Cabarrus County library director
After more than two decades at the Stanly County Public Library, including the past 13 years as library ...
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Two people in custody after multi-county car chase ends in Albemarle
Two people have been taken into custody in Albemarle following a Thursday morning car chase that began in Mecklenburg ...
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Sheriff’s Office arrests Albemarle resident after finding more than 600 grams of meth
On Aug. 8, detectives with the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division conducted a traffic stop on Albemarle ...
Bryson Childress
Childress, a man who gets things done
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When Sam Moir, legendary former Catawba College men’s basketball coach, passed away ...
D.G. Martin
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Meck Dec in fiction
Is the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence fact or fiction? “Meck Dec” is a shorthand term sometimes used to ...
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REGIONAL: Mecklenburg County woman wins $1 million playing Mega Millions
RALEIGH – Marjorie Robert of Huntersville tried her luck in the July 29 Mega Millions drawing and won a ...