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Candidate filing for nonpartisan municipal elections begins Friday
Filing to run for nonpartisan municipal offices across the county in the general election is only a few ...
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Endy Elementary school
Parent fights back against truancy
One of the biggest ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students over the past several years has been ...
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Coats to perform at Market Station
Austin Coats will play at at Market Station Thursday for the Thursdays at the Station concert series. The ...
Chairmen of the Board
Stanly Community College will cap 50th anniversary celebration with Summer Sizzle
Stanly Community College has been celebrating its golden anniversary for almost a year now, but it is the ...
Oakboro Fourth of July Celebration
Oakboro July Fourth celebration could be biggest yet
One of Stanly County’s most anticipated yearly traditions is here as Oakboro hosts its 64th Fourth of July ...
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Catawba College
GRADUATION 2022 — South Stanly — Jacy Noble
Throughout Jacy Noble’s career at South Stanly, she has continually found herself constantly on the move, staying as ...
Albemarle Poice
Albemarle Police Reports – June 13-19, 2022
Albemarle Police Department reports the following: • Holly Lynne Coley (W F, 35) Arrest on chrg of Pwimsd ...
monkeypox
Officials identify first case of monkeypox in North Carolina
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox ...
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Stanly has several key projects included as part of NCDOT’s latest 10-year draft plan
Several key Stanly County transportation projects are scheduled to be completed within the next couple of years as ...
Denver Blalock
GRADUATION 2022: Stanly Academy Learning Center — Denver Blalock
Unlike many high school students who just graduated, Denver Blalock has already had a months-long head start into ...
Albemarle
Stanly’s population grew by about 1.5 percent from 2020-2021, according to Census data
Stanly County had a population increase of about 1.5 percent between April 2020 and July 2021, slightly higher ...
Locust Police Department
Locust police-involved shooting suspect dies
A person shot by a Locust Police officer May 31 has died from his injuries. Locust Police Chief ...
Stanly County Amateur Radio Club
Stanly County Amateur Radio Club to host Field Day
Ham radio operators from the Stanly County Amateur Radio Club, call sign K4OGB, will be participating in a ...
Albemarle
Albemarle’s first brewery set to open later this summer
Colton Baker has always had a passion for making and consuming beer. After working and learning all the ...
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Stanly County Sheriff’s Reports – June 15-21, 2022
Stanly County Sheriff’s Office reports the following: • Cynthia Black (W /F/54) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault And Battery ...
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Bengals
Former Colt, current Cincinnati Bengal B.J. Hill hosts annual football camp
In just his third season as a professional football player, B.J. Hill came closer than many players in ...
Bruton Smith
Oakboro native, NASCAR pioneer Bruton Smith dies
The following is a press release from Speedway Motorsports: A visionary and transformative figure in both business and ...
Holocaust
Teacher looks to continue Holocaust education when she travels to Poland next summer
Longtime South Stanly High School English teacher Meredith Howell has always been interested in learning all she can ...
all-way stop
North Carolina DOT gives presentation to Stanly commissioners about four-way stops
At Tuesday’s budget meeting of the Stanly County Board of Commissioners, representatives from the state’s Department of Transportation ...
Pfeiffer University
Pfeiffer University comes off probation from accrediting body
Note: The following is a press release from Pfeiffer University. Previously, the school was put on probation by ...
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GRADUATION 2022 — West Stanly High — Stella Griffin
Stella Griffin has a steady, mature perspective and outlook on life that belies her years. Though only 18, ...
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Hope Exchange aims to help Haiti, others
On Albemarle’s North Second Street, a few blocks south of U.S. Highway 52, sits an old, nondescript brick ...
Class of 2022
GRADUATION 2022 – Gray Stone – Ariel Vang
Gray Stone Day students, like most high schools, have many outstanding students in each graduating class. One student, ...
Life Skills
GRADUATION 2022 — North Stanly High — Nathaniel Myers
From an early age, Nathaniel Myers had a dream of some day pursuing a career in brick masonry. ...
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Stanly commissioners pass budget with 4-3 vote
With a split vote of 4-3, the Stanly County Board of Commissioners approved the budget ordinance for the ...