393rd Bomb Squadron
Coble highlights uncle’s involvement with atomic bomb missions that helped end World War II
Close to 80 years ago, an Oakboro man had a front row seat to two of the most ...
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STANLY FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs, Rebel Bulls open conference play
The Albemarle Bulldogs and South Stanly Rebel Bulls varsity football both opened conference play Thursday night with home ...
Cardinals
North Stanly rallies past Union Academy in second half
North Stanly took to the field at R.N. Jeffery Stadium for a game for the first time in ...
Sara Hahn
Hahn has big plans as new library director
After eight years working at the Stanly County Public Library, including the past six and a half as ...
Boy Scouts
Whitley receives Eagle Scout honor
Trey Whitley, 17, of Locust, has earned his Eagle Scout badge, which is the highest rank advancement presented ...
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Mike Walden
MIKE WALDEN: Is the social safety net a spring board or a cushion?
There are few public issues that create more debate than the “social safety net.” By social safety net, ...
Births
Birth Announcements for August 2022
The following births were recorded in Stanly County in August: • Damian Ryxton Arroyo Jaimes was born August 26 at ...
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Pfeiffer will move to 4-day instructional week next fall
Beginning in the fall of 2023, Pfeiffer University will dispense with Friday classes for its undergraduate students as ...
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Stanly County Sheriff’s Reports – Sept. 20-26, 2022
Stanly County Sheriff’s Office reports the following: Christina Marie Griffin (W /F/30) Arrest on chrg of Defraud Drug/alc ...
Blake Shelton
The Dryes appear on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
A musical duo with ties to Stanly County have hit the national stage as part of one of ...
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Union Chapel UMC offers meal
Union Chapel United Methodist Church, US Highway 52 South, Albemarle (across from the fairgrounds), will sell plates of ...
Columns
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Let’s make Medicaid expansion work
RALEIGH — Are Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, Republican House Speaker Tim Moore, and Republican Senate leader Phil Berger ...
Adam Hartsell
Like father like son: Adam Hartsell reflects on becoming first second-generation Locust police officer
It was an historic moment for Adam Hartsell when he was sworn in as a Locust police officer ...
Christine's Wood Fire
Upscale apartments, wood-fired restaurant coming to downtown Albemarle
Renovations are still ongoing on the Albemarle Hotel, the nearly 100-year-old building that will soon be transformed into ...
Columns
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Maintaining our faith
When spring rolled around this year I thought I would change the oil in my lawn mower. Each ...
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Albemarle Police Reports – Sept. 21-23, 2022
Albemarle Police reports the following activity: Justin Wayne Waldroup (W M, 37) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny, ...
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Stanly varsity football games moved to Thursday
The three home varsity football games scheduled for this Friday night opening conference play have been moved to ...
Salem United Methodist Church
Salem UMC to observe 200th anniversary
On Oct. 16 Salem United Methodist Church will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the formation of Salem Church. ...
Dennis family
Stanly’s first distillery to open in the coming weeks
Maria Harrell was on her family’s farm in Albemarle several years ago when she saw something she’d never ...
Columns
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Losing, gaining in ‘Roadside Eateries’
There is agony and there is ecstasy in revising my favorite book, “North Carolina Roadside Eateries.” The book ...
SCC
Badin resident elected president of Stanly Community College SGA
Stanly Community College has announced the election of Zackary Treece of Badin as Student Government Association (SGA) president ...
Hospice
Stanly organization named 5-star hospice
Hospice of Stanly has been officially named a 5-star hospice by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS). The ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: More work to do
While energy prices may have begun to cool for now, Congress cannot take its foot off the proverbial ...
Sodom and Gomorrah
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shame on The SNAP
It’s a crying shame that the paper will put a drag queen parade on the front page and ...
Stanly Community College
History Center partners with SCC to host excavator simulator event next Saturday
The Stanly County History Center will host an event next Saturday where people from the community will be ...