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Stanly County 4-H accepts orders for plant sale
Stanly County 4-H is excited to announce that the 2025 Spring Plant Sale is happening now. This fundraiser ...
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Stanly County teachers share news of state, national honors
A couple teachers from Stanly County Schools recently received word of honors bestowed upon them. “After winning Beginning ...
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State Office of Fire Marshal releases annual report on fire fatalities
The North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has released its annual report on fire fatalities ...
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Albemarle City Council denies annexation
Following a public hearing in which a majority of citizens speaking expressed opposition to a proposed annexation, Albemarle ...
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Suda receives $100,000 grant for project in Stanly County
The Suda Institute has received a $100,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources ...
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Speaker calls for justice, fairness at Unity Prayer Breakfast
By Angie Slade, for the SNAP More than 200 people gathered Saturday morning at the E.E. Waddell Community ...
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President Trump makes sweeping promises in inaugural address
By STEVE PEOPLES, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BILL BARROW Associated Press (AP) President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured ...
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Baldwin breaks all-time women’s basketball county points record
At the beginning of the current high school basketball season, Albemarle senior point guard Amari Baldwin had three ...
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Pinup, car show producer aims for global stage
Sara Huneycutt-Smith, known by her stage name of “Miss Rayzen Hell,” is an international pinup model and show ...
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ADDC provides updates on three events
Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation is reworking one of its popular events and has announced schedules for others. ADDC ...
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Family, friends remember former Locust mayor, officer
Raymond Higgins does not know why his father ran for mayor or why he decided at a later ...
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Academy to host Scholarship Night
Tillery Christian Academy will have its Scholarship Night at 6 p.m. Jan. 30. This meeting is for families ...
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Students achieve chancellor’s list status at Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University congratulates more than 2,000 students named to the chancellor’s list for Fall 2024. To qualify ...
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Locust City Council receives updates, appoints representatives
In a light agenda on Jan. 9, Locust City Council received reports from town departments, appointed two of ...
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Dennis reveals roster for Stanly Dragons versus Harlem Wizards
Stanly Dragons Coach Dr. Jarrod Dennis has announced team members for the Dragons’ game against the Harlem Wizards, ...
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Auctioneers honored for 50 years in business
The North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board was created by the N.C. General Assembly in 1973.At its recent Board ...
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West Stanly students achieve honor roll
West Stanly Middle School students who had honor roll for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year ...
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Juneberry Education Foundation presents Piedmont Agriculture Scholars Program
The Piedmont Agriculture Scholars Program will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 14. This program is ...
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Southern New Hampshire University releases president’s list
Southern New Hampshire University has announced that Aida Fiesco of Locust and Harrison Martin of Albemarle achieved the ...
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Applications accepted for Golden LEAF scholarship
The Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship application for the 2025-2026 academic year is now available at CFNC.org. ...
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BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’
It’s an odd choice to do a sequel to the 2018 heist movie “Den of Thieves” in 2025. ...
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Adam Elkins sworn in as new judge for Stanly County
A new superior court judge has been sworn in for Stanly and Montgomery counties. Adam Elkins, 33, worked ...
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West Stanly Middle School announces perfect attendance
West Stanly Middle School students who had perfect attendance for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year ...
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Church hosts puppet ministry
Salem Global Methodist Church will host the Good News Crew Puppet Ministry from Tyro Methodist Church at 6 ...
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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Can you hear me now?
Once upon a time I was a very quiet guy. People had to work to get a peep ...