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Beverly Knits, Inc. acquires Gentry Mills
On Tuesday Beverly Knits, Inc. purchased the assets of Gentry Mills. The new business, Creative Dyeing & Finishing, ...
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calendar law
Stanly County Schools adopts early start calendar
The Stanly County School Board voted Tuesday to start classes in early August next year, going against the ...
Grace Place
Campaign to collect jackets, blankets for homeless individuals
Every Tuesday and Friday, Kari Womack and Marcus Berry, peer support specialists with Uwharrie Harm Reduction Initiative, spend ...
Enviromental review
Stanly County commissioners to consider environmental reviews for solar farm applicants
Prospective solar farms in Stanly County may soon face more delays to be approved in terms of the ...
Dolly Clayton
Stanly County Social Services works to shorten food stamp backlog
Over the past several months, there has been a noticeable uptick in the number of Stanly County residents ...
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N.C. Education Lottery
REGIONAL: Union County woman wins $1 million on scratch-off
RALEIGH – Susan Underwood of Monroe took a chance on a $30 scratch-off and pocketed a $1 million prize. Underwood ...
America's Newspapers
DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Making a difference in the community in many ways
National Newspaper Week began Oct. 2. While this isn’t the typical holiday that most families celebrate, it does ...
Duke Energy
More than 1,800 Stanly County residents still without power
More than 1,800 residents in Stanly County are still without power Saturday morning as a result of Hurricane ...
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 ...
John Hood
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Should today’s teens be optimistic?
RALEIGH — The North Carolina of my childhood had an economy very different from that of the average ...
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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 ...
Stanly County Schools
Stanly County Schools closed Friday due to Hurricane Ian
There will be no school for Stanly County Schools students Friday due to the expected bad weather associated ...
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
STATE: Seasonal storms may increase baby squirrel sightings
What to do if you come across abandoned young squirrels RALEIGH, N.C. – It’s hurricane season, and with ...
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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 ...
Charlotte
Pfeiffer hosts Baltic Management Institute Conference
Pfeiffer University’s Graduate School and its business programs hosted a global conference Sept. 11-16 for 49 European executives, ...
Billy Preston
Bell named Pfeiffer Alumni Association president
When David Bell was a rising senior at Chesterfield (S.C.) High School, he attended a conference on human ...
A.L. Lowder
Family, employees and a trusted white hat all played a role in A.L. Lowder’s 50 years of service
It has been said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. For A.L. Lowder, Inc. in Albemarle, ...
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Marriage licenses for August 2022
Marriage licenses were issued to the following: • Hannah Dawn Barbee and Timothy Mark Ward on August 20. • ...
Columns
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Democratic justices reject Democratic vote
RALEIGH — On Nov. 6, 2018, the people of North Carolina voted to amend their state constitution. By ...
Hurricane Ian
History Center, SCC partnership event rescheduled
The Stanly County History Center’s event scheduled for Oct. 1 has been rescheduled. Due to the threat of ...
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 ...