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 the longest running national talent competitions. The ...
BJ Drye, Author at The Stanly News & Press
Columns
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Latest news on three Stanly County natives — Star Jones, Louis Cato and Lou Donaldson
We sure do have some talented people who are doing great things inside and outside of Stanly County. That is no secret, as we’ve known about ...
by BJ Drye, Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:17 am
child abuse
Sheriff’s Office makes arrests for child abuse, seeks to stop misinformation
The Stanly County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating child abuse accusations in Stanfield. Detectives with the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office have conducted a criminal investigation ...
by BJ Drye, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 11:23 am
Jeff Branch
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Goodbye, Charlene
Over the years, I have the fortunate opportunity to meet many celebrities. Now, I know, celebrity is a relative term. Anyone can be a celebrity ...
by BJ Drye, Friday, May 20, 2022 3:42 pm
1941
Funeral set for Edward Everette Talbert, sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack
Edward Everette Talbert is almost home. The remains of the Navy seaman first class from Albemarle were identified last August by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting ...
by BJ Drye, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 11:40 am
Edwards Funeral Home
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Remembering Jeff Hartsell
Over the last 23 years I have processed many obits here at The SNAP. You get to know many families and about the many lives of ...
by BJ Drye, Saturday, February 19, 2022 4:46 pm
B.J. Hill
BJ DRYE COLUMN: We’ll be cheering for Hill from Little Cincinnati
Who would have thought that deep in the heart of Panthers Nation, football fans would be cheering for the Cincinnati Bengals? But that is what ...
by BJ Drye, Friday, February 11, 2022 3:42 pm
Bill Turner
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Thanks, Bill, for everything
Bill Turner is partially responsible for me being at The Stanly News & Press. When I wrote in inquiring about writing positions around June 1998, I sent a ...
by BJ Drye, Saturday, December 4, 2021 4:13 pm
Bill Turner
Friends remember Bill Turner, who worked 55 years at The SNAP
Newspaper people often say that once a person gets the ink in their blood, it is hard to get it out. That statement has never ...
by BJ Drye, Tuesday, November 30, 2021 7:07 am
Three Rivers Land Trust
REGIONAL: Three Rivers Land Trust conserves more for Uwharrie National Forest
Three Rivers Land Trust’s most recent project will make 8.08 more acres available to the public. Located in Montgomery County, this property will become part ...