The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting celebration for Deeter Real Estate, Locust office, and Blended Cafe Sept. 14. Blended Cafe is inside the Deeter Real Estate office at 411 W. Main St., Locust. Blended Cafe is an upscale destination that provides a cafe menu of shakes, teas, smoothies, sandwiches, salads, fruit cups, cookies, pastries and more. From left are: Cesar Correa (City Of Locust); Karmen Morgan; N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser; Lisa A Lewis (Money Matters Bookkeeping LLC); Mike Harwood(Uwharrie Bank); Sandy Selvy-Mullis (SCCoC president/CEO); Michele Deeter Browne (owner); Bill Aldridge; Kirk Schofield; Clark Browne; Katie Lee; Ella Browne; Kristen Huneycutt; Chris Huneycutt; Hannah Lunsford; Greg Mills (The Washer, LLC); Dr. Reese Linnell (Stanly Community College); and Bob Lewis (Money Matters Bookkeeping, LLC). (Contributed)