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July 18, 2025

Month: August 2023

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Cooper: Medicaid expansion on hold while waiting on budget 

August 30, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Cooper: Medicaid expansion on hold while waiting on budget 

North Carolina Republican Senate leader Phil Berger, left, and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper shake hands at a ceremony celebrating Medicaid expansion Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) […]

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South Stanly snaps winless streak with victory over South Rowan

August 30, 2023 Jesse Deal 0

The South Stanly varsity football team did something it hadn’t done in nearly two years on Friday: It won.  The Rebel Bulls used pairs of touchdowns from quarterback Drew Gaddy and running back I’key Holt […]

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Clayton Supply announces upcoming facility in New London

August 30, 2023 Jesse Deal 0

NEW LONDON — The national home-building company Clayton Supply is set to invest $46.6 million into Stanly County with a new facility that is slated to add 263 jobs to the local job market.  Gov. […]

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Annual Stanly County visitor impact report shows 12.4% increase

August 30, 2023 Matt Mercer 0

ALBEMARLE — Domestic and international visitors to and within Stanly County spent $103.93 million in 2022, an increase of 12.4% from 2021, according to new data.   The spending report comes from an annual study commissioned […]

Business

Walmart’s hot sellers? Hand mixers and kitchen tools. In an era of high prices, basic is king

August 29, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Walmart’s hot sellers? Hand mixers and kitchen tools. In an era of high prices, basic is king

FILE – The entrance to a Walmart store is shown on June 25, 2019 in Pittsburgh. Walmart reports earning on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) NEW YORK — Walmart racked up another strong quarterly […]

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UNC faculty member killed in campus shooting

August 28, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on UNC faculty member killed in campus shooting

Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Monday after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus. (Hannah Schoenbaum / AP Photo) CHAPEL HILL […]

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Investment scams are on the rise. Here’s how to spot them.

August 28, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Investment scams are on the rise. Here’s how to spot them.

FILE – This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. Industry experts say robocalls are down — scam calls as well as […]

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Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berth

August 26, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berth

Ryan Blaney (12), Ty Gibbs (54) and Christopher Bell (20) collide, beginning a multicar wreck in Turn 4 during Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International. (Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP Photo) DAYTONA […]

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Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers

August 26, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers

FILE – A Romanian Air Force F- 16s military fighter jet, left, and a Portuguese Air Force F- 16s military fighter jets participating in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission operate over the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian […]

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Bill updating elections laws, absentee ballot procedure sent to governor 

August 24, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Bill updating elections laws, absentee ballot procedure sent to governor 

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks with reporters after the Council of State meeting at the Department of Transportation headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) RALEIGH — On Aug. […]

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