Articles by Jesse Deal

ALBEMARLE –– Those driving past the Albemarle Police Department the morning of Saturday, Jan. 11, might have noticed something out of the ordinary: an officer standing on the roof.   The man on the roof, Albemarle […]

City Council hears update on public housing door project   By Jesse Deal | Stanly County Journal  ALBEMARLE –– At its first meeting of the year Monday, the Albemarle City Council was given an update on […]

“There’s a bomb in Sunrise. This is no joke,” a voice on the other end of the phone told Tammy Hartsell, manager of Sunrise Grill in Locust, soon after opening. According to Hartsell, she immediately […]

ALBEMARLE — Ernest M. Sellers, a parent of an Albemarle Middle School student, was charged with two counts of “assault on a school employee or volunteer” and one count of “threat of mass school violence,” […]

ALBEMARLE –– With $32.7 million accrued through the end of October, Albemarle set a city record for building construction permit values issued in 2019.  This year’s permit total narrowly surpassed a record of $30 million […]

ALBEMARLE — With the filing period now open for statewide races, Pat Nadolski, a Republican attorney, has filed to run for the state Superior Court’s Division 20A judicial seat.   Nadolski lives in Mount Gilead and […]

ALBEMARLE –– A class of 20 kindergarten students at Endy Elementary are participating in a new program that allows them to learn Spanish by being immersed in the language throughout the day. Endy’s dual-language immersion […]

ALBEMARLE — At least 12 students visited the hospital for medical treatment after a serious bus crash along 24/27 in the early morning hours of Thursday, Nov. 7. As a Stanly County school bus that […]

ALBEMARLE — The Endy Volunteer Fire Department, located west of Albemarle, has procured two new trucks to replace older vehicles and improve their effectiveness rating. “This year we’ve been able to purchase a new medical […]

ALBEMARLE — With Halloween coming to the streets of downtown this week, the City of Albemarle is doing everything it can to make sure those celebrating have a safe, fun holiday.  Trick-or-treating is a central […]