ASHEBORO — The North Carolina Zoo says a 46-year-old chimpanzee has died after 35 years as the dominant female of her group. Zoo officials said in a news release that the chimp named Maggie was […]
GREENSBORO — After being charged earlier in 2019, former Pfeiffer University CFO Jeffrey Plyler pleaded guilty to a felony charge of “making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement.” Plyler agreed to a deal in exchange for his guilty […]
ALBEMARLE — After Colton Lowder was found hiding in a crawl space, both suspects from the $100,000 April 4 heist of Joseph Burleson’s farm are now in custody. The other suspect, Christopher Huneycutt, was arrested shortly following the […]
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The flag will continue to wave on police cars in a small Southern California coastal community, the City Council decided Tuesday night. The Laguna Beach City Council voted Tuesday night […]
ALBEMARLE — In a brazen heist, two men allegedly broke into the shop of Joseph Burleson, a longtime Stanly County public official, stealing around $100,000 worth of vehicles, guns, tools and other items. Burleson arrived […]
KALAOA, Hawaii — A weekend earthquake that struck Hawaii was not related to volcanic activity, researchers at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The scientists believe that the 5.3-magnitude earthquake, happening around 5 p.m. Saturday about […]
ALBEMARLE –– The Stanly County Commission approved an amendment to the county budget that would recognize additional general fund appropriations and a loan in order to run a water line down Browns Hill Road out […]
ALBEMARLE — Nine students from Stanly County Community College were recipients of the Golden LEAF Scholarship program this year. The awards, which are distributed to North Carolina Community College System students, are given to those […]
Albemarle — Chick-fil-A fever has hit Stanly County as a much-awaited franchise of the fast food restaurant opened its doors in Albemarle on March 21. The chicken sandwich chain was welcomed to town by a […]
ALBEMARLE — At Monday evening’s meeting of the Stanly County Commission, Commissioner Mike Barbee invited a local preacher to address those assembled on the topic of the opioid crisis. Reverend Cook of the Full Gospel […]
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