ALBEMARLE — At the Stanly County Commission meeting on June 10, commissioners briefly sparred over whether to approve two former members of the county commission to the Stanly Community College Board of Trustees. Commissioner Ashley […]
ALBEMARLE — After 30 years with the Albemarle Fire Department, Shawn Oke, fire chief for the past decade, is now devoting his days to managing his downtown bakery, the Albemarle Sweet Shop. Oke officially stepped […]
MISENHEIMER — As the 106 seniors at Gray Stone Day School in Misenheimer waited to walk across the stage and be handed their diplomas on May 24, Dr. Colleen Perry Keith, the departing Pfeiffer University […]
ALBEMARLE — Multiple news sources are reporting that an early head start school bus was struck with 15 preschoolers and two adults on board. The bus overturned and all 17 experienced injuries. One passenger was seriously […]
ALBEMARLE — After difficulty with bus driver hiring and scheduling, Stanly County Schools are moving forward with a plan to stagger pick up and drop off times. This plan, approved by the Stanly Board of Education, would […]
ALBEMARLE — With the Stanly County Commission seeking recommendations from various departments before they address the budget in mid May, the school system made a presentation to commissioners on the level of funding they were seeking. Andy […]
MISENHEIMER — After a unanimous vote by the university’s board of trustees, Pfeiffer University announced Dr. Scott Bullard as their 11th president. Pfeiffer has been searching for a new president since February when Dr. Colleen […]
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 […]
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