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January 26, 2021

News

  • Stanly County has shortage of COVID vaccine

    January 25, 2021 Stanly County Journal Staff news 0
    ALBEMARLE — Following a call by N.C. hospitals for Gov. Roy Cooper to provide “a better plan and way forward on vaccine deployment,” counties are experiencing shortages of the COVID vaccines. In a release Monday, [...]
  • NCGOP Chair speaks at Stanly GOP meeting

    January 23, 2021 Jesse Deal news 0
    ALBEMARLE — Michael Whatley, chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, addressed a packed crowd inside Jay’s Downtowner restaurant in Albemarle at Thursday night’s Stanly County Republican meeting, speaking on the current state of the [...]
  • Biden administration inherits census data

    January 22, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Biden administration inherits census data
    President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Battered by criticism from the left that the 2020 census [...]
  • Stanly’s new NC House member named freshman majority whip

    January 20, 2021 David Larson news 0
    RALEIGH — N.C. House Rep. Ben Moss, a Republican who represents part of Stanly County as well as Richmond and Montgomery counties, was sworn in last week after winning his first term in office in [...]
  • Face-to-face learning returns to Stanly County Schools Jan. 19

    January 20, 2021 Jesse Deal news 0
    ALBEMARLE — After beginning the 2021 spring semester with a self-imposed “remote learning-only period” for two weeks, some of Stanly County’s students returned to the classroom Tuesday morning.  “Students who choose face-to-face instruction will return [...]
  • Biden’s long political evolution leads to his biggest test

    January 20, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Biden’s long political evolution leads to his biggest test
    President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has navigated a [...]
  • Future uncertain for Trump order expanding education choices during pandemic

    January 14, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Future uncertain for Trump order expanding education choices during pandemic
    President-elect Joe Biden introduces his nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) RALEIGH — With the incoming Biden administration signaling it [...]
  • New study on COVID transmission in NC schools shows no reported child-to-adult transmission

    January 13, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on New study on COVID transmission in NC schools shows no reported child-to-adult transmission
    FILE – In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, an American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in an Elementary School. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) RALEIGH — A pre-publication release [...]
  • Melvin Poole honored by Stanly school board for 22 years of service

    January 12, 2021 David Larson news 0
    ALBEMARLE — At the Jan. 5 Stanly County Board of Education meeting, new Superintendent Jarrod Dennis and new board Chair Jeff Chance presented a plaque, nameplate and certificate to outgoing chairman of the school board Melvin [...]
  • Bill Lawhon talks with SCJ about new role as county commission chair

    January 12, 2021 Jesse Deal news 0
    ALBEMARLE — It’s been a little over one month since the Stanly County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to name Bill Lawhon as its chairman.  Now in his seventh year on the board, and his [...]
  • Israel announces new settler homes, risking Biden’s anger

    January 11, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Israel announces new settler homes, risking Biden’s anger
    FILE – In this Nov. 16, 2020 file photo, workers take a break before European Union officials visit the construction site for Givat Hamatos settlement in Jerusalem. Israel on Monday, Jan. 12, 2021, advanced plans [...]
  • Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

    January 9, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary
    FILE – In this March 1, 2020 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo faces reporters during a news conference, in Providence, R.I. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead [...]
  • Newly formed NC Bar Owners Association files suit against Gov. Cooper’s COVID orders

    January 6, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Newly formed NC Bar Owners Association files suit against Gov. Cooper’s COVID orders
    Logo for the NC Bar Owners Association RALEIGH — Board members of the newly formed NC Bar Owner’s Association have filed suit against Gov. Roy Cooper over executive orders that have kept most private bars [...]
  • Buzz builds over county’s first Starbucks

    January 6, 2021 David Larson news 0
    LOCUST — Passers-by couldn’t help but notice the sign at Red Bridge in Locust announcing that a Starbucks was “coming soon,” as the news immediately drew a wide variety of views and comments. Many are [...]
  • Stanly County health director presents official vaccine priority list to commissioners

    January 6, 2021 Jesse Deal news 0
    ALBEMARLE — At Monday night’s Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting, Health and Human Services director Dr. David Jenkins gave a substantial COVID-19 update for the county that revealed the health department’s vaccine priority list.   [...]

The Latest

  • Undefeated West Stanly cruises to home win over Anson
    January 25, 2021 0
  • Hayward breaks late tie, scores 39 points to lead Hornets
    January 24, 2021 Comments Off on Hayward breaks late tie, scores 39 points to lead Hornets
  • Massoud 8 3s, 31 points, gives Wake Forest, Forbes first ACC win
    January 23, 2021 Comments Off on Massoud 8 3s, 31 points, gives Wake Forest, Forbes first ACC win
  • NCGOP Chair speaks at Stanly GOP meeting
    January 23, 2021 0
  • Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021
    January 23, 2021 Comments Off on Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021
  • BELL: General Assembly Works to Ensure NC is ‘Most Military Friendly State’
    July 25, 2020 Comments Off on BELL: General Assembly Works to Ensure NC is ‘Most Military Friendly State’
  • TRUMP: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s stunning hypocrisy
    July 21, 2020 Comments Off on TRUMP: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s stunning hypocrisy
  • HILL: Milton Friedman must be rolling in his grave 
    May 6, 2020 Comments Off on HILL: Milton Friedman must be rolling in his grave 

RSS From the North State Journal

  • Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis
    GENEVA — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday. The International […]
  • Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether former President Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that […]
  • Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio won’t seek reelection
    CINCINNATI — Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, of Ohio, said Monday that he won’t seek reelection due in part to how it’s gotten “harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress,” and plans […]
  • Merck ends development of two potential COVID-19 vaccines
    Merck is giving up on two potential COVID-19 vaccines following poor results in early-stage studies. The drugmaker said Monday that it will focus instead on studying two possible treatments for the virus that also have […]
  • Hurricanes’ game Tuesday postponed, NHL reschedules missed games
    The Carolina Hurricanes will have to wait at least three more days before returning to the ice. The NHL announced Monday that the team’s home game Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning has been postponed, […]
  • Center-right incumbent wins Portugal’s presidential election
    LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president was returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory Sunday in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has made the European country the worst […]
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