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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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Biden administration inherits census data
January 22, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Biden administration inherits census dataPresident 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 [...] -
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 testPresident-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 pandemicPresident-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 transmissionFILE – 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 [...] -
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 angerFILE – 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 secretaryFILE – 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 ordersLogo 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 [...] -
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 [...]
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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. [...]