sports
Hometown Hardwood: Dec. 5-19
Gray Stone Day Knights (0-4, 0-2, Yadkin Valley) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 5 at South Stanly — L, 69-42 Dec. 15 at Albemarle — 7:30 p.m. West Stanly Colts (1-5) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 6 […]
Month: December 2017
news
Panthers bounce back against top-seed Vikings
CHARLOTTE — It was a day of comebacks for the Carolina Panthers. After a tough loss to New Orleans gave the Panthers’ playoff hopes a blow last week, they beat the No. 1 team in […]
sports
Howard, Hornets get road win over Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — With his team just on the receiving end of a thunderous Russell Westbrook dunk that the Oklahoma City Thunder star finished with a sneer toward the bench, Charlotte Hornets acting coach Stephen Silas went […]
news
Christmas in Oakboro
The town of Oakboro kicked off the Christmas season last Thursday with a tree lighting and parade. More than 4,000 people attended the combined event which featured the West Stanly High School marching band and […]
news
Burleson named chairman of county commissioners
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Commissioners had a busy Monday night as they held their annual organizational meeting. The commissioners voted Commissioner Joseph Burleson as their new chairman. “I think Joseph will do a fantastic […]
opinion
HUDSON: Concealed Carry deserves full faith and credit
Every year, millions of North Carolinians travel out of our state for work, vacation or to visit friends and family. Of those travelers, did you know that more than 600,000 of us have concealed carry […]
opinion
SHAPIRO: Bill Clinton Won After All
Two weeks ago, it seemed that former President Bill Clinton was finished as a public figure. A variety of public intellectuals on the left had consigned him to the ashtray of history; they’d attested to […]
news
Actor Jim Nabors, TV’s ‘Gomer Pyle’ of 1960s, dies at 87
Actor Jim Nabors, whose portrayal of the grinning country bumpkin Gomer Pyle on the 1960s television hit “The Andy Griffith Show” belied a classic baritone singing voice, died on Thursday at the age of 87, […]
news
Leia leads resistance in Carrie Fisher’s final ‘Star Wars’ film
Carrie Fisher’s final performance as the beloved Leia in “Star Wars” puts the character on the front lines in a dark new chapter that reaches theaters this month, leaving a galactic hole to fill after […]