OAKBORO — As many across Stanly County begin to prepare their own gardens, students at the Oakboro Choice STEM School started a new tradition of gardening with their own community garden last Saturday. The garden, […]
ALBEMARLE — Qing Xi Li, a senior at South Stanly High, placed third in Rep. Richard Hudson’s 8th District Congressional Art competition with a pencil drawing titled “Sweet Embracement.” Hudson recognized the winners of his […]
On Monday, George Yancy, a black professor of philosophy at Emory University, wrote a lengthy piece in The New York Times detailing the awful death threats he has received from white racists. I can sympathize […]
Tax day is one of the most stressful — and dreaded — days of the year. Time is spent hunting down old documents, laboring over receipts and expenses, and crunching numbers. It’s tedious, wasteful, inefficient […]
This week, the FBI raided the office, hotel room and home of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and self-described “fixer,” Michael Cohen. According to various media reports, the Department of Justice signed off on a […]
ALBEMARLE —The Stanly County Commissioners heard from several presenters, made appointments and took action on renaming a private road during Monday’s meeting. The primary focus of the meeting was on road conditions and road maintenance […]
ALBEMARLE — The Yadkin Valley Home Builders Association held its regular meeting Monday night at the Rosebriar Restaurant in Albemarle with local candidates for office on the agenda. Following dinner and some association announcements, the […]
The 2017-18 season marked the fourth straight year the Charlotte Checkers had a new coach behind the bench. Three seasons ago was the last of Jeff Daniels’ seven years guiding the Carolina Hurricanes’ American Hockey […]
ALBEMARLE — A significant shift by the N.C. Air National Guard will have long-term effects on Stanly County and the broader Charlotte region after the first of two new military planes landed at Charlotte Douglas […]
On April 6, a bombshell will hit America’s theaters. That bombshell comes in the form of an understated, well-made, well-acted film called “Chappaquiddick.” (Full disclosure: They advertise with my podcast.) The film tells the story […]
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