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Saturday Football Preview
RALEIGH — For the first time this season, a college football Saturday actually feels like a college football Saturday. That chill in the air means that things are getting ready to start heating up — […]
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In first, scientists detect gravitational waves and light from star collision
CAMBRIDGE — Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time detected gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, at the same time as light from the […]
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Megan Frick crowned Miss Stanly County
ALBEMARLE – A Campbell University sophomore will represent Stanly County in the Miss North Carolina Pageant in June 2018 while a West Stanly junior will compete for the county in Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen […]
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Albemarle council considers golf cart usage, gym upgrades
ALBEMARLE — Drivers in the city of Albemarle may soon have more to watch out for on the road than pedestrians and the occasional cyclist. Golf carts could be approaching in the rearview mirror. Albemarle […]
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SCC Small Business Center expanding in Locust
LOCUST — The Locust Town Council met Thursday night with space planning and appointments primary on their agenda. Mayor Steve Huber called the meeting to order and Councilman Larry Baucom led the opening prayer. Councilmen […]
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ALMOND: Trump’s tax proposal protects middle class
First time home buyers can deduct the interest they pay on their mortgages under President Trump’s tax plan. Today, homeowners who itemize deductions on their tax return may deduct the interest they pay on mortgages […]
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Friday Night Lights: 10/20/2017
South Stanly at Chatham Central Bear Creek | Friday, Oct. 20 7 p.m. The Rebel Bulls fell to 3-5 (2-2 in the Yadkin Valley Conference) following their 56-7 home loss to West Montgomery last week […]
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Norwood dedicates new Town Hall as debate over brunch bill starts
NORWOOD — The town of Norwood officially dedicated its new Town Hall last week with a ceremony before its regularly town council meeting. The new building is home to the town’s municipal government operations and […]
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Car crash death highest in rural areas
NEW YORK — Car crash death rates get increasingly high as population density drops, fueled in part by lower seat belt use in the remotest rural areas, a U.S. study suggests. “We already knew that […]
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Community Events
Wednesday, Oct. 11 Pfeiffer Women’s Volleyball vs. Meredith 7 p.m. Merner Gymnasium, Misenheimer, N.C. Thursday, Oct. 12 Locust Town Council Meeting 7 p.m. Joel Honeycutt Community Room Ray Kennedy Drive, Locust, N.C. […]