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December 17, 2025

Articles by David Larson

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Man arrested for Jan 4 armed robbery at Albemarle Walmart

January 7, 2022 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — At 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Albemarle Police Department arrested Nigel Donovan Moore of Salisbury for an armed robbery at the Albemarle Walmart two days earlier. The Salisbury Police Department assisted […]

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What Stanly County got in the state budget 

November 23, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — On Thursday, Nov. 18, a bipartisan state budget easily passed both chambers of the General Assembly and was then signed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The two-year budget allocates $25.9 billion for 2021-22 […]

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Black conservative coalition members host Stanly GOP meeting 

October 25, 2021 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — Five members of the North Carolina Republican Party’s Black Conservative Voices Coalition served as the keynote speakers at Thursday night’s Stanly County GOP meeting in Albemarle. Addressing a full crowd inside the Stony […]

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Stanly Board of Ed votes to make masks optional beginning Monday Oct 25

October 21, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — In a special called meeting of the Stanly County Board of Education at 2 p.m. on Oct. 21, the board members voted to make masks optional. The change will go into effect on […]

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Condolences continue to pour in after passing of Ted Lilly, Oakboro ambassador

October 21, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — Ted Lilly Jr, dubbed the Town of Oakboro’s ambassador, passed away on Oct. 19 at 66 years old, and tributes to the beloved downtown fixture continue to pour in, honoring his life and […]

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Industrial pipe manufacturer announces Badin as location for new plant

October 21, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that Custom Alloy Corporation (CAC) has decided to locate a new facility in Stanly County. The Badin plant will manufacture industrial products for the U.S. […]

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Stanly school board Chair Jeff Chance resigns

October 6, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — At the Oct. 5, 2021, Stanly County Board of Education meeting, Chairman Jeff Chance announced his resignation, after months of battling over mask mandates in the district’s schools, saying at the end of […]

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Local ‘Dancing with the Stars’ raises $130,470 for Albemarle child-abuse advocacy center

September 15, 2021 David Larson 0

ALBEMARLE — For the ninth year, residents came together in a Stanly County version of the hit television show “Dancing with the Stars” to raise money for Atrium’s Butterfly House, an Albemarle facility that serves […]

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Sen. Carl Ford appointed to powerful commission overseeing executive branch

August 14, 2020 David Larson 0

RALEIGH — Sen. Carl Ford (R-Rowan), who represents Stanly County in the N.C. Senate and is serving his fourth term at the General Assembly, was appointed by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) to the Government […]

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Locust Police Chief Steven ‘Smitty’ Smith passes away from heart attack

July 22, 2020 David Larson 0

LOCUST — In a July 22 press release, the Locust Police Department announced “with the utmost tremendous sadness” that their chief, Steven R. “Smitty” Smith, had passed away. WSOC-TV confirmed shortly after with the department […]

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