Articles by David Larson

Albemarle – Three students at Stanly County Community College received the SECU Bridge to Career Workforce Development scholarship, the school announced in March. The program, a $500 value, funds study at SCC in electrical lineworking. […]

ALBEMARLE — After winning a three-year battle against the City of Albemarle over his downtown low-income housing property, Chuck Nance is preparing to go on offense, with his federal case against the city for civil […]

ALBEMARLE — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Saturday that all public schools will be closed for two weeks or more, and Stanly County Schools will be making their own announcements this weekend as well. […]

Another Super Tuesday has come and gone, with heavy campaigning, advertising and debating all leading to a night of candidates and supporters closely watching as results are reported. In Stanly, with 100% of the precincts […]

ALBEMARLE –– Around 275 people were in attendance at the Stanly County Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, where U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz threw his support behind North Carolina secretary of state candidate E.C. Sykes.   The […]

ALBEMARLE — At its Jan. 21  meeting, the Stanly County Commission voted unanimously to become the 13th “Second Amendment Sanctuary” county in North Carolina.   Commissioner Ashley Morgan announced his intention to bring the resolution […]

ALBEMARLE –– Those driving past the Albemarle Police Department the morning of Saturday, Jan. 11, might have noticed something out of the ordinary: an officer standing on the roof.   The man on the roof, Albemarle […]

City Council hears update on public housing door project   By Jesse Deal | Stanly County Journal  ALBEMARLE –– At its first meeting of the year Monday, the Albemarle City Council was given an update on […]

“There’s a bomb in Sunrise. This is no joke,” a voice on the other end of the phone told Tammy Hartsell, manager of Sunrise Grill in Locust, soon after opening. According to Hartsell, she immediately […]