NORWOOD — In Friday night’s football season opener between West Stanly and South Stanly, it took less than two minutes for one team to jump to a 14-point lead. West’s two primary running backs — junior […]
STANLY COUNTY — On Aug. 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2020 population results, which demonstrate residential growth over the past decade for the majority of Stanly County. While the county itself grew 3.2%, […]
After an unconventional season that was downsized and delayed until the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, high school football is returning to normalcy this fall with a full-sized schedule beginning on Friday. Here is a […]
ALBEMARLE — Last year, the site Niche.com, which analyzes K-12 schools, colleges, universities and neighborhoods by using available data, announced that Stanly Community College was their top North Carolina community college for 2021. Now, for […]
ALBEMARLE — For the rest of August, a first dose appointment for the free COVID-19 vaccine at the Stanly County Health Department will come with a $100 Summer Card. The North Carolina Department of Health […]
ALBEMARLE — The Aug. 3 meeting of the Stanly County Board of Education often resembled an informal townhall, with audience members shouting questions and objections to the board, but the board ultimately voted 6-1 to […]
ALBEMARLE — For the rest of the month, a first dose appointment for the free COVID-19 vaccine at the Stanly County Health Department will come with a $100 Summer Card. The North Carolina Department of […]
Pfeiffer University, a private four-year college in Misenheimer, announced on Thursday, July 29, that they were eliminating debt for 225 of their past and present students. The money to forgive the loans came from federal […]
LOCUST — After half a year of preparation, Ronnie and Christina Black’s plan to open up a music store in Locust is coming to fruition this weekend. The husband-and-wife owners of the upcoming rBc Music Store — along with […]
OAKBORO — West Stanly claimed its fifth straight Wells Fargo Conference Cup title Tuesday after being named the 2020-21 Rocky River Conference 2A/3A champion by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. While two other Stanly County teams — Gray Stone Day and […]
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