Articles by Brett Friedlander

ALBEMARLE — A new Stanly County Schools superintendent, Dr. Jarrod Dennis, has been chosen and started work on Monday, Nov. 2, the district announced. Monday was also the day that a weeks’-long hiatus from face-to-face […]

AQUADALE — After a visit from state inspectors from the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), a division of the N.C. Department of Insurance, the Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department achieved a split rating of 6/9, […]

ALBEMARLE — For the first time in 42 years, a Stanly County resident is the president of the NC Association of Registers of Deeds (NCARD).  Suzanne Lowder, Stanly County’s register of deeds since 2008, was […]

ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Community students again received scholarships for tuition and expenses through the Golden LEAF Foundation. Every year, students in rural areas of the state which had relied heavily on tobacco production income […]

ALBEMARLE — As a former textile town that has transitioned into a growing city with advancing industries, Albemarle has a new face in charge of overseeing its local economy.  Keith Tunnell was formally introduced as […]

ALBEMARLE — Following a recommendation from the county health department and a 5-1 vote by the school board, Stanly County Schools will enter a two-week period of fully remote learning starting Oct. 14.  “I move […]

ALBEMARLE — Even setting aside the U.S. presidential race, the governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race, because those are national and statewide races which are getting the bulk of the coverage, Stanly County residents […]

NORWOOD — The Stanly County School System announced Sunday, Oct. 4, that a third grade teacher at Norwood Elementary School had died after testing positive for COVID-19. The teacher, Julie Davis, was a well-loved part of the […]