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ALBEMARLE — At Monday evening’s meeting of the Stanly County Commission, Commissioner Mike Barbee invited a local preacher to address those assembled on the topic of the opioid crisis. Reverend Cook of the Full Gospel […]

ALBEMARLE — A local bill filed in Raleigh by Rep. Wayne Sasser (R-Stanly) and Rep. Ken Goodman (D-Stanly) is unlikely to proceed, after the Legislative Analysis Division of the North Carolina General Assembly staff determined […]

ALBEMARLE — At the March 4 Albemarle City Council meeting, members decided, by a 4-3 vote, to move towards eliminating party labels in city council elections. Dissenting members pushed for the issue to be decided […]

RALEIGH — Stanly County has a new team in Raleigh for the General Assembly’s long session, and the county’s delegation is sponsoring several significant pieces of legislation.   As of press time, Sen. Carl Ford (R-Rowan) had sponsored […]

ALBEMARLE — Following a monthslong search and interview process, Stanly County officials announced on Jan. 29 that they had hired Candice Boyd Moffitt as the county’s new director of Economic Development. County manager Andy Lucas has served […]

NEW YORK — Ever since the historical musical “Hamilton” began its march to near-universal infatuation, one group has noticeably withheld its applause — historians. Many academics argue the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the star of our $10 […]

MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer University has confirmed reports that the FBI is investigating a former administrator for embezzling funds. The university made clear in a statement that only one employee, former chief financial officer Jeffrey Plyler, is being investigated, […]

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — Thanks to congressional intervention, military recruits are going to be outfitted in Made-in-the-USA goods right down to their sneakers used for physical fitness training.  New Balance in New England, along with two companies based […]

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s decade-long battle to control water from one of the state’s largest rivers and hydroelectricity that once powered a factory employing 1,000 is winding down after a federal appeals court rejected the […]