ALBEMARLE — After difficulty with bus driver hiring and scheduling, Stanly County Schools are moving forward with a plan to stagger pick up and drop off times. This plan, approved by the Stanly Board of Education, would […]
ALBEMARLE — With the Stanly County Commission seeking recommendations from various departments before they address the budget in mid May, the school system made a presentation to commissioners on the level of funding they were seeking. Andy […]
MISENHEIMER — After a unanimous vote by the university’s board of trustees, Pfeiffer University announced Dr. Scott Bullard as their 11th president. Pfeiffer has been searching for a new president since February when Dr. Colleen […]
ASHEBORO — The North Carolina Zoo says a 46-year-old chimpanzee has died after 35 years as the dominant female of her group. Zoo officials said in a news release that the chimp named Maggie was […]
GREENSBORO — After being charged earlier in 2019, former Pfeiffer University CFO Jeffrey Plyler pleaded guilty to a felony charge of “making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement.” Plyler agreed to a deal in exchange for his guilty […]
ALBEMARLE — After Colton Lowder was found hiding in a crawl space, both suspects from the $100,000 April 4 heist of Joseph Burleson’s farm are now in custody. The other suspect, Christopher Huneycutt, was arrested shortly following the […]
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The flag will continue to wave on police cars in a small Southern California coastal community, the City Council decided Tuesday night. The Laguna Beach City Council voted Tuesday night […]
ALBEMARLE — In a brazen heist, two men allegedly broke into the shop of Joseph Burleson, a longtime Stanly County public official, stealing around $100,000 worth of vehicles, guns, tools and other items. Burleson arrived […]
KALAOA, Hawaii — A weekend earthquake that struck Hawaii was not related to volcanic activity, researchers at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The scientists believe that the 5.3-magnitude earthquake, happening around 5 p.m. Saturday about […]
ALBEMARLE –– The Stanly County Commission approved an amendment to the county budget that would recognize additional general fund appropriations and a loan in order to run a water line down Browns Hill Road out […]
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