ALBEMARLE — At the Stanly County Board of Education’s Oct. 1 meeting, members of the board signaled their frustration regarding four need-based grant applications for the school system that were recently denied by the county […]
ALBEMARLE — The looming contract between the town of Oakboro and the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office for police protection remains open-ended following the recent Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting. After a series of officer […]
A makeshift cardboard sign leans up against campaign posters near a relief center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Vilas, N.C. in the aftermath of hurricane Helene. In the final weeks of the presidential election, […]
President Joe Biden, center, shakes hands with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as he arrives at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport last Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Helene. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) RALEIGH — North […]
ALBEMARLE — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction last week, the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office has sent a team of deputies to western North Carolina to help meet the urgent needs of the region. […]
ALBEMARLE — Albemarle City Manager Todd Clark announced last week that the city has hired a new director of public housing. With over 20 years of experience in the housing industry, Winston-Salem native Renae Miller […]
Dale Folwell said he was often so exhausted from working 70 hours a week while attending school full time that he would forget to put his name on papers. (Courtesy Dale Folwell) This is the […]
ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation has released its annual Main Street Impact Report, complete with an updated mission statement and vision. At the Albemarle City Council meeting on Sept. 16, councilmembers received a […]
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Arts Council has nearly $50,000 in state funding coming its way to benefit arts programs and administrative support for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Last month, the North Carolina Arts Council […]
The children of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, from left, Howard Buffett, Susie Buffett and Peter Buffett, will manage their father’s $144 billion fortune through a charitable trust after he dies. (Nati Harnik […]
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