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ALBEMARLE — At Monday night’s Albemarle City Council meeting, Debbie Bennett, public health educator with the Stanly County Health Department, presented the results of the 2021 County Health Assessment Survey to councilmembers.  One key goal […]

ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Sheriff Jeff Crisco took the microphone at the April 4 Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting to request that each of the commissioners make time to visit the county jail, saying […]

ALBEMARLE — Former Stanly County Sheriff Ralph McSwain, the county’s longest-serving sheriff, died at 91 on March 24. Soon after, there was an outpouring of sympathy from law enforcement and everyday citizens.   The Stanly […]

ALBEMARLE — A crime case that took the community by storm last week has been solved by local officials.   On March 25, the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office announced that it made an arrest in a […]

ALBEMARLE — On Friday, March 18, the City of Albemarle announced via its social media pages that Starbucks could be coming to the area soon. The post was shared almost 450 times just on Facebook, […]

NEW LONDON — In light of a recent controversy that led to a student walkout protest last week, North Stanly High School hosted a community forum inside its auditorium on March 18.  Stanly County Schools […]

ALBEMARLE — The City of Albemarle’s mayor, Ronnie Michael, was honored by the N.C. Department of Commerce as a 2021 North Carolina Main Street Champion.  “I’m humbled to receive this award,” said Michael in the […]

ALBEMARLE — Pfeiffer University announced in early March that they were going to give Stanly Community College graduates with a 2.5 GPA or higher a tuition discount, allowing them to stay local as they finish […]

ALBEMARLE — As announced on Feb. 10, the City of Albemarle has officially received a NC Main Street Award as presented by the NC Department of Commerce and the NC Main Street & Rural Planning […]