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The Black Cove Fire burns on Wednesday in Saluda. (Allison Joyce / AP Photo) RALEIGH — Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but [...] -
ALBEMARLE — Now a few weeks into her full-time position after a previous interim role, Albemarle’s Main Street Manager Katie Lynn addressed the Albemarle City Council during the council’s March 17 meeting. Economic Development Director [...] -
ALBEMARLE — Stanly County’s public school district is rolling out its promotion of the North Carolina Community Resource Center. At the Stanly County Board of Education’s meeting earlier this month, Lydia Hedrick, assistant superintendent of [...] -
ALBEMARLE — At the Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night, commissioners were tasked with appointments for the Consolidated Health and Human Services Board and Airport Authority Board. Dolly Clayton, the county’s health [...] -
ALBEMARLE — This weekend, the Stanly County Arts Council is set to host a free event at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center where the general public can learn more about the local arts community. The [...] -
Kevin Howell will succeed longtime NC State chancellor Randy Woodson, who is retiring later this year. (Marc Hall / NC State University via AP) RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has [...] -
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on Oct. 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill. (Greg Nash / AP Photo) RALEIGH — [...] -
ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Schools’ proposed realignment adjustment for three elementary schools in the western part of the county is now a reality. At the Stanly County Board of Education meeting on March 4, the [...] -
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting and Awards event last week inside Atrium Health Stanly’s Magnolia Room in Albemarle. The county organization used the March 6 event to [...] -
Jill Holtz somberly holds a burial flag she pulled from the mud — one of the most emotional moments in her searches, she said — and is waiting to return to a family she contacted. [...] -
ALBEMARLE — Stanly County is now able to sell its surplus county vehicles to local fire districts and non-profit volunteer fire departments. At the Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night, the board [...] -
ALBEMARLE — Katie Lynn, Albemarle’s new Main Street manager, began her full-time role in the position on Monday. Albemarle City Manager Todd Clark announced in a Feb. 24 press release that the city had promoted [...] -
Payton McNabb, a senior at Hiwassee Dam High School in Murphy, speaks at a news conference about transgender inclusion in sports at the North Carolina Legislative Building on April 19, 2023. (Hannah Schoenbaum / AP [...] -
Smoke glows red from fires in Horry County, South Carolina, on Saturday. Dry conditions also led to a large blaze in North Carolina’s Polk County. (Horry County Fire Rescue via AP) MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — [...] -
Gerry Broome / AP Photo RALEIGH — A bill filed by House members of the General Assembly would protect farmland and land near military bases from being owned by foreign entities. House Bill 133, the [...]
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