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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 [...] -
DETROIT — SUVs and a big pickup truck will get top billing at Detroit’s auto show this year, but there are some surprise sports cars and electric vehicles on the agenda. The most popular vehicle [...] -
ALBEMARLE — As environmentalists, corporations and the public increasingly focus on the mass of plastics discarded every day, they are running into a stubborn problem. The recycling market continues to sputter, most recently from weak [...] -
South Stanly High School volleyball standout Adison Campbell has decided to continue her athletic pursuits at Sandhills Community College in the fall. The 5-foot-7 setter signed her letter of intent to play for the Lady [...] -
ALBEMARLE — City council members unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement for the High School Firefighter Technology Program, renovating the Chuck Morehead Pool and delaying discussion about the addition of traffic warning options at MLK [...] -
TROY — Thai Vang took the oath of office on Jan. 4 to become the district court judge for the newly created district comprising Stanly and Montgomery counties. Stanly County District Attorney Lynn Clodfelter presented [...] -
NORWOOD — On Sunday, Dec.16, First United Methodist Church in Norwood praised with a few more smiles and tears than normal — happy tears, that is. It was a day of celebration that called for [...]
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