RALEIGH — While Republicans are seated in most of the key elected positions representing Stanly County, several members of the party are seeking the removal of county chairman Phil Burr. According to Gerald Poplin, he […]
ALBEMARLE — Stanly and Montgomery have a new partnership as the N.C. General Assembly enacted changes to judicial and prosecutorial districts over the veto of Gov. Cooper last week. House Bill 717, sponsored by Rep. […]
Joe Jackson, the patriarch of an American musical dynasty who started his son Michael, daughter Janet, and the Jackson 5 on the road to stardom, but also verbally and physically abused them, has died at […]
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Commissioners voted Friday to approve the fiscal year 2018-2019 budget which topped $64 million in general fund spending with an overall spend of $73.6 million from all funding sources. The […]
ALBEMARLE — The county commissioners held a lengthy meeting Monday night with presentations and discussions on several notable items. Dr. Jeff James, Stanly County Schools superintendent, presented the school system’s 2018-19 budget request to begin […]
ALBEMARLE — Tillery Charter Academy received its final approval from the State Board of Education on May 3. The school plans to open in August 2019 serving grades K-2 and will add an additional grade […]
ALBEMARLE — A voter challenge has been filed in Stanly County against Alexander Bradley Gresham who alleged to have voted twice in the May primary. According to the challenge, Gresham “registered in and voted a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate the cost of drugs by giving private payers a role in setting the price of medicines administered in hospitals and doctors’ offices, […]
NEW YORK — CBS on Monday filed a lawsuit to stop controlling shareholder Shari Redstone continuing with her plan to merge it with Viacom, saying such a deal would harm its shareholders. The New York […]
ALBEMARLE — In March, major sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods issued an open letter announcing changes to the company’s firearms sales policies. In the letter, Dick’s said it will no longer sell many configurations […]
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