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New room at Norwood Museum
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 — Norwood Museum, 205 Pee Dee Ave., will have an open house and new room dedication from 2-4 p.m. July 12.
The McMahon Room will be dedicated during a ceremony at 2:30. The room features military memorabilia. During the ceremony VFW Post 6183 will feature photographs of service personnel who died during war time with a roll call. VFW Post 6183 Ladies Auxiliary will present a quilt like ones they make for wounded service personnel from Afghani-stan and Iraq for their return trip to the U.S.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Field Associates Tony Furr of Norwood and Ruffin Tucker of Concord will have displays of fossils they have found in Stanly County. The museum will be open for the public to view and participants will be available to answer questions.
Refreshments will be served.
For more info e-mail norwoodmuseum@carolina.rr.com.
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Fair opens tonight
Rides, games, music and more hit the Stanly County Fairgrounds tonight in the form of the 76th annual Stanly County Fair, sponsored by American Legion Post 76. This year, the rides will be put on by J&J Amusements.
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Even though deadline has passed, SCS still accepts donations
With donations still coming in, the school tools campaign has been deemed a success according to Pokie Noland, Stanly County Schools director of student services.
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Albemarle Police Report
Albemarle Police Department reports the following activity:
• Mitchell Jermaine White, 22, was arrested on a charge of possession of Sch. II on Lundix Street at Washington Lane, Aug. 27. -
Stanly County Sheriff’s Report
Stanly County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activity:
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Pedestrians, motorists urged to be cautious at Pfeiffer
A Pfeiffer University student had a brush with death when crossing the road on Wednesday.
According to Misenheimer Police Chief Tracey Wyrick, the student assumed that an approaching vehicle would stop as a courtesy. This misunderstanding led to the student nearly being struck. -
West teacher receives state business award
A local teacher has won one of the highest education awards in the state.
John Thompson, a business education teacher at West Stanly High School (WSHS), recently received the Orus B. Sutton Award, which is presented to the Outstanding Business and Information Technology Teacher of the Year in North Carolina. -
Committee discusses renovations to school facilities
Many of the local schools will be getting a makeover this school year. In its meeting last week, the Stanly County Board of Education Facilities Committee discussed specific renovations to the schools.
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Stanly County Sheriff’s Report
Stanly County Sheriff’s Report announces the following activity:
• Robert M. Burroughs, Sutton Springs Road, Charlotte, reported damage to property, Aug. 20. -
Correspondent no longer with TV station
UNC-TV Senior Legislative Correspondent Eszter Vajda is no longer employed at the state’s public television network as of Aug. 18, according to Gail Zimmermann, associate general manager of the station.
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