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Friends of the Land promote educational forum series
Thursday, September 4, 2008 — Friends of the Land in Stanly County will sponsor a free series of educational forums for the public.
The first forum will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at Oakboro Music Hall. An optional dinner begins at 6 p.m. at the adjoining Big John’s Smokehouse.
Cabarrus County Manager John Day will be the first speaker. He will share Cabarrus’ farmland preservation plan, a description of their sustainable community effort, plus their recent Central Area Plan.
Day graduated with honors in philosophy from UNC-Chapel Hill and received a master’s in public administration from that university. He has served as Cabarrus County manager for more than five years. He has been very interested in environmental issues and sustainability, and has initiated several programs of that nature in Cabarrus County.
Friends of the Land’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in the county by advocating responsible land use planning and by serving as a voice for conservation of our natural, cultural, and historic resources. This educational series will provide Stanly County’s citizens more information and options about building a vision for how they want the county to look and thrive in 2030.
More info about Cabarrus’ plans can be found at: http://www.cabarruscounty.us/Commerce/longrangeplanning/centralareaplan.html.
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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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