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Oakboro to celebrate Fourth of July festivities for 67th year
OAKBORO — One of Stanly County’s most anticipated yearly traditions is back. In an annual set of festivities ...
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Stanly County Arts Council prepares for summer camp
ALBEMARLE — Now just weeks away, the Stanly County Arts Council’s 2025 Summer Arts Camp will soon arrive ...
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Albemarle holds ribbon cutting for StoryWalk trail
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Albemarle Parks and Recreation’s ...
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Stanly insurance agent arrested on 72 felony charges
LOCUST — A Locust insurance agent has been charged with 72 felonies after allegedly defrauding clients by using ...
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Albemarle names Darren Rhodes as next city manager
ALBEMARLE — The city of Albemarle announced Tuesday that its city council has appointed Assistant City Manager Darren ...
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Albemarle Police’s CALEA public comment portal opens
ALBEMARLE — Members of the general public can now submit evaluations of the performance and effectiveness of the ...
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Pfeiffer baseball players awarded CSC Academic All-District honors
MISENHEIMER — A pair of Pfeiffer University baseball players — Hunter Huneycutt and Austin Wood — are among ...
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Pfeiffer introduces new assistant men’s soccer coach
MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer University’s new assistant men’s soccer coach will be a familiar face to fans of the ...
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Drugs and firearms seized after joint law enforcement operation
ALBEMARLE — In a joint law enforcement operation with the Norwood Police Department, the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office ...
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New principal named at East Albemarle Elementary School
ALBEMARLE — East Albemarle Elementary School will have a new principal for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. Stanly ...
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Stanly school board approves CTE local plan for 2025-26 academic year
ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Schools has given its official approval for the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) ...
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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry to relocate pipe coating operations to Oakboro
OAKBORO — The last remaining operational activity of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry’s former 55-acre foundry in uptown Charlotte ...
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Local NCHSAA state champions recognized at school board meeting
ALBEMARLE — A group of seven 1A and 2A NCHSAA state championship winners from two Stanly County high ...
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Stanly Special Olympians compete in 2025 Summer Games
ALBEMARLE — A delegation of 50 athletes from Stanly County traveled to Raleigh last weekend to take part ...
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Albemarle City Council passes proposed 2025-25 city budget
ALBEMARLE — At the Albemarle City Council meeting on Monday night, councilmembers voted 4-3 to pass their proposed ...
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Stanly commissioners tasked with board appointments
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Board of Commissioners recently made membership adjustments to three boards delegated to county ...
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SCS honors teachers and staff at awards ceremony
ALBEMARLE — Local teachers and staff throughout the county were honored for their 2024-25 academic year achievements at ...
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Food and Brews Festival to bring entertainment to Oakboro
OAKBORO — Next weekend, the town of Oakboro will be kicking off the summer of 2025 with a ...
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Rhett Lowder faces new setback with oblique injury
ALBEMARLE — The first third of the 2025 MLB campaign hasn’t gone as planned for Cincinnati pitching prospect ...
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Pfeiffer hosts 2025 Keith Crisco Memorial Golf Tournament
MT. GILEAD — A golf tournament fundraiser in support of Pfeiffer University’s athletics department and Falcon Club was ...
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County’s second-annual Make Music Day approaches
ALBEMARLE — With Stanly County’s second iteration of Make Music Day less than a month away, event organizers ...
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Gateway of Hope receives rezoning approval for group care facility
NEW LONDON — An addiction recovery center in New London recently received a conditional rezoning approval from the ...
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Stanly school board, commissioners discuss SCS’s budget requests
ALBEMARLE — In a special-called meeting on Wednesday night, the Stanly County Board of Education held a joint ...
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Hope Vibes brings mobile shower, laundry truck to Albemarle
ALBEMARLE — The Hope Tank — a mobile shower, laundry and hygiene support truck — is making a ...
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Pfeiffer softball comes up short in NCAA Regional
MISENHEIMER — With a final record of 37-9, the Pfeiffer University softball team’s 2025 season and postseason have ...