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Locust welcomes new council member, officer
The Dec. 12 regular meeting of Locust City Council opened with City Clerk Amy Furr administering oaths of ...
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‘BEAR’ING GIFTS: Stanly EMS shows care with bears
For many, Christmas brings to mind family gatherings, youngsters waiting impatiently for Santa and the joy of sharing ...
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N.C. Teaching Fellows program announces Stanly County recipients
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 210 individuals to receive North Carolina Teaching Fellows ...
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DAR posthumously honors Kelley
Annie Ruth Smith Kelley was recognized posthumously at the local Yadkin River Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of ...
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Albemarle is recognized with multiple awards
In addition to receiving a very positive audit of its 2024 finances, the Albemarle City Council saw its ...
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Stanly County Arts Council seeks award nominations for Arts Person of the Year
The Stanly County Arts Council is seeking nominations for the Arts Person of the Year award. This award ...
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Festival of Trees marks 30 years of memories
The annual Festival of Trees, sponsored by Tillery Compassionate Care (TCC), kicked off its 30th year on Dec. ...
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Why Medicaid expansion isn’t over
RALEIGH — Of course Congress and the White House are going to reduce federal funding for Medicaid expansion. ...
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West Stanly kids shop with cops
Citizens in the Red Bridge area of Locust likely believed a major emergency had occurred at the neighboring ...
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Oakboro public works department honored by state organzation
The head of Oakboro’s utilities department was honored recently by a state non-profit association. At Monday’s meeting of ...
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Oakboro honors former mayor by renaming meeting chambers
The Oakboro Town Commissioners unanimously approved the renaming of the board’s meeting space at Town Hall to honor ...
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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Are you ready for, er, what holiday is it?
“Are you ready for Christmas?” I’m asked that often this time of year. The query usually leaves me ...
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BBB’s guide to gift cards
From the Better Business Bureau Gift cards are a popular and convenient gift-giving option, but they are also ...
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Oakboro swears in new commissioner, mayor, names department chairs
At Monday’s organizational meeting of the Oakboro Town Commissioners, the commissioners swore in a new member, named a ...
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USDA makes $2B available to support expansion of current, development of new markets
USDA Stanly County Executive Director Jennifer L. Almond shared the following information. Call her at 704-982-5114 or email jennifer.almond@usda.gov ...
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BBB offers tips for holiday returns, exchanges
From the Better Business Bureau Holiday returns aren’t easy! And we don’t mean the part where you explain ...
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Stanly Board of Education swears in members, names chair, vice chair
The Stanly County Board of Education named a new chair and vice chair while swearing in one new ...
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Aquadale student trains for soccer in Spain
A second grader at Aquadale recently went to Spain to train for soccer. Oli Yang, of Norwood, went ...
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Community Christmas Lunch available
The annual Community Christmas Lunch will be available 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 25 at Annunciation Catholic ...
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Local organizations receive grants from Speedway Children’s Charities
Three organizations based in Stanly County received donations recently from the Charlotte chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. At ...
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Albemarle women suffer second loss as top scorer injured
The Albemarle women’s basketball team entered the second game of a tough two-game stretch Tuesday night. Albemarle lost ...
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Go bigger on regulatory reform
RALEIGH — Pro-growth tax reform has paid big dividends, at both the state and federal levels, but if ...
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Decorated coach celebrates his last season
By Ken Keuffel for Pfeiffer University Robbie Church ’81 certainly made his mark as a soccer player at ...