BJ Drye, Author at The Stanly News & Press

ADDC

ADDC provides updates on three events

Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation is reworking one of its popular events and has announced schedules for others. ADDC announced recently that the Winter Wine Festival ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Thursday, January 16, 2025 4:04 pm

Bob Remsburg

Family, friends remember former Locust mayor, officer

Raymond Higgins does not know why his father ran for mayor or why he decided at a later age to become a police officer. He ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Thursday, January 16, 2025 3:32 pm

Albemarle

Colleagues remember Van Sinderen for service to Albemarle, New London, hospital

Jane Hartley Van Sinderen, who served the municipalities of Albemarle and New London for 20 years total, died Thursday. She was 77. Van Sinderen served ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:07 am

Badin

Fundraisers ongoing to help families displaced by fire

At least two fundraisers started to assist families displaced by a fire Sunday morning. Chris Gainey has organized a Boston butt fundraiser for Joel Laster ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 4:40 pm

Norwood

POLICE: Volunteer firefighter, paramedic dies on way to work

A volunteer firefighter and paramedic was killed in an off-duty accident Tuesday morning. William Oxendine, a volunteer with Center Rural Volunteer Fire Department and paramedic ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 1:59 pm

Norwood

POLICE: Norwood Councilman ‘beaten severely’ by stepson

Norwood Police Department has arrested a man for the attempted murder of his stepfather, who is a Norwood councilman, on Dec. 26, 2024. Police Chief ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Friday, January 3, 2025 1:51 pm

Stanly County

UPDATE: Cooper commutes sentences in 2 murder cases in Stanly County

On his final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of two individuals for murders in Stanly County. Cooper issued a commutation order ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Friday, January 3, 2025 8:47 am

Guy Tobias LeGrande

Governor commutes death sentence of LeGrande

Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the sentence of a man originally sentenced to die for the killing of a mother in Stanly County. Cooper issued ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 4:26 pm

Jimmy Carter

REMEMBERING A PRESIDENT: A look back at when Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter came to Stanly County

President Jimmy Carter, the longest living U.S. president, died Sunday at age 100. “It was sad to hear that our good neighbor Jimmy Carter had ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Monday, December 30, 2024 4:04 pm

George Crooker

Gray Stone student honors friend with senior project

A Gray Stone senior recently completed his community service project in a big way in memory of a friend. Landon Cord managed a memorial lap-a-thon ... Read more

by BJ Drye, Monday, December 30, 2024 2:14 pm

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