Author: Toby Thorpe The Stanly News & Press

Cook Out

Locust approves rezoning, moves ahead with sewer expansion

Council members in Locust unanimously approved a conditional rezoning request by Caliber Associates as part of a light agenda at its April 10 meeting. In ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Friday, April 11, 2025 2:43 pm

Brian Taylor

North Carolina Emergency Training Center continues Phase 1

If you’ve traveled between N.C. Highway 740 and the Stanly County Airport recently, you’ve no doubt seen considerable grading and earth moving along the north ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:41 am

Legacy Meadows

Legacy Meadows to open at site of former Homeplace

When Hernandez Health Care Systems acquired the former Homeplace Rest and Retirement quarters on Vickers Store Road, the potential for a unique senior care facility ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:21 am

Albemarle

Albemarle City Council receives overview of Daupler system

Albemarle Public Utilities Director Jay Voyles gave city council members a report on Daupler, a new after-hours system by which citizens can report power outages, ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:14 pm

Benton Dry

SPIRIT OF STANLY: Dun-Rite still doing it right

Dun-Rite still doing it right By Toby Thorpe Few businesses in Albemarle and Stanly County have exceeded the century mark in longevity, but Dun-Rite Cleaners, ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Monday, April 7, 2025 10:36 am

Aquadale

SPIRIT OF STANLY: Bluegrass is served at Rocky River Springs

In the early 1960s, Vaughn Swaringen built a small structure next to his home off Cagle Road near Aquadale. The outbuilding, which would eventually house ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 10:29 am

Locust

Locust Police names Citizen of the Year

At its March 13 meeting, Locust City Council and Locust Police Chief Jeff Shew recognized the police department’s 2024 “Citizen of the Year,” Mitchell Cagle. ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 1:27 pm

David Odom

SPIRIT OF STANLY: A dealership built by family

David Odom has been connected with the automobile business his entire life. “My father worked with Ford Motors and was a major metro market manager ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Monday, March 31, 2025 10:26 am

Albemarle

Main Street Manager meets with Albemarle City Council

Katie Lynn, Albemarle’s new Main Street Manager, was introduced to council members at the board’s March 17 meeting by city Economic Development Director Lindsay Almond. ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 11:17 am

Stanly County

Architects meet with Stanly County School Board to discuss options

Representatives from two architectural firms met with Stanly County School Board members in a March 12 work session as the district seeks a firm with ... Read more

by Toby Thorpe, Thursday, March 13, 2025 1:52 pm

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