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ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle City Council appointed Gerald Poplin to the Albemarle ABC Board on Monday after rejecting a proposal to interview the three applicants for the vacancy. The appointment, originally tabled at the council’s […]

ALBEMARLE — Kelly Lowder resigned Thursday from the Stanly Community College Board of Trustees amid controversy over his recent Facebook activity. The resignation came a week after Lowder’s July 23 Facebook post about race and […]

ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Schools has named two new assistant principals at Albemarle schools, appointing Erin Gardiner at Albemarle High School and Riley Honeycutt at Albemarle Middle School. Gardiner enters her 23rd year in education […]

ALBEMARLE — A 60-year-old Albemarle woman was killed Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle collision involving a Stanly County public transportation bus on U.S. 52, according to the Albemarle Police Department. Officers and emergency personnel responded […]

ALBEMARLE — Stanly County Schools announced last week that all enrolled students will receive free meals each school day during the 2026-27 school year through the federal Community Eligibility Provision. Beginning on the first day […]

ALBEMARLE — Longtime Albemarle employee Linda Lewis was recognized for 44 years of service during a presentation at the Albemarle City Council meeting on July 20. Lewis retired on July 1 from the city’s Finance […]

ALBEMARLE — Stanly County residents can receive free over-the-counter medications next month as NC MedAssist’s Mobile Free Pharmacy returns to Albemarle. Atrium Health Stanly and NC MedAssist are scheduled to hold an over-the-counter medicine giveaway […]

NORWOOD — The town of Norwood has begun work on a downtown streetscape project supported by a $787,500 grant from the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division. The project covers North Main […]

ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle Historical Resources Commission swore in its commissioners and selected a new leadership slate during its July 14 meeting at City Hall. Stephen Trudeau, Daniel Beck, Jayda Contreras, Razan Brown, Lori Baucom, […]

ALBEMARLE — Registration remains open for Camp Create, a free youth arts program coming back to Albemarle on Aug. 4-7 for its fifth year. Families can register online at campcreate.works to attend the four-day camp […]