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FOREVER SHINING: Community members remember Gene Starnes
Stanly County has lost a gem. Gene Starnes, the longtime owner of Starnes Jewelers in downtown Albemarle, died ... Read more
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Jeweler Gene Starnes has died
Gene Starnes, the longtime owner of Starnes Jewelers in downtown Albemarle, died Monday. He was 82. Starnes retired ... Read more
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Gene Starnes recognized as Stanly’s 25th Citizen of the Year
For someone who has been a stalwart in the Stanly County community for many decades, having owned Starnes ... Read more
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Stanly Chamber selects Citizen, Ambassador of the Year
At the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting next month, the 2022 Citizen of the Year will ... Read more
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After planning to close, Starnes Jewelers has been given new life, rebranded as Starnes Bramlett
During the preceding weeks after Starnes Jewelers announced it was closing after more than 120 years of serving ... Read more
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SPIRIT OF STANLY: Albemarle’s downtown is looking up
(Editor’s Note: This is one of several stories featured in the March 27, 2022, issue of The Stanly ... Read more
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Gene Starnes honored, presented with key to the city of Albemarle
As he gets ready to close Starnes Jewelers after 124 years in business, the Albemarle City Council honored ... Read more
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The end of an era: Starnes Jewelers set to close later this year after 124 years in business
After 124 years of serving the community and cultivating relationships with customers not just within the county but ... Read more
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STANLY THE MAGAZINE: For Gene Starnes, there really is no place like home
When Gene Starnes arrived at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory in the early 1960s, he didn’t necessarily have a ... Read more