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Face masks no longer required on Stanly school buses
Stanly County students are no longer required to wear face masks on school buses. On Friday, the Centers ... Read more
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Gray Stone Day School makes masks for students optional
Starting Monday, Gray Stone Day School students will have the option of wearing a mask. In a move ... Read more
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Residents show support for Oakboro chief, call town’s actions ‘a witch hunt’
The hallway outside the meeting room of the Oakboro Town Commission was crowded Monday night with supporters for ... Read more
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Jenkins: Health Department ‘frustrated and exhausted’ battling COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation
After almost two years of working to ensure the health and safety of the community during the pandemic, ... Read more
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NCDHHS school guidance encourages vaccines, masking to keep students in the classroom
With COVID-19 cases reaching pandemic highs, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges K-12 schools ... Read more
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Stanly sees modest uptick in new cases
With vaccination rates still relatively stagnant and more people gathering indoors for holiday celebrations, Stanly County has seen ... Read more
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Chance says decision to resign from school board was one he had been considering for months
While Jeff Chance’s sudden resignation as school board chairman following the end of a tense meeting Tuesday night ... Read more
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Though COVID hospitalizations have been declining, health officials concerned with uptick in deaths
On Sept. 2, about two months into the current wave of infections due to the delta variant, Stanly ... Read more
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Health director: Cases, quarantines would likely be ‘exponentially higher’ without masks in schools
Like virtually every other district in the state, the first few weeks of school for Stanly County students ... Read more
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School board extends mask requirement despite anger from parents
The Stanly County School Board Tuesday night, during an emotional meeting at Central Elementary’s auditorium, voted to extend ... Read more