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BADIN/PALESTINE NEWS: Special events planned at Morrow Mountain
Town Business The Semi-Annual Town Cleanup is underway until noon Thursday. Public Works does a great job of hauling away discarded items in these categories: ... Read more
16 hours ago by Staff Reports.

Pfeiffer softball pitcher throws no-hitter as Falcons sweep Meredith
Pfeiffer University swept both ends of a nonconference softball doubleheader against Meredith College on Sunday afternoon at Jack Ingram Field. Junior pitcher Caiti Mickles tossed ... Read more
1 day ago by Staff Reports.

Albemarle Parks & Rec offers Food Truck Fridays
Albemarle Parks & Recreation will host Food Truck Fridays at City Lake Park every month through October. The dates of the Food Truck Fridays are ... Read more
1 day ago by Staff Reports.

Albemarle ends football season with road win
In the modern history of the Albemarle Bulldogs football program, when the team joined the NCHSAA in 1962, only twice has the team gone the ... Read more
1 day ago by Charles Curcio.

Student inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Holly Brewer of Albemarle was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. ... Read more
1 day ago by Staff Reports.

North Stanly football will not play in postseason
After finishing the regular season with an undefeated record, the North Stanly football team will not be able to enjoy the fruits of its labor ... Read more
1 day ago by Charles Curcio.

Locust partners with Retail Strategies to attract new business
Locust has partnered with Retail Strategies, an Alabama-based marketing retail firm that works with towns across the country, to help attract new businesses. The firm ... Read more
1 day ago by Chris Miller.

PEEKING INTO THE PAST – The Smart Set social club
On Feb. 9, 1906, a group of women in Albemarle met to form a new social club. The group choose the name “The Smart Set” ... Read more
1 day ago by BJ Drye.

Sheriff’s Office arrests man after finding roughly 10 grams of drugs
The Stanly County Sheriff Office’s Narcotics Division and S.W.A.T. team arrested Dewarren Torress Mcauley Jr. in New London Friday after finding close to 10 grams ... Read more
1 day ago by Chris Miller.

Author, Pfeiffer professor discusses N.C.’s connection with pirate Jean Laffite
It was quite the colorful presentation Saturday at the Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre as Pfeiffer University English professor Dr. Ashley Oliphant and her mother Beth Yarbrough ... Read more