November 2021 – Stanly News Journal

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Rick Hendrick to collect Cup for 14th NASCAR championship

November 30, 2021 The North State Journal

FILE – Rick Hendrick celebrates in Victory Lane following the season championship victory in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. Chase Elliott drove the car […]

NC Emergency Training Center at Stanly County Airport to receive $28 million

November 30, 2021 Jesse Deal

ALBEMARLE — With the help of recently passed funding signed into law, a state-of-the-art Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) flight-crash simulation program will be built next to the Stanly County Airport. On Nov. 18, Gov. […]

Oakboro Police’s K9 Joker raises over $5k for Toys for Tots

November 30, 2021 David Larson

ALBEMARLE — K9 Joker of the Oakboro Police Department has raised $5,400 and counting for Toys for Tots, a charity run by the U.S. Marine Corps that provides Christmas gifts for low-income children. The flurry […]

Bulldogs start season at 0-3 following home loss to Cavaliers

November 30, 2021 Jesse Deal

ALBEMARLE — Facing a four-point halftime deficit to the visiting North Rowan Cavaliers, the Albemarle Bulldogs boys’ basketball team looked to be on the right track to make Monday’s nonconference game competitive the rest of the way. The Bulldogs (0-3, 0-0 Yadkin Valley) […]

Jury picked for Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial

November 29, 2021 The North State Journal

In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table during final stages of jury selection, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. Two years after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide behind bars, a jury is […]

Capitals use late PP goal to win, take NHL’s top spot from Hurricanes

November 28, 2021 The North State Journal

Washington’s Alex Ovechkin celebrates with teammates following the Capitals’ 4-2 win over the Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh. (Karl B. DeBlaker / AP Photo) RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals hadn’t played […]

Uncertain future for Cutcliffe, Duke after winless ACC season

November 27, 2021 The North State Journal

Duke head coach David Cutcliffe walks off the field after the team lost an NCAA college football game against Miami, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) Duke closed out its home […]

CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 years

November 26, 2021 The North State Journal

Vehicles are parked in front of a CVS Pharmacy in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday May 3, 2021. CVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the retail giant adjusts […]

THE WORD: In everything give thanks

November 25, 2021 The North State Journal

“The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” (1914) by Jennie A. Brownscombe is a painting in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Mass. We celebrate Thanksgiving this week, and though our nation is still facing […]

Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024

November 24, 2021 The North State Journal

FILE – President Joe Biden signs the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington. Some Democrats have begun saying out loud […]

Hurricanes making hard look easy
RALEIGH — Things have gone about as well as they can for the Hurricanes through two rounds of the NHL playoffs. Carolina is unbeaten through eight games — the first team in NHL history to […]
GOP leaders come to budget agreement
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday they have reached a framework agreement to break a nearly yearlong budget impasse, announcing plans for the largest average teacher pay raise in nearly two […]
Former law enforcement reveal Cooper evacuated during May 2020 rioting
RALEIGH — Protesting, chanting and marching. Property damage, arson and rioting. This was the oscillating pattern in downtown Raleigh over the weekend of May 30 to June 1 in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Each […]
Trump: US will reduce troops in Germany beyond initial withdrawal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back […]
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, […]
Hornets’ Diabate wins Hustle Award, Knueppel misses rookie honor
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets came away from NBA awards season with both a leaguewide honor and a near miss. Last week, Hornets center Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle […]