February 2023 – Stanly News Journal

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Kimberly Palmer: 5 ways to deal with money envy

February 28, 2023 The North State Journal

FILE – In this June 15, 2018 file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) If you’ve ever scrolled through social media posts only to be gripped with […]

Women of Country Music celebrated at NC Museum of History

February 27, 2023 The North State Journal

(Photo Courtesy of North Carolina Museum of History) RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of History now has an exhibit available for visitors called The Power of Women in Country Music. A perfect history-dense exhibition […]

PRAGER: What are Judeo-Christian values?

February 26, 2023 The North State Journal

Dennis Prager attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) The term “Judeo-Christian values” is frequently used. I am one who uses it. I […]

GOP opens another investigation of Afghanistan withdrawal

February 25, 2023 The North State Journal

FILE – House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., opens a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on the border, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. Several Biden Cabinet members, including the chairman of […]

State Board of Education approves creation of 42 remote academies

February 24, 2023 The North State Journal

State Board of Education map. RALEIGH — The creation of 42 remote or virtual academies across the state was approved by members of the State Board of Education (SBE) at its Feb. 2 meeting. The […]

Folwell blasts nonprofit hospital executive pay in report

February 23, 2023 The North State Journal

State Treasurer Dale Folwell RALEIGH — During a Feb. 15 press conference, State Treasurer Dale Folwell unveiled a report detailing the high pay of executives of nonprofit hospitals operating in the state. “You’ve heard me […]

What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?

February 22, 2023 The North State Journal

FILE – The Microsoft Internet Explorer logo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are […]

Stanly commissioners approve additional opioid settlement funding

February 22, 2023 Jesse Deal

ALBEMARLE — At its February 20 meeting, the Stanly County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that authorizes the county to enter into new opioid settlement agreements with Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Allergan, and Teva. […]

Stanly sends 4 basketball teams to state playoffs

February 22, 2023 Jesse Deal

ALBEMARLE — While the regular season and conference play have both finished up for local high school basketball teams, two Stanly County squads will continue into the postseason.  Over the weekend, the North Carolina High […]

Free hotel breakfasts are getting bigger and better

February 21, 2023 The North State Journal

FILE – Hector Perez prepares to wrap a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich at a bodega in the Bronx section of New York, Friday, July 22, 2022. While some travelers cringe at the thought of […]

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 […]