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Athlete of the Week: Jaylon McCoy

August 31, 2024 Cory Lavalette

North Stanly football senior wide receiver Jaylon McCoy is the Athlete of the Week. The Comets opened the season with a 28-6 win over Anson. North Stanly only completed seven passes for 153 yards on […]

Athlete of the Week: Rhett Lowder

May 18, 2024 Cory Lavalette

This week’s Athlete of the Week is former North Stanly High pitcher Rhett Lowder. Lowder, who helped lead Wake Forest to the College World Series last year, made a successful minor league debut last month […]

Athlete of the Week: Sophia Crist

April 17, 2024 Cory Lavalette

North Stanly softball’s Sophia Crist is the Athlete of the Week. The Comets are 12-1 on the season, 5-0 atop the Yadkin Valley Conference. They went 2-0 last week, and Crist picked up both victories […]

Athlete of the Week: Rhett Lowder

April 12, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Rhett Lowder is the Athlete of the Week. Lowder is a graduate of North Stanly, where he starred for the Comets and was a two-time conference and county pitcher of the year. He went on […]

North Stanly’s Williams transferring to UNC

May 3, 2018 Cory Lavalette

We’re told to trust our first instincts, and in Antonio Williams’ case, they turned out to be right. It just took him awhile to follow them. The former North Stanly High star originally committed to […]

Checkers open AHL playoffs against Penguins

April 18, 2018 Cory Lavalette

The 2017-18 season marked the fourth straight year the Charlotte Checkers had a new coach behind the bench. Three seasons ago was the last of Jeff Daniels’ seven years guiding the Carolina Hurricanes’ American Hockey […]

Hometown Hardwood: Dec. 5-19

December 13, 2017 Cory Lavalette

Gray Stone Day Knights (0-4, 0-2, Yadkin Valley) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 5 at South Stanly — L, 69-42 Dec. 15 at Albemarle — 7:30 p.m. West Stanly Colts (1-5) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 6 […]

Howard, Hornets get road win over Thunder

December 13, 2017 Cory Lavalette

OKLAHOMA CITY — With his team just on the receiving end of a thunderous Russell Westbrook dunk that the Oklahoma City Thunder star finished with a sneer toward the bench, Charlotte Hornets acting coach Stephen Silas went […]

Friday Night Lights: 10/27/2017

October 24, 2017 Cory Lavalette

Albemarle at South Stanly Norwood | Friday, Oct. 27 7 p.m. Two Stanly County schools — both 4-5 with 3-2 conference records — meet in a battle for fourth in the Yadkin Valley Conference. The […]

This week’s N.C. college football recap

September 26, 2017 Cory Lavalette

NC State 27, Florida State 12 The Wolfpack entered as a 12-point underdog, but Ryan Finley threw two touchdown passes to help the Wolfpack snap a four-game losing streak to the Seminoles. Senior defensive end […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 16 to April 22
These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 16 Singer Bobby Vinton is 91. Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 79. Football coach Bill Belichick is 74. Actor Ellen Barkin is 72. Singer Jimmy Osmond [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: April 16 to April 22 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Priorities remain unchanged at Eggs & Issues forum
RALEIGH — The Public School Forum of North Carolina held its annual Eggs & Issues event at the McKimmon Center on the NC State campus last Tuesday. Most of the forum’s top issues from the [...] The post Priorities remain unchanged at Eggs & Issues forum first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: Political social media influencers need to do better
I’ve been on social media for many years, and one of the most persistent things that has irked me has been all the times I’ve noticed leftist influencers with large followings posting information that either [...] The post MATTHEWS: Political social media influencers need to do better first appeared on The North State Journal.
Fourth of July America 250 parade on track
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Semiquincentennial Committee heard updates on statewide events to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary during an April 8 meeting. The committee, co-chaired by Rep. John Blackwell (R-Burke) and Sen. Phil Alexander (R-Cleveland), [...] The post Fourth of July America 250 parade on track first appeared on The North State Journal.
HILL: The transcendent allure of a just society
The war in Iran has triggered an interest in many people to examine the tenets of the so-called “Just War Theory.” People have been sent scurrying to the library (if they still do such a [...] The post HILL: The transcendent allure of a just society first appeared on The North State Journal.
Mullin visits western NC, reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape
RALEIGH — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made his first official trip as secretary on April 8 when he visited Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village, areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene. During [...] The post Mullin visits western NC, reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape first appeared on The North State Journal.