Articles by David Larson

ALBEMARLE — At 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Albemarle Police Department arrested Nigel Donovan Moore of Salisbury for an armed robbery at the Albemarle Walmart two days earlier. The Salisbury Police Department assisted […]

ALBEMARLE — On Thursday, Nov. 18, a bipartisan state budget easily passed both chambers of the General Assembly and was then signed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The two-year budget allocates $25.9 billion for 2021-22 […]

ALBEMARLE — Five members of the North Carolina Republican Party’s Black Conservative Voices Coalition served as the keynote speakers at Thursday night’s Stanly County GOP meeting in Albemarle. Addressing a full crowd inside the Stony […]

ALBEMARLE — In a special called meeting of the Stanly County Board of Education at 2 p.m. on Oct. 21, the board members voted to make masks optional. The change will go into effect on […]

ALBEMARLE — Ted Lilly Jr, dubbed the Town of Oakboro’s ambassador, passed away on Oct. 19 at 66 years old, and tributes to the beloved downtown fixture continue to pour in, honoring his life and […]

ALBEMARLE — On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that Custom Alloy Corporation (CAC) has decided to locate a new facility in Stanly County. The Badin plant will manufacture industrial products for the U.S. […]

ALBEMARLE — At the Oct. 5, 2021, Stanly County Board of Education meeting, Chairman Jeff Chance announced his resignation, after months of battling over mask mandates in the district’s schools, saying at the end of […]

ALBEMARLE — For the ninth year, residents came together in a Stanly County version of the hit television show “Dancing with the Stars” to raise money for Atrium’s Butterfly House, an Albemarle facility that serves […]

RALEIGH — Sen. Carl Ford (R-Rowan), who represents Stanly County in the N.C. Senate and is serving his fourth term at the General Assembly, was appointed by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) to the Government […]

LOCUST — In a July 22 press release, the Locust Police Department announced “with the utmost tremendous sadness” that their chief, Steven R. “Smitty” Smith, had passed away. WSOC-TV confirmed shortly after with the department […]