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Caraway Foundation awarded grant from Duke Energy
ANSONVILLE — Last Wednesday, the Caraway Foundation received a lucrative visit from Duke Energy. Armed with a giant check made out for $25,000, the District Manager of Duke Energy, Emily Tucker, dropped in to award the Mayor of Ansonville, Angela Caraway, with Duke Energy’s Small Business Support Grant.
PCC names first woman president in college's history: Former assistant vice president Maria Pharr to take the helm next month
Maria Pharr, a former Pitt Community College assistant vice president, has been selected as its new president, becoming the first woman to lead the college. Pharr, who has served as president of South Piedmont Community College since 2017, will become the sixth president in PCC’s 63-year history, effective Aug. 13. She follows President Lawrence Rouse, who retired at the end of June. “It’s an amazing opportunity and one for which...
Post 49 welcomed back to Hamlet from American Legion state finals
HAMLET — The Post 49 baseball team had a welcoming committee waiting across from City Hall for their return home from the American Legion state finals late Monday night. The team picked up a law enforcement escort by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office when they crossed the Pee Dee River. The Rockingham Police Department assisted as they passed through the city limits, with the Hamlet Police Department joining the convoy in the final stretch.
Cussing will get you 30 days in Mount Pleasant according 1899 ordinance
In July of 1899, the Mt. Pleasant Board of Commissioners passed the following ordinance: "that any person who shall within the corporate limits of said town, use any profane swearing or cursing or indecent, obscene or abusive language, ... or whoop or halloo so as to annoy any person, or be guilty of any indecent exposure of person, or be guilty of any indecent conduct, or be guilty of any of said above acts, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and where conviction thereof, shall be fined Fifteen dollars, or be imprisoned thirty days."
Education Briefs - July 27
UCPS summer meals: Meals will be offered for free through Aug. 8. Monroe Middle will host dine-ins only 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Marshville and Rocky River elementary schools will have curbside pick-up orders only 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. University of Tampa graduates: Emily Rae Kearney of Matthews received a bachelor's...
‘We played hard’: Hamlet’s state title bid ends short
CHERRYVILLE — The most successful season in recent memory for the Hamlet American Legion baseball team came to an end Monday. Post 49, fielding players from Richmond, Moore and Scotland counties, made its exit from the North Carolina state tournament. One of eight teams competing at Cherryville High School...
JLL Arranges $85M Construction Financing for West End II Multifamily Development in Downtown Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL has arranged $33.6 million of joint venture equity and $51.4 million in debt financing for the development of West End II, a 252-unit luxury apartment development underway in downtown Raleigh’s West End neighborhood. The equity partner is an investment fund from South America and...
The Famous Taylortown Tower
Several views of the Taylortown tower through the years, its walls covered with bramble and ivy. Today, only the tower itself remains. Folklore says the tower is haunted, but who can say for sure?. The tower today. Mysterious building still attracts the curious. Driving south on Highway 71, where it...
Albemarle Police Reports – July 22, 2024
Albemarle Police reports: • Smart, Michael Dean (W M, 43) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 1315 Hathcock Av, Albemarle, on 07/22/2024. • Hernandez, Maria Angelica (W F, 43) Arrest on chrg of School Attendance Law Viol, M (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 07/22/2024. The post Albemarle Police Reports – July 22, 2024 appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Albemarle native releases book on meditation, trauma
An Albemarle native has released the first in a series of books related to her past trauma. Shannon Graham of Charlotte recently self-published a book on Amazon and Kindle entitled “Meditation for Beginners (And Even Some Skeptics).” “Although the book is about meditation, it is the first in a series I plan to write to […] The post Albemarle native releases book on meditation, trauma appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Albemarle PC to hold public hearings on private school, mixed-use development on U.S. 29
The seven-person Albemarle Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in Lane Auditorium in the county’s office building at 401 McIntire Road. (meeting info) (agenda) There are two public hearings. The first is for a request from the Community Christian Academy to construct modular buildings where a parsonage building currently stands in order to accommodate increased students. A previous request to increase from 85 to 150 students was approved last year.
Mount Pleasant’s Kopech has scoreless outing in White Sox loss
ARLINGTON, Texas (KLTV) - Former Mount Pleasant Tiger Michael Kopech had a scoreless outing in his homecoming appearance, but the White Sox fell to the Rangers 4-3 in extra innings. The righthander entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kopech replaced Erick Fedde with one out and...
DEQ Approves Modified PSD Air Quality Permit for Corning Incorporated - Midland
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has approved an air quality permit modification for Corning Incorporated – Midland. The new permit will allow the company to increase emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The facility, at 14556 U.S. Highway 601 S., Midland,...
Malik Watkins signs with Brevard College
Albemarle High School graduate Malik Watkins has signed to play football at Brevard College. From left, front row: Brandi Bennett, Malik Watkins, Senitra Johnson; center row: Sharon Davis, Karlie Johnson, M’Shayla Leake, Montie Cloud, Shonaisha Huneycutt, Markez Brown; Dustin Foley, Corey Dick, Bernard Henry, Richard Davis, Will Little, Deric Staton, Brandon Wilson, Cade Whitley, Malachi Johnson. (Contributed)
2 students receive Stanly Arts Guild scholarships
The Stanly Arts Guild recently awarded two art scholarships to high school graduates. Tatyanna Bautista, a 2024 graduate from South Stanly High School, was the winner of the Patricia Blake Hartley Scholarship of $1,000. This award is sponsored by the Hartley Family in memory of their mother, Patricia, a longtime member of Stanly Arts Guild […] The post 2 students receive Stanly Arts Guild scholarships appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
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