Spring Festivals!
Festivals spring up By Joyce Lavene Senior Staff Writer With the warm weather, local festivals are beginning to blossom throughout the area. While the fall festivals may be a last goodbye to summer, spring festivals welcome in the light and warmth that have been absent over the winter months. Especially after the challenging weather this [...]
Gerald Lanier
The story of a Midland Business Owner for over forty years – Rev. Gerald Lanier By Janet McKnight Since the mid 1960’s Midland Tire and Farm Equipment has been in business on Hwy. 601 in Midland. Midland Tire and Farm Equipment was owned and operated by Rev. Gerald E. Lanier. ‘Preacher’, as most patrons affectionately [...]
Midland adds space to town hall
Midland wrapup Town Hall grows again By Joyce Lavene Senior Staff Writer The Town of Midland is looking for more space for their operations. At the March 9 council meeting, they found it when Jack Presnell, owner of the business park where town hall is currently located, offered them an additional 598 square feet behind [...]
Traffic accident causes outage A truck hit an electirc pole on Hwy. 24/27 near Walmart in Locust on Tuesday morning, March 2, resulting in a dangerous situation for workers and travelers. Highway Patrol, Stanly County Sheriffs and Locust Police officers stood for 12 hours in the rain and snow as power line workers tried to [...]
Man wanted for stealing credit cards from Bethel Elementary School in Midland
The Midland American Legion Black Phillips Post 433 was first chartered in 1946. Members of the community donated lumber and other building supplies and a plot of land for it. The building still stands at 12975 Cabarrus Station Road and the Legion’s task to serve the community is coming back around again.
Locust Bank Robbery Suspect Caught
Chief Frank Hartsell and Captain Charles Connell of the Locust Police Department and deputies of the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brett Anthony Hamrick, 50 YOA White Male at his home located at 5895 Heartwood Court, Harrisburg, NC 28075 for the robbery of First Bank in Locust, NC.