EASTER FLOWERS
Easter flowers Many people consider a small group of flowers as Easter flowers but really there are so many more. Lilies, daffodils and tulips are nice but what about the lovely bleeding heart? Bleeding Hearts, originally from Japan, are wonderful plants, almost looking like their flowers are floating in the breeze. They have a long [...]
LOCUST, NC SCOUT TROOP 202
Troop 202 leads the pack Boy Scout Troop 202 regularly presents the colors at the Locust City Council meeting. The troop’s home is at Mission Baptist Church. Shown here are Scouts Brandon Paige, Jacob Treece, Matt Commens, Cody Swank, Bailey Shinn and Jake Woodard who presented the colors at the meeting on Thursday, April 7. [...]
HERITAGE DAYS AT REED MINE
Heritage Days at Reed Mine Reed Gold Mine celebrated its second annual Spring Festival on Wednesday, April 13. Hundreds of students from Cabarrus County, where the historic site is located, and neighboring counties participated in learning about what life was like during the late 1700s and early 1800s when John Reed found the first gold [...]
STANLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES-CAROLINA AUCTION ACADEMY
Kissell attends free clinic
Congressman Larry Kissell (NC-08) attended the North Carolina Missions of Mercy free dental clinic in New London on Saturday. During his visit, Kissell met with clinic organizers as well as Stanly County residents there to receive dental care. The clinic was held from 8 am-5 pm on Friday and Saturday with just under 500 people [...]
Locust Cruise-In, April 15, at Town Center
All the colors, all the highlights of a really good car show were at Locust own Center on Friday, April 15 at the Town Center. Look for the event to happen the third Friday of every month! Photos by Angie Tucker
SCC Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Society
Albemarle, NC – Stanly Community College (SCC) held its annual induction ceremony for the Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Psi Upsilon Chapter, for students on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Albemarle Campus. The chapter was chartered in October 1993, and 1,060 SCC students have been inducted into the international honor society since its inception. Established [...]
2011 UWHARRIE BOBCATS START SEASON WITH WINS
The Uwharrie Bobcats, sponsored by the Bank of Stanly, opened their 2011 Slow Pitch Softball season Wednesday at Rock Creek Park with two wins over a strong Asheboro team. The Bobcats consist of men over the age of 65 and is a participant in the North Carolina Senior Games. The Bobcats are part of a [...]
West Stanly Debates Middle School
West Stanly Middle School debate By Joyce Lavene Senior Staff Writer For years, the debate has raged through Western Stanly County. People have wanted to know why the other end of the county has middle schools but this end doesn’t. Opponents have argued that K-8 schools are better. Parents who have kids going into sixth [...]