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Feb 212013
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Aug 132012
Above are LHSM board members Gary Tucker, Kendra Tucker, Pat Long, and Bill Tucker. Not pictured is Scott Carpenter.
The Locust Hisorical Society and Museum opened its doors this past Sunday, August 5. The museum is located in a building between Officer Jeff Shelton Park and the back of Locust School.
The museum sparkled Sunday, thanks to the hard work of the LHSM board and many others in the community who volunteered their time, skills and supplies. There are approximately 20 exhibits in the room. The board plans to have the museum open 2-4 pm every Sunday. Volunteers are needed to help with the Sunday schedule. Contact Gary Tucker at 704-888-8413 if you are interested in serving on a Sunday.
The grand opening for LHSM is set for September 30.
Aug 132012
Thursday was a night full of awards and recognition at the Stanfield Board of Commissioners meeting for Stanfield citizens honoring their country and protecting citizens.
Stanfield Chief of Police, James Schneider, awarded Officer Brian Cornett with a pin and plaque in commemoration for his 20 years of service to the Town of Stanfield.
“I had the opportunity to hire Brian Cornett in February of 1992. He has been a constant with the town for 20 years. He has seen a lot of people come and a lot of people go. He’s been the constant one here.”
Cornett is one of three officers that are full time in the Stanfield Police Department.
“He’s given a lot of hard work and dedication to the town and to the citizens of the town. Thank you for your 20 years of upstanding dedication and commitment for protecting the citizens of Stanfield,” said Schneider.
Corie Faggart, a native of Concord, was formally sworn in with his family and friends present as the newest member of the Stanfield Police Department. Continue reading »
Aug 132012
The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce is now taking nominations for the Leadership Stanly Class of 2013. Consider nominating an employee, colleague, member of your church congregation, family member, or anyone you feel has the energy and potential to tackle present and future community issues.
The program fee of $650 for Chamber Member or $750 for Non-Chamber Member covers all costs for the nine-month period, including speakers, scheduled meals, lodging, materials, mailings, and the graduation banquet for each participant and guest. Continue reading »
Aug 132012
The West Stanly Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) sent twelve students and two advisors to San Antonio Texas for the FBLA National Leadership Conference June 29 through July.
Several teams and individuals from West Stanly competed in events varying from American Enterprise to Business Math. Junior Jesse Swink, who participated in the Digital Video Editing competition said, “For Brandon and I being here to compete against the best in the nation is an incredible honor.” When not competing, the students enjoyed exploring the city.
“San Antonio is such a beautiful city, with so much to see and so much history, I almost don’t want to go back home,” said senior Schyler Martin.
West Stanly FBLA would like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who supported them and helped them to get there.
Aug 022012
Students at the Albemarle Public Housing (APH) Family Life Center successfully completed the Stanly Community College (SCC) Nurse Aide Level I (NA-I) training. This course includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning experiences and is an intense preparation for the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry exam. It also serves as the prerequisite to other healthcare training courses such as Home Care Aide, Phle- botomy, Medication Aide, and the Multi-Skilled Nurse Aide Certificate Program.
This special off-campus offering of the NA-I class is in response to community request for classes. The Public Housing Department and college partnership, as well as the success of these talented students, has paved the way for future health occupations and General Education Diploma (GED) classes at the Family Life Center.
Aug 022012
Now a member of Stanly Regional’s medical staff is ready to share with the rest of the nation’s healthcare community how health information technology can help improve patient care. Dr. Joseph Hunter of Albemarle Medical Services, was recently one of 82 healthcare providers from across the country whose progress in health IT was recognized by the White House and Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C.
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) recently hosted a Health IT Vanguard Conference in which a variety of health care professionals shared lessons learned in adopting and implementing electronic health records. As designated Beacon Community representatives, Hunter, Brad Marino,Vice President of Physician Network and Surgical Services at Stanly Regional Medical Center and others of the Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUVers) and health IT leaders discussed solutions for a variety of health IT barriers, including privacy and security and the challenges of building systems that can “talk to each other.” The group also discussed ways of using health IT to promote better health in communities. Health IT leaders throughout the country have been recognized for their leadership in local efforts that will eventually move the nation toward an electronically enabled health care system. Continue reading »
Aug 022012
Editors Note: Since the publication of this article, UPS has worked with the owner of Xpress It! to set up an Authorized Shipping Outlet. Customers can now take their UPS packages to Xpress It!.
Amy Irish, owner of Xpress It, the only shipping store in Locust, has started a petition and is asking sup- port from the community in a battle with the United Parcel Service (UPS).
Last month, Irish received a letter from UPS stating she could no longer offer their services at her store. UPS representatives communicated to Irish that the shipping site was too close to other stores such as the one in Harrisburg, which would in turn create competition.
The Harrisburg, Mint Hill, and Albemarle locations for UPS shipping are at least 20-30 minutes away. Irish was shocked to find out the “demographics” as the representative stated, were not great enough for a UPS location. Continue reading »
Aug 022012
In the ongoing changes concerning Old Bethel School in Midland, the Cabarrus County Com- missioners have awarded Woodson University the bid to purchase the prop- erty over the Texas com- pany, C-Voltaics.
Now that the bid has been awarded, an upset bid period of 10 days has begun in which C-Voltaics and other organizations have the chance to place an upset bid on the property, creating another 10-day cycle of upset bids. The upset bid period will end when there are 10 days of no activity.
Cabarrus County has been trying to sell the property where Old Bethel School is situated for more than five years. Last year, the county began the pro- cess of selling the property
to Woodson University for $10,000 with certain restric- tions on the sale preventing the university from reselling the property and making a profit on it. The sale did not go through, and Woodson eventually withdrew their offer. The county then considered offering the property to the Town of Midland to facilitate an upset bid process on the property or to be used to benefit the public. The county decided to facilitate their own upset bid process in June instead. Continue reading »
Jul 202012
A Midland home was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon off Jim Sossoman Road. The fire started in the garage and spread throughout the house. Several emergency crews from the area were called to assist. The fire is under investigation.