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Stanfield to hear from public on rezoning
The Stanfield Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, March 7 at 7 pm. Before the meeting begins, a public hearing will be held for zoning changes to subdivide and rezone parts of two tracks of...
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Stanfield Commissioners approve re-zoning
The Stanfield Board of Commissioners approved unanimously for re-zoning two tracts of land located on Hwy. 200. The tracts of land to be zoned are owned by James and Lorrie Castonguay and are...
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Stanfield public hearing draws crowd
Wayne Plunkett was one of more than 50 resi- dents who attendend the Stanfield Public Hear- ing held last Thursday at the town hall. PHOTO BY MICHELLE WATERS More than 50 residents braced the cold...
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Red Cross council approves town auditor contract, rules of procedure
The Red Cross councilmembers approved a contract renewal for the town’s auditor, John A. Pollard, CPA at the Monday, March 11 Red Cross Town Council meeting. Council member Jerry Jordan said the cost...
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Oakboro approves sewer rate
After several months of meetings and discussions, the Town of Oakboro, surrounding municipalities, and the county have come to an agreement for the wholesale sewer rate. The commissioners approved a...
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County manager, city administrator speak at WSBA
At the March West Stanly Business Association meeting, members met in the Joel Huneycutt room at the Locust Government Center to hear from Stanly County Manager Andy Lucas and City of Locust...
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Midland picks top two architect firm finalists
Town of Midland council approved a motion for the architecture firm, ADW Architects, for the new town hall project after staff interviewed more thannine firms and presented the council with the top...
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Residents attend meeting on changes to Cabarrus-Stanly county lines
Residents look at their property and the potential changes that may occur from resurveying with Paul Reynolds, GIS Administrator of the Stanly County GIS. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WATERS Stanly County...
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Jordan Family Dentistry celebrate open house
The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, local business leaders, and patients joined the staff of Jordan Family Dentistry in a ribbon-cutting and open house celebration last Friday afternoon. “This part...
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SC Chamber president, CEO to retire
At the end of September, Stanly County Chamber President and CEO Tom Ramseur will say farewell as he begins his retirement and ends his time at the Stanly Chamber. “Tom has been good for our Chamber,...
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Locust Council to suspend all activity except senior lunch at community building
“I make a motion to suspend all public activity in the park building other than the senior lunch pending a review of the building by the county health inspector,” said Council member David Walker after...
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O.A.S.I.S. looks to add volunteers and clients
Approximately 77 million babies were born in the U.S. during the “boom” years of 1946-1964, and beginning in January 2006, the first boomers turned 60. The baby boomer generation is the largest...
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Rotary Club of West Stanly helps provide ecostoves for Honduras village
The West Stanly Rotary club, in conjunction with Live again Ministries are stepping up to help provide assistance to needy families around the world. Centuries-old cooking methods in Latin America...
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Uwharrie Capital Corp to merge banks
Uwharrie Capital Corp, a multibank holding company that owns Bank of Stanly, Cabarrus Bank & Trust, and Anson Bank & Trust, announced it will merge all its banks into one single bank. “The...
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Tractor Supply opens doors
Above: Customers will see a familiar face around the store. Charlie Hinson formally of Charlie’s Hardware is the Assistant Store Manager of Tractor Supply. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WATERS Tractor Supply, a...
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Locust council discusses memorial plans, illegal signs
At the City of Locust Council meeting, the council held several discussions on the image of the city, from plans for a future memorial to illegal signs that have been dotting the landscape of roadways...
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Oakboro honors fallen officer
The flags were flown at half staff and an arrangement of flow- ers was set up outside of the Oakboro Police Department Monday, April 15 in memory of Officer Damon Smith who was killed in the line of...
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Tractor Supply celebrates grand opening
The Tractor Supply team, along with Rep. Richard Hudson, Midland Mayor Kathy Kitts, council members Rich Wise, Doug Tucker, and Mike Tallent, town administrator David Pugh, and Cabarrus County EDC...
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Officer shot in Midland, suspect receives two gunshot wounds
A Midland man, William Brian Morrison, 35, of Sleepy Hollow Road, while appearing to be intoxicated and possibly under the influence of other substances, fired shots at Cabarrus County Sheriff’s...
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Foundation to honor police with awards dinner, silent auction
The Officer Jeff Shelton Memorial Park in Locust continues to honor the memory of Officer Jeff Shelton who was fatally shot in the line of duty in Charlotte six years ago. PHOTO BY MICHELLE WATERS For...
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