ALBEMARLE — In an annual tradition, Stanly Community College held its graduation ceremonies and commencement events at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center last Thursday night. This year’s ...

Tariffs, state bills and their impact in Stanly County were among the topics discussed by North Carolina Sen. Carl Ford (R-33 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — On Monday night, City Manager Todd ...

For the second straight year, the proposed budget for the Town of Norwood will not have an increase in utility rates and ...

LOCUST — The Ridgecrest Volunteer Fire Department hosted the Stanly County Board of Commissioners last Thursday to ask for more funding via an increase in the fire tax rate. Commissioners met ...

The Stanly-Montgomery Baptist Association is calling the community to prayer, by offering two observances of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday: one at 8 a.m. at Market Station in Albemarle ...

As the day she would graduate from Pfeiffer University neared, Rev. Meg Gaston Peters (Class of 2013) revealed to a student friend on campus that she no longer wanted to teach math, having majored ...

Homes of Hope recently recognized James “Jim” Sawyer of Albemarle as its 2025 Volunteer of the Year. “Jim’s dedication to Homes of Hope Inc. began long before the organization officially ...

Editor’s Note: The following letter is in response to a letter published in the April 19-20, 2025 print edition and online here. Do we still have hope? We have a Good Friday article that is ...