Stallings News

Some retail happenings in our south Charlotte suburbs: Charlotte Outdoor Creations, 3645 Pleasant Plains Road in Stallings, continues its grand opening weekend today with barbecue samplings and displays.

Robert Paul Stallings, a student at The Greenfield School, spent the week of June 15-19 serving as a North Carolina governor's page in Raleigh for the Office of State Budget and Management.

Stallings residents will see a property tax decrease this year, albeit a very small one.

The state's budget deficit has reached $4.7 billion, Gov. Bev Perdue said Monday during her visit at South Central High School.

Loading... 1 of 5 Left to right: Cowon Stallings, Felisha Riddick, Julian Jenkins and Jessica Jenkins wait for a oeThe Lost Weekenda to begin at the film festival held at Marinersa Wharf Park.

Motorists using U.S. 74 in western Union County are urged to be cautious today, because crews will be working along the roadway.

Perquimans County High School graduates Lesha Powell, De'Andre Privott, Trevor Rascoe and Eric Riggs celebrate with the rest of their classmates after turning their tassles during the Class of 2009's commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium in Hertford, Thursday.

Three months ago, a Union County girl called 911 when her mother had an emergency.

Hannah Nicole Petrea has won the Randall Gore Memorial Scholarship at East Rowan High School.

Adam Warren threw eight and a third innings of shutout baseball as North Carolina eliminated East Carolina in the Chapel Hill NCAA Baseball Super Regional 9-3. ECU pitcher Kevin Brandt retired the side in the UNC first and second innings while UNC's Adam Warren shut ECU down in his half of the first and second innings.

KENLY A Johnston County advocate for adolescents who are either pregnant or parents recently received an award for her work.

In the Stallings family, serving one's country seems to be a family tradition. Joe Stallings of Troutman was one of six sons and all six ended up serving in the military.

Billy Stallings of Kinston received a letter over the weekend telling him he'd won $125,000 in a sweepstakes drawing.

Here is the schedule of open houses for the Monroe Connector/Bypass: Monday : 4-8 p.m. at the South Piedmont Community College, 4209 Old Charlotte Highway, Monroe.

The three Walker boys and their chickens: , Anthony, 6; Isaac, 10; and Alec, 9. Mother Neva Walker says she next will apply for a zoning variance to allow the chickens to stay.

Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to a sweeping study by researcher Chris Stallings of The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory.

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A High Point man wanted since February on a murder charge has been apprehended by authorities in Ohio.

Most churches want them turned off, but one North Carolina church encouraged its members to use their cell phones, BlackBerrys and other devices to help spread the word during Easter services.

Some after-school programs could get the axe when the North Carolina Legislature approves the state budget this summer, including Support Our Students , which Perquimans Schools spokeswoman Brenda Lassiter said kids desperately need.