Stanly County News

A soldier with family in North Carolina is out of the hospital after being injured in the Fort Hood shooting rampage.

From there, it turns south toward Salisbury, gathering size and force from its various tributaries until, passing the Uwharrie mountain range, it's squeezed from 1,000 feet wide to less than 100 feet in the gorge known as "the Narrows." Over a 38-mile stretch from above High Rock Mountain to just below the Narrows, the Yadkin falls almost 400 feet ...

A mother in Stanly County is waiting by the phone for updates as her son -- one of the most critically injured at Fort Hood -- fights for his life.

Two Albemarle residents are facing charges for allegedly altering a dance school's Web site and soliciting children for sex.

Two people caught after a multi-county car chase by the Cabarrus Sheriff's Office have been charged with multiple break-ins in the Bostian Heights community.

Voters in Monroe were to elect three town council members from a field of 10 Tuesday, but the three winners may not be known until November.

Construction will close a portion of Rocky River Springs Road in Stanly County today for nearly three weeks.

Unemployment numbers for Rowan County dropped in August a ' just barely, but still lower than in July.

Duke Energy Carolinas' negotiations to buy power produced from chicken waste from Fibrowatt Inc.

Stanly County is guaranteed to come alive on Sunday nights. As an outreach of the Village Church at Pfeiffer University, a series of events called Sunday Night Alive! will be held at 6 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month for area youth groups.

Penny Welling will retire Sept. 30 after 14 years as director of the Stanly County Public Library.

What happens when a 14-year-old sees something that inspires him? In the case of Stanly County's Adam Cartagena it means touching the lives of hundreds of children in a third-world country filled with strife.

When a Union County detective stopped a van sought in a housebreaking in December, no one guessed it would lead to the unraveling of one of the largest home burglary rings in N.C. history.

One of the biggest theft rings in North Carolina history has been busted. Investigators say the theft ring operated like a job -- with people knowing when to show up, what to do, what to steal and when to go home.

RALEIGH a ' Gov. Beverly Perdue has gotten knocked around a lot lately in the press, in the legislature and in the public.

For our Appalachian alumni and friends in and around Stanly County: Come meet 28 incoming Appalachian State freshman from Stanly County!Wish these outstanding students from North Stanly, South Stanly, and West Stanly High Schools and Gray Stone Day School well as they depart for their first year as Mountaineers! Ita s also a great opportunity to ...

Aug. 5--After many years of limited service to Stanly County from its location to the south side of 24-27 By-Pass in Albemarle, the vision for a new airport to serve the needs of jet aircraft grew wings on May 21, 1971 when the Stanly County Airport Authority was created by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Aug. 5--After many years of limited service to Stanly County from its location to the south side of 24-27 By-Pass in Albemarle, the vision for a new airport to serve the needs of jet aircraft grew wings on May 21, 1971 when the Stanly County Airport Authority was created by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Aug. 5--After many years of limited service to Stanly County from its location to the south side of 24-27 By-Pass in Albemarle, the vision for a new airport to serve the needs of jet aircraft grew wings on May 21, 1971 when the Stanly County Airport Authority was created by the North Carolina General Assembly.

The N.C. House voted in overwhelming numbers to reject an unprecedented and costly government takeover of Alcoa's hydroelectric business along the Yadkin River in central North Carolina.