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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Paula Fox is in the middle of her 13th year of collecting toys for children in local hospitals. The toy drive, in memory of her daughter, Jami, has collected more than 10,000 items over the years to share with hospitals in Stanly, Cabarrus, Rowan and Anson counties, Thomasville, Mint […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Members of Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department saw a need across the state and did something to fulfill that need. It began shortly after Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina in late September. For Aquadale VFD, the location it focused on helping was Pond Mountain, which is located in […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Santa, I know I’m late getting this to you. But hopefully you can squeeze in a little more reading time for my letter, as well as the many others we print in today’s issue of The SNAP. (They begin on page 1B of the printed edition, just in […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Gray Stone senior recently completed his community service project in a big way in memory of a friend. Landon Cord managed a memorial lap-a-thon at the Stanly County Family YMCA to honor Noah Nisbet, his 16-year-old best friend who died in March in a car accident in Salisbury. […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... President Jimmy Carter, the longest living U.S. president, died Sunday at age 100. “It was sad to hear that our good neighbor Jimmy Carter had passed away today. He exemplified Jesus’ commands given in Matthew 22:37-39. The Stanly County Democratic Party extend our deepest condolences and prayers to the […]

A Gray Stone senior recently completed his community service project in a big way to memorialize his friend — 16-year-old Salisbury resident killed in a car crash last year. Landon Cord managed a memorial lap-a-thon at the Stanly County Family YMCA to honor the late teen Noah Nisbet. “The Lap-a-Thon is a swimming event in […]

Norwood Police Department has arrested a man for the attempted murder of his stepfather, who is a Norwood councilman, on Dec. 26, 2024. Police Chief James

ALBEMARLE — This holiday, Albemarle’s sweet haven for seniors to celebrate new beginnings with style and decorum has done it again, but it was not just Stanly County residents getting in on the fun as Landis’ Lottie Williams was also in attendance. A little more than 100 local seniors, along with others from surrounding counties, […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A couple teachers from Stanly County Schools recently received word of honors bestowed upon them. “After winning Beginning Teacher of the Year for the county, I applied for beginning teacher of the state. A couple weeks ago, I was notified that I am a finalist for the award,” said […]

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two West Stanly wrestlers are riding into the dual team playoffs after recently notching their 100th wins. Senior Stone Martin achieved his 100th victory on Dec. 28, 2024, at the West Stanly Duals, where he was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. After winning the Rocky River Conference tournament on Saturday, […]