Toby Thorpe is a journalist for The Stanly News & Press, focusing on local news in Albemarle, North Carolina. With a passion for community reporting, Toby covers a range of topics including local events, government updates, human interest stories, and sports.
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By: Toby Thorpe
At its Oct. 1 meeting, the Stanly County Board of Education honored several school personnel in addition to receiving a report on a number of facility repairs, replacements and needs.
Two City of Locust employees were recognized by the City Council at the board's monthly meeting on Oct. 10.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Locust-based Carolina Presbyterian Church will observe a milestone on Oct. 20, as the date will mark the 50th anniversary of the church’s first worship service. Beginnings The Pot Roost, a sales building owned by Walter and Mary Welch, served as the site of the congregation’s initial meeting, a Wednesday […]
By: Toby Thorpe
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Annexation and zoning of a 77-acre tract of land was approved by Albemarle City Council on Monday, marking the initial step toward the third phase of the Morgan Hills project. Zoning of the tract, a mandatory step when property is annexed, led to a lengthy discussion among council members, […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In addition to receiving a report on plans for the Stanly County Family YMCA’s westward expansion and adopting a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the town, Oakboro commissioners unanimously passed a motion to begin efforts to employ a police chief for the town. Commissioner Bud Smith moved to terminate […]
A small group of pet owners and pets gathered Oct. 19 on the front lawn of Christ Episcopal Church on Pee Dee Avenue in Albemarle for the church's annual Blessing of the Animals service.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At the Nov. 4 meeting of Albemarle City Council, Fire Chief Kenny Kendall announced that the city has qualified to receive a $1.8 million grant from SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. According to Kendall, 191 fire departments across the nation […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... US Navy Air Corps veteran Arthur M. “Art” Whittaker Sr. was selected as Grand Marshal of the annual Stanly County Veterans Day Parade. The parade was Monday in Oakboro. Whittaker, 97, who lives in the Endy community, served from 1944 to 1948 during and after World War II. He […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Marking the 25th anniversary of its opening on N.C. Highway 24-27, the staff of Bypass Auto Sales held a “Customer Appreciation Day” celebration on Nov. 8. “We started here in 1999,” said Jeff Burleson, who has been with the business since day one. “We started small, and have built […]
By: Toby Thorpe
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Oct. 21, Stanly County commissioners approved a bid from BRS Incorporated of Richfield to replace approximately 700 linear feet of 16-inch forced sewer main pipe in the vicinity of the West Stanly Wastewater Treatment Plant. The sewer main’s existing iron pipe had deteriorated, according to Stanly County Utilities […]
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