Albemarle
Albemarle approves City Lake Drive rezoning, annexation
Three public hearings were conducted by Albemarle City Council on Monday night regarding development of a 100-acre, 186-unit parcel on City Lake Drive, after which ...
Toby Thorpe, Author at The Stanly News & Press - Page 3 of 28
Albemarle
Albemarle vote 4-3 against drag amendment
By a 4-3 vote Monday night, Albemarle City Council rejected a proposed text amendment that would have added a definition of drag shows to the ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 9:00 am
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Albemarle City Council hears more on ‘drag show’ definitions
With an overflow crowd in attendance on Monday night, Albemarle City Council conducted a public hearing on adopting a text amendment defining “drag shows,” which ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 8:53 am
Albemalre
Albemarle approves Goodwill temporary donation center
At its Oct. 2 meeting, Albemarle City Council approved Goodwill Industries’ request for a special use permit to allow a temporary donation center at 814 ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 3:07 pm
Albemarle
Albemarle celebrates Public Power Week
As a member of ElectriCities of North Carolina, Albemarle will celebrate “Public Power Week” Oct. 2-6 with a number of activities. ElectriCities of North Carolina, ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 2:44 pm
Albemarle
‘Walk Around Stanly County’ aims to bring sense of community
When Lydia Light moved to Stanly County in 2019, she felt the need to get acquainted with others. “I felt a little out of place,” ...
by Toby Thorpe, Monday, October 2, 2023 9:21 am
Albemarle
Albemarle issues special use permit, vacate orders
Following public hearings on Sept. 18, Albemarle City Council granted a special use permit for 1035 Pee Dee Ave., as well as vacate and close ...
by Toby Thorpe, Wednesday, September 27, 2023 10:31 am
Stanly
SENIOR LIVING: Water aerobics among YMCA’s most popular programs
A pool full of senior adults in shoulder-deep water, stretching, bobbing and bouncing to upbeat 1970s and ’80s hits is a typical weekday morning scene ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 2:18 pm
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Albemarle scooter rental program reviewed
At its Sept. 18 meeting, Albemarle City Council received a status report from Alexander Zimmerman of Peel Scooters, who presented data from the one-year pilot ...
by Toby Thorpe, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 10:25 am
Buzzed Viking Brewing Company
Health demerits were more than CO2 system
A recent story on thesnaponline.com gave the following account of a “B” grade assessed to the Buzzed Viking Brewery and Meadery location in Locust: When ...