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| The Stanly News & Press .. Subscribe ServicesPolicies Terms of use Submit a news tip Submit a photo Engagement announcement Wedding announcement Submit a Classified Ad Letters to the Editor E-Edition Classifieds Public Notices July 19, 2020 95° Home News Sports In Sports AP College Football AP College Basketball AP Auto Racing AP Pro Football Top Sports Stanly evens record with win over Concord Friday, July 17, 2020 3:06 pm The Stanly County NC3 senior baseball team made it three wins in the team’s last four outings with a home win Thursday over Concord 8-6. ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Sports NCHSAA makes decision on start of fall 2020 season NCHSAA reacts to governor’s school announcement Stanly’s bid for three wins in a row falls at home to Union County More Sports Obits Community In Community Worship Directory Community Calendar TV Book Top Community Students graduate from Emory & Henry Friday, July 17, 2020 11:40 am Emory & Henry students have graduated in the Class of 2020. Taylor Gray of Norwood has earned a MOT degree. Emily Morris of Albemarle has ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Community Memorial Baptist Church awards scholarships The Laytons celebrate 60 years LOCUST/STANFIELD NEWS: West Stanly Senior Center open with restrictions More Community Opinion Records Top Stories Uwharrie Players present quarantine drama July 19, 2020 While the Uwharrie Players had to cancel the summer show of Little House” due to the coronavirus pandemic, ... Read more | Add your comment Badin Inn looks to return to past with new owners July 17, 2020 The Badin Inn, a historic landmark dating to 1913, has seen better days in recent years. However, it ... Read more | Add your comment Stanly evens record with win over Concord July 17, 2020 The Stanly County NC3 senior baseball team made it three wins in the team’s last four outings with ... Read more | Add your comment The Laytons celebrate 60 years July 17, 2020 Carroll Dean and Clara Gallimore Layton marked 60 years of marriage on June 23, 2020. Clara grew up ... Read more | Add your comment coronavirus Black, Hispanic residents disproportionately affected by coronavirus, data shows Across the country, Black and Hispanic residents have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. This includes people of color who reside in Stanly County. ... Read more | Add your comment July 19, 2020 by Chris Miller. Letters to the Editor LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support community journalism Over 2,000 local newspapers have closed in the past 15 years, and that’s just in the USA. These closures started with the advent of the ... Read more | Add your comment July 19, 2020 by SNAP Letters. News Council deems downtown alleyway to be pedestrian-only The Albemarle City Council on Monday approved a motion to convert the alleyway besides the old Davis Drug building on West Main Street to be ... Read more by Chris Miller, Sunday, July 19, 2020 2:47 pm Alcoa Badin Works Duke sends letter about Alcoa contamination The ongoing saga over the on-site hazardous waste from Alcoa Badin Works in Badin continues as Duke University Environmental Law and Policy Clinic recently issued a preliminary ... Read more by Chris Miller, Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:21 am Doug Creamer DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Gardening is more than just fruits and vegetables We have been enjoying getting some delicious treats from our garden. We have enjoyed some green beans, squash, raspberries and a few blueberries. The squirrels ... Read more by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:57 am News SNAP BACK IN TIME — July 1980, July 1965 Editor’s Note: During 2020, The SNAP will celebrate its 140th year of covering Stanly County people. In honor of 140 years, The SNAP will offer ... Read more by Staff Reports, Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:25 am Columns UNITED WAY COLUMN: Try volunteering from home Give: Advocate: Volunteer” is a United Way slogan we’ve been using for several years, and you may see it on our black and white T-shirts ... Read more by Staff Reports, Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:18 am News 112 active cases as total count nears 650 Stanly County had 112 active cases as of Friday, bringing its cumulative total to at least 642. There are seven people who are currently hospitalized ... Read more by Chris Miller, Friday, July 17, 2020 5:34 pm BREAKING NEWS One race has no candidates as filing concludes Filing ended for municipal elections at noon Friday, except in one western Stanly town. With no one filing for the office of mayor, the filing ... Read more by Staff Reports, Friday, July 17, 2020 2:59 pm News Center for Prevention Services to host virtual session on vaping The Center for Prevention Services, in partnership with Crossroads Connection Faith Community and Project Lazarus, will host a Zoom virtual educational program 7 p.m. Tuesday ... Read more by Chris Miller, Friday, July 17, 2020 8:34 am coronavirus Stanly County Schools unveils reopening schedule Stanly County Schools has adopted a rotating schedule of in-person and remote learning, also known as Plan B, after Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday for ... Read more by Chris Miller, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 7:16 pm News ELECTION 2020: Filing tops 30 candidates as deadline nears With filing scheduled to end at noon Friday, Stanly County Board of Elections has been busy during the second week of filing. Candidates who have ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 5:28 pm Albemarle Correctional Institution Stanly passes 600 COVID-19 cases, death total rises Stanly County had 19 new cases Wednesday, bringing its cumulative total to at least 610, including 78 cases which are still currently active. There are ... Read more by Chris Miller, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 5:05 pm News Council hears from residents about speeding concerns Several residents spoke during Monday’s Albemarle City Council meeting about the need for speed bumps in the Amhurst and Kingville communities to protect against drivers ... Read more by Chris Miller, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3:49 pm Albemarle Correctional Institution Inmate at Albemarle Correctional Institution has died from COVID-19 complications An inmate at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for the coronavirus died at the hospital Tuesday as a result of underlying health conditions complicated ... Read more by Chris Miller, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3:03 pm NCHSAA NCHSAA makes decision on start of fall 2020 season The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has made a decision in regards to the start of the fall 2020 season. A decision was made ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:06 pm Columns DG MARTIN COLUMN: Opposing sales of college athletes’ images: Racism? Do college sports programs represent a racist oppression of black student athletes? And is it racist of me to believe it would be a mistake ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 10:41 am News PEEKING INTO THE PAST — Bus service in Albemarle Bus service was in Albemarle as early as the mid-1910s. The earliest location of a bus station that I could find doesn’t appear until the ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 9:05 am COVID-19 NCHSAA reacts to governor’s school announcement With North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement of returning to schools using Plan B, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association released a statement. Plan ... Read more by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:13 pm Governor Roy Cooper Cooper announces schools will reopen with a mix of in-person, remote learning Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday afternoon that schools will be open next month for a blend of in-person and remote learning. The hybrid approach will ... Read more by Chris Miller, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 4:34 pm Atrium Health Atrium child psychiatrist...