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International Warship Combat Club at Oakboro Park
A war at Oakboro Park Story and Photos By Joyce Lavene There was a war going on at Oakboro District Park last weekend. If the sounds of shots fired from the pond seemed a little less than rifle fire...
View ArticleWest Stany Players presents Splendor in the Grass
West Stanly Players are hard at work on their forty-first spring production Splendor in the Grass Friday, May 4, at 8 pm at the West Stanly Players Theatre at West Stanly High School. It runs May 4, 5,...
View ArticleSpring Alive Festival May 5
The Third Annual Spring Alive Locust Festival will be Saturday, May 5. The event is sponsored by Piedmont Natural Gas and will run from 9:30 am through 6 pm. There will be inflatables, games and...
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Voters head to polls for primary election May 8
The 2012 primary election will be Tuesday, May 8. Early voting occurs now until May 7. Two Democrats, Larry Kissell and Marcus W. Williams, and five Republicans, Richard Hudson, Scott Keadle, Vernon...
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Family honors daughter with Gifts from Angels
Paula Fox, left, and her daughter Alexis, right, stand with Angel Thompson, center, in front of a car full of donations for the Gifts from Angels toy drive. When Jami Pless passed away in a car...
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Celebrate Midland Magic–A “tremendous success”
In spite of the unusually high temperatures last weekend, people enjoyed the activities and events at the Celebrate Midland Magic Festival. Sonya Reynolds, a member of the planning committee, called...
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“Berry” fun at The Little Farmer’s Corner
By Natalie Lloyd Finger painting with berry juice was just one of the “berry” fun activities at The Little Farmer’s Corner. Squishing berries to make finger paint was just one of the “berry” fun...
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Diva Dash lets women relax from responsibilities
By Leah Schmalz An estimated 350 runners, decked out in colorful tutus and leopard print, showed up Saturday morning at Riverbend Farm in Midland for the Shape Diva Dash 5K. As buffalo and goats looked...
View ArticleSummer reading program kicks off
By Natalie Lloyd The Stanly County Public Library summer reading program kicked off Wednesday, June 18 with science demonstrations by Mad Science of the Piedmont. From flying toilet paper to bursts of...
View ArticleMeadow Creek Primitive Baptist celebrates 250 years as a church
By Leah Schmalz Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Locust commemorates a major landmark this weekend with the celebration of its 250th anniversary. Organized in 1765 by Primitive Baptists from...
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