VOLUME 146 ISSUE 51 | WEEKEND EDITION, JUNE 27-28, 2026 | STANLYNEWSJOURNAL.COM
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Badin our time A birds-eye view over Badin earlier this month, looking northwest with Badin Inn in the foreground, Alcoa in the distance on the left and Badin Lake on the far right.
WHAT’S HAPPENING Hornets trade LaMelo Ball, Josh Green to Timberwolves for Naz Reid, draft picks Charlotte The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade point guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps and three future secondround picks, according to an AP source. ESPN was first to report the trade. The three first-round pick swaps will be in 2028, 2029 and 2030. The Hornets also will get three second-round picks in 2029, 2032 and 2033.
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, Park Service says Washington, D.C. A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project. The park service reported the June 9 incident to U.S. Park Police. Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service, said about 70 fence post tops also were thrown into the pool. Lands made the statements in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the administration’s work on the project.
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Oakboro set for 68th annual Fourth of July Celebration A parade, music, rides and fireworks are set for next week’s festivities By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal OAKBORO — One of Stanly County’s largest summer traditions is returning next week as Oakboro kicks off its 68th annual Fourth of July Celebration. The multiday Independence Day event, hosted by Oakboro Fire and Rescue since 1958, will feature parades, carnival rides, pageants, a talent show, live music, food vendors and fireworks. Festivities officially begin Sunday night with a community worship service at First Baptist Church of Oakboro, followed by the opening of the carnival rides
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The Cat5 Band performs at a previous Oakboro Fourth of July Celebration. and the Little Miss Fourth of July Pageant at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The celebration will continue each night through Satur-
day, when fireworks are sched- come to visit Oakboro every single year,” event organizer Wes uled for 11:30 p.m. “This parking lot will be full of thousands of people who See CELEBRATION, page A8
Stanly commissioners approve $601K for aging services The plan supports county programs for older adults By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Board of Commissioners recently approved more than $600,000 in aging services funding for the upcoming fiscal year. In a 7-0 vote June 8, the board passed the county’s 2027 Home and Community Care Block Grant funding plan, allocating $601,412 to
support programs for older adults across Stanly County. The agenda item was presented by Pamela Sullivan, Stanly County Senior Services director, who said the proposal had already been reviewed by the Home and Community Care Block Grant Committee. “This distribution plan comes before you today carrying the full endorsement and approval of the Senior Services Advisory Board,” Sullivan said. “This allocation represents a 2.39% See BOARD, page A8
“This distribution plan ... (carries) the full endorsement and approval of the Senior Services Advisory Board.” Pamela Sullivan, Senior Services