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State Health Officials: Measles outbreak spreading across state

State Health Officials: Measles outbreak spreading across state

RALEIGH, NC (WBTV)- The measles outbreak reported earlier this month in North Carolina is spreading, according to the latest numbers from state health officials.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services public health officials and staff from local health departments are now investigating 19 cases of measles in Stokes, Orange and Polk counties as part of an outbreak that was first reported in mid-April, according to a news release from the NC Department of Health and Human Services. 

Since the outbreak began, state and local public health authorities have notified more than 1,000 people in Stokes, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Polk and Chatham counties who may have been exposed to the disease. 

Second Harvest Food Bank needs your vote!

Second Harvest Food Bank needs your vote!

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina is hoping the public can help them click their way to a grant from Walmart by voting for them in the "Fighting Hunger Together" initiative.

This initiative is a national campaign where money is awarded to programs that get the most votes for their innovative and effective programs that help alleviate child hunger. The public will decide what organization will receive the grants through a voting campaign at www.facebook.com/walmart that includes more than 300 different hunger relief organizations from across the country.

The more votes a Feeding America food bank or partner agency gets, the better chances they have of winning the money.

The campaign kicked off April 1, and ends 11:59 pm ET on April 30.

$10,000 reward for information that leads to arrest of wood products thief

The Stanly County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of wood products from UFP New London, LLC, 174 Random Drive, New London, Stanly County, NC.

UFP New London, LLC is offering a Reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the thefts and for information leading to the recovery of stolen materials.

Contact Stanly County Sheriff’s Office with any information: 704.986.3714

The reward offer is good for 90 days - until July 12, 2013.

Uwharrie Storytelling Festival

Uwharrie Storytelling Festival

20th Anniversary Norwood Arbor Day & Fossil Fair

20th Anniversary Norwood Arbor Day & Fossil Fair

For more information, please call 704.474.3416

Duo arrested for October B&E, deputies say

Duo arrested for October B&E, deputies say

Two people have been arrested in Stanly County in relation to a burglary that happened in October, according to officials.

On October 04, 2012, deputies with the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ingram Road in reference to a breaking and entering and larceny.

After the initial report, Detectives said they were able to identify Belinda Raye Cox, 42, as a suspect. She was arrested on April 11.  

Additional information provided by an Albemarle Police Detective led investigators to a pawn shop where a stolen mower was located, officials said.

Michael Curtis Freeman, 30, was then identified as an additional suspect. He was arrested on April 22.

Both Cox and Freeman were charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering.

Freeman was also charged with an additional count of obtaining property by false pretenses.

This weekend in Stanly County

By Bridget Huckabee

Spring has truly arrived in Stanly County. Dogwoods bloom in our forests. Azaleas, candytuft, violets and dianthus bloom in our gardens. The lakes are warming up and on a clear day they shine like blue silk. Rich red soil sits ready for planting summer vegetables and lush fields await the hay mower.

Thursday is the day you can see for yourself how generous Mother Nature has been to Stanly County. This is the day of the Stanly County Agricultural Tour entitled: It’s a Local Thing: Farm to Food and Fiber. The tour starts at noon at the Agri-Civic Center and concludes at 5:30pm. Lunch and transportation are provided and during lunch you’ll learn about the 10% Farm to Fork Campaign. The tour includes Muddy Boots Farm, Rolling Hills Gin and Hardy Creek Farms.