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BACKGROUND

Learn about the county and its relationship to the region

Introduction:  For years Stanly County maintained a rather modest reputation within the Charlotte region.  While blessed with amazing natural beauty, including Morrow Mountain State Park and a chain of...

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SPOTLIGHT

04.24.13 - 02:54PM
Photo contest
Contest-winning photos evoke sense of place

A moody night-time shot of a more than 200-year-old house outside Huntersville, and a sliver of a moon over uptown Charlotte. Those photos, by Kevin J. Beaty, were what took the top honors in PlanCharlotte.org's one-year anniversary photo contest. Click here to see all the winning photos.

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Mary Newsom
04.04.13 - 01:55PM
NATURE
Investing in our past, present and future

If I didn't have natural places to visit – trails to hike, rivers to kayak, mountains to climb, the sound of total quiet deep in the woods and of running brooks and streams  – my life would be far less full.

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Crystal Cockman