Stanly County: Joyce Little- Democrat

Oakboro native, Democrat Joyce Little, is running against Bob Harvey for mayor this November.
Little, 64, was the town’s mayor from 1993 to 2003 and decided she’d give it another try.
She and her husband of 46 years, Wiley Little, have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Little is currently the president of the Greater Oakboro Business Association and has owned Wiley Little Drywall Inc. with her husband since
1973.
She is involved with First Baptist Church of Oakboro where she serves as a moderator, is involved in Sunday school and the choir.

She has also served on the Stanly Senior Services advisory board for approximately four years.

Little enjoys the hometown atmosphere of Oakboro but is interested in seeing the town continue to grow.

“Oakboro has really grown a lot and we have so many great community people who are involved. I would like to us to continue to grow in the manner that we have but want to keep our hometown atmosphere as we continue to grow,” she said. “Oakboro is a great place to live and raise your family. I love the people, I love the town and I like to be a part of progress.”

When she’s not busy with church or other community activities, she can be found tending to her flowers or decorating.

“I love flowers, especially gorwing ferns,” she said.
-Kim Kinnecom

Stanly County: Jeanette Napier- Democrat

Jeanette M. Napier, 71, of North Albemarle is the Democratic candidate for the Albemarle City Council Member District 3 seat.

Napier won the Sept. 11 primary election by defeating candidate Eddie McDaniel.
As the official winner of the primary, Napier is now up against 23-year-old Republican candidate Graham Hatley.

Napier is the widow of former Albemarle council member Jimmy Napier who served on the council for 18 years before his death in 2005.

Napier is retired from First Union Bank where she worked for 40 years and was a supervisor.

She served as member of the school board for 13 years between 1983 and 1996 and recently served as a board member for Group Homes of the Autistic (GHA) for three years.

Napier enjoyed serving on the various community boards and has always enjoyed playing an active role in the community.

“Being retired I thought I’d enjoy it (running for office). My husband was always involved in politics and I have always been active in the community and want to stay active,” Napier said.

She is an active member of West Albemarle Baptist Church and is the mother of Karen Allen of Concord, Susan Hunter of Charlotte and Lisa Dry of Richfield.

Vicki Coggins, executive director of the Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation, has attended church with Napier for many years and describes her as “a lovely lady.”

“Jeanette, I’ve known for many, many years. She is a kind and gentle person with integrity. She is dedicated and committed to whatever she sets herself to do and she’s a steadfast and faithful person,” Coggins said.
-Kim Kinnecom

Stanly County: Harold Greene- Republican

Harold Greene has served as the mayor of Locust for the past four years and is taking another stab at leading the city
.
The 68-year-old Republican served on Locust’s first City Council from 1973 to 1975 and says he has been an active player in the Locust community for 50 years.
Greene is an active member of First Baptist Church of Locust, participated in Jaycees and was a volunteer fireman in Locust.

“I’ve been a part of this community for 50 years now and enjoy participating in various areas,” he said.

Greene’s pride is in looking forward to the “bigger picture” of Locust.

“I had a dream of having a recreational facility here and we were able to get a grant to get additional land and another one to do the construction. This dream has become a reality,” he said.

He gives credit to the community and City Council for the city’s success while he’s been mayor.

“A lot of good people have helped along the way. I’m not tooting my horn because numerous, numerous people in the community have come forward to help.”

Greene is excited about the growth that has taken place in Locust and hopes it will continue to expand.

“We have had several businesses create secondary offices in our City Center such as Home Savings Bank and Bear Insurance. Wal-Mart coming to town has been a big issue and the golf course development is well under way. I am glad to see this happening because it will bring jobs to town,” he said.

Outside of politics, Greene’s history is in the autob ody repair industry. He retired from Collision Body shop in Charlotte about three years ago and also worked at the Hilbish Ford dealer in Kannapolis.

He has two grown children who live in Locust, six grand children and one great-grandson.
-Kim Kinnecom

Stanly County: Bob Harvey- Unaffiliated

Former Oakboro Town Administrator Robert A. Harvey hopes to become to mayor come November.

Harvey, 56, is a 2005 retiree from the Federal Service where he worked for 32 years. He worked as a Naval Facilities Engineering Commander and his last job assignment in Washington, D.C., was as Head of Facilities Acquisition for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Harvey was reared in the southwest and a has a bachelor’s degree in business. He lived in Charleston, S.C., where he married his wife, Georgia Osborne-Harvey. He and his family moved to Oakboro, his wife’s hometown, in 1998.

In his new retirement, he enjoys restoring automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s and relaxing in the mountains. He also enjoys operating Ivy Tree Antiques on Main Street.
The “Norman Rockwell small town atmosphere and family values” that can be found in Oakboro are of particular importance to Harvey and his family.

Preserving the town’s atmosphere and “sustaining controlled growth” is also important to Harvey.

He and his wife Georgia have two children; Brooke, 16, and Hunter, 12.
Oakboro resident and business owner, Malcom Kennedy, of Oakboro Equipment Rental knows Harvey from the community.

“We live about a block apart,” Kennedy said. “Bob is a well qualified person and is a good manager of people. He’s a very responsible person especially for his actions and plans.”
-Kim Kinnecom

Stanly County: Charlie Hinson

Charlie Hinson who has been a resident of Locust for 32 years is the owner and manager of the Ace Hardware store in Locust and is running for mayor.

Originally from Albemarle, the 52-year-old Republican, previously worked for Home Depot in Charlotte for 10 years.

Hinson, has been a Boy Scout Master for 21 years and has guided numerous Eagle Scouts throughout the years.

He serves as an elder at Carolina Presbyterian Church in Locust and has numerous community memberships.

He is a member of the West Stanly Rotary Club, a member of the West Stanly Business Association and is a member of the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce. Hinson also
serves on the Republican Precinct Committee of Locust.

He has served on the City Council for the past two years and oversees planning and zoning and previously served on the council for seven years in the 1990s.

“I keep busy 24-7 so there’s not much time for anything else,” he said. “But I feel that with my proximity to City Hall and being a business owner in the city, that I could focus a little more on city and what its needs are.”

Hinson is passionate about maintaining quality of life in Locust for the residents.

“I have a big heart for the senior citizens and the youth and it’s important to keep up a good quality of life here. I don’t want to give up our rural setting,” he said.

He and his wife of 32 years, Sharon (Tucker) Hinson, have two sons; Anthony of Harrisburg and Daniel of Locust.

Trent Burleson describes Hinson as a “lifelong friend.” Burleson and Hinson grew up just about a mile apart and went to school together.

“In high school we started dating our wives at the same time and they both lived in Locust. We’ve both since moved to Locust and we’ve remained friends, we go to the same church and our sons were college roommates. Our families have a very close relationship. He’s a very good friend and an honest person,” Burleson said.
-Kim Kinnecom

Stanly County: Graham Hatley- Republican

Albemarle native Graham Hatley, 23, is the Republican candidate for the Albemarle City Council District 3 seat.

Hatley is a 2002 graduate of Albemarle High School and is the son of local dentist Dr. Bill Hatley and Kay Hatley.

He has taken courses at Savannah College of Art and Design and is enrolled at UNC Charlotte, where he hopes to complete a degree in graphic design sometime next year. He also has plans to return to Savannah to complete his studies in industrial design.
He works as a buyer, seller and broker of classic cars with his personal business, Southern Classic, that he started about four years ago. He is involved with Downtown Albemarle Development LLC and the Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation’s development and planning board.

Hatley is engaged to Allison Barbee of Norwood and has two dogs, Leonardo DiVinci, a miniature greyhound, and Prada, a chihuahua. Other personal interests include playing the organ, working on classic cars and traveling.

“Traveling is an amazing way to experience something new and get new ideas to bring back to help your own community,” he said.

Hatley is interested in encouraging more young people to become involved in the community through politics and volunteering.

“We’ve got a beautiful, beautiful city but many people here don’t seem to embrace new ideas and that’s why it’s important to me to get more young people involved.

It’s important to look down the road and I’m standing up for Albemarle citizens 10 and 20 years from now,” he said.

Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation Executive Director Vicki Coggins has known the Hatley family for many years and is pleased to see a young person running for office.

“I have watched Graham grow up. His dad has been my dentist for many years. He’s an extremely talented young man and I am happy that he’s exhibited an interest in our community,” Coggins said. “I commend him for his interest in politics and wish we had more young people who were interested in being involved.”
-Kim Kinnecom

Polling Places: Stanly

Precinct: Albemarle Number 10
West Albemarle School Board 1503 W Main St
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Albemarle Number 11
City Of Albemarle Fire Station #3 209 Northeast Con
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Albemarle Number 2
Stanly County Commons
1000 N 1st St
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Albemarle Number 3
Stanly County Senior Center
283 N 3rd St
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Albemarle Number 7
East Albemarle School Gym
1813 E Main St
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Albemarle Number 8
E E Waddell Center Gym
621 Wall St
Albemarle, NC 28001

Precinct: Almond
Millingport School Gym
24198 NC 73 Hwy
Albemarle, NC 28001
Precinct: Badin
Badin Fire Dept
128 N.C. 740
Badin, NC 28009

Precinct: Big Lick Number 1
Oakboro Fire And Rescue
320 College St
Oakboro , NC 28129

Precinct: Big Lick Number 2
Oakboro School Gym
1244 N Main St
Oakboro , NC 28129

Precinct: East Albemarle
East Side Fire Station #2
44604 Nc 24 27 73 Hwy
Albemarle , NC 28001

Precinct: East Center
Norwood School Gym
400 S Main St
Norwood , NC 28128

Precinct: Endy
Endy Fire Dept
25114 Nc 24 27 Hwy
Albemarle , NC 28001

Precinct: Furr Number 1
Scc Cruchfield Campus
102 Stanly Parkway
Locust , NC 28097

Precinct: Furr Number 2
Stanfield School Gym
101 Montgomery St
Stanfield , NC 28163