http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/ Locust, NC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/4d202a78446276abad44b57d3470c854.html TULSA Okla State health officials and a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant at the center of this summer's deadly E coli outbreak have signed an agreement to reopen the eatery even though officials have never pinpointed the source of the contamination http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/9b6ac38c75c09c46d8391fd44248247a.html North Carolina Department of Transportation NCDOT officials Scott Cole and Marc Morgan spoke to members of the West Stanly Business Association WSBA Nov 12 about streets in Locust http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/0f2d918fa04b3eed5fc9e843f9c52de3.html The implosion to demolish the former Dan River Inc Dye House at the Long Mill site will take place at 10 am today and will affect vehicle and pedestrian traffic around the site for about 30 minutes before and after the blast http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/5d142806e52514d42b974b9f8d34062d.html The implosion to demolish the former Dan River Inc Dye House at the Long Mill site will take place at 10 am today and will affect vehicle and pedestrian traffic around the site for about 30 minutes before and after the blast http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/df147a880dc2d6f2301ef1cd127168d8.html The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Wednesday to welcome A Piece of Cake Bakery to the county http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/f78688617b7e88e4fe9832bf70233ca8.html Residents of Oakboro and Locust can now find a less expensive way to get around as both municipalities have passed golf cart ordinancesThe town of Oakboro held a public hearing Nov 3 to allow those in favor or opposed to the ordinance the opportunity to speak but no one spoke http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/a5db249a0d8640027f9999c0fa62c03a.html Plans for the Locust Christmas festivities were discussed during the West Stanly Business Association WSBA meeting Nov 12The Christmas parade will start at 2 pm Nov 29 which is a time change from previous years to allow for further festivities in Locust Town Centre before a tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 pm http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/locust/content/83fc403a099128a46fbece6e738a1c25.html Waste Management has scheduled leaf pickups in Locust for Dec 13 and Jan 31 2009