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NCDOT names stretch of Stanly County highway after jazz icon

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

October 16, 2022 at 2:00 pm

NCDOT names stretch of Stanly County highway after jazz icon

STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — Stanly County native and jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson was honored in his hometown earlier this week.

The 95-year-old — nicknamed “Sweet Poppa Lou” — was recognized by the North Carolina Department of Transportation during a ceremony in Badin on Thursday morning.

A five-mile stretch of NC Highway 740 will now bear his name.