• China Grove Middle School targets drugs
• Sheriff’s stickers come unglued
• West parents blast plan for redistricting
• Goodbye to a pistol of a newspaper
• ‘Peggy’s Playground’ ready for children
• April events focus on preventing abuse
• Sedberry wins Clement cup for artwork
• Baby-break debate - Editorial
• Tar Heels no joke
• Area obituaries

03.30.2000

• Sheriff’s bumper stickers may be illegal
• Students rally for safe prom night
• Tiger fund could close; local foundation appears secure
• Irish toasts never get old - Rose Post column
• Court cutbacks
• Friends for now
• Unstoppable East dominates North
• Heels don’t get their men
• Scooter wins in East’s loss - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Salisbury saves best for Raiders
• Area obituaries

03.29.2000

• Piper keeping post
• Floyd causing local court cutbacks
• Scooter: Shirtless wonder - Ronnie Gallagher column
• North walks to win
• Titans too much for South Rowan
• Area obituaries
• Giving kids a good start

03.28.2000

• Opponents of shoreline plan pack meeting
• Kannapolis educators say 18 more teachers not enough for growth
• Livingstone freshman arrested on Fla. warrant
• ‘Takeout restaurant’ wins recommendation
• Teens soon must carry ID to drive watercraft
• Sewage leaks can’t be buried
• Area obituaries
• A good sign

03.27.2000

• Irvan fire still under investigation
• Livingstone pleased with results
• In gubernatorial race - Editorial
• A public matter - Editorial
• Subdivision may replace Landis mobile home park
• Park supporters gather in Cooleemee to kick off campaign, hear plans
• UNC in final four
• Forte shoots eye out of Hurricane
• Area obituaries

03.26.2000

• Fire claims home of Ernie Irvan
• No replacing destroyed trophies
• China Grove officials square off with Daisy Bowers over her yard
• More imaging set for Old Stone House, Confederate Prison
• Bost: Nothing in law prevented discussing proposals
• Lines affect board member’s district
• Redistricting redefines - Editorial
• Waterworks plan - Editorial
• Next up for UNC: Hurricane
• Haywood finds humor in almost every situation
• Coach’s son Capel understands the criticism
• Journal of discovery - Lifestyles
• Area obituaries

03.25.2000

• Marijuana use detailed from plane crash
• What’s in a name?
• Plenty of artists interested in designing memorial
• Tar Heels march on to Elite Eight
• Guthridge went little, not big
• Florida ends Duke’s run
• Sad ending for Duke’s Carrawell
• Darts & Laurels
• Area obituaries

03.24.2000

• Two men die when wall falls near mall
• New street hockey teams test their mettle in Raleigh
• Out-of-town agents search near apartments for body
• ‘We turned him over to God ...’
• Reserve cop followed woman to Kannapolis
• All you have to do is tell a story
• Second rabies case in Rowan
• Carolina’s in the Sweet 16? ‘Whoopty-freakin-doo’ - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Duke ready for challenge
• Gator coach leery of officiating
• Tar Heels are uttering ‘N.C.’ phrase
• Now, it’s time to forget 1990
• Area obituaries

03.23.2000

• Inmate’s release brings new pain to family of drunk driving victim
• State fines Solite for air pollution
• School officials grappling with attendance plan
• Widening of U.S. 52 to go around historic area
• Residents discuss annexation plan
• Board picks spot for new south library
• For library, just dial 638-3001 - Rose Post column
• Trashtalk - Editorial
• Ritalin not the only solution - guest column
• A slap at Packer by the NIT
• West stays in playoff chase with 9-1 win
• Area obituaries

03.22.2000

• Board votes 4-3 for new school districts
• Man who killed teen in DWI crash going free after nine years
• F&M gives Waterworks building
• Plenty of complaints, not as much action on roads
• Donations give boost to Little League
• Redistricting revision - Editorial
• Deacs show growth
• Wolfpack brings down the House in NIT win
• Myers takes the comeback trail
• Area obituaries

03.21.2000

• Rowan’s roads worst in state — again
• China Grove board steels itself for annexation battle
• Children who exhibit good character at school get a delicious treat
• Bike track owner backs off
• Board asks for Piper’s resignation
• No thanks
• Redistricting, round 2 - Editorial
• Don’t forget good things that Piper has done -Letter to the Editor
• Coverage slighted Pulliam - Letter to the Editor
• Neighbors say more houses will make matters worse
• Pilot in crash had smoked marijuana
• Area obituaries
• High-flyng fun for young and old

03.20.2000

• Woman charged with leaving children
• Council takes look at utility extensions for school, CP&L
• Rabies returns to Rowan
• Bill, George, — anything but ‘Snake’
• Gubernatorial forum - Editorial
• More information on photo of 1963 Soap-Box Derby - Letter to the editor
• Freedoms are limited - Letter to the editor
• Heels win with defense
• Devils edge Kansas in epic East battle
• A defensive wizard
• Heels knock off No. 1 seed Stanford
• The NCAAEast Regional notebook …
• Area obituaries
• Songwriter’s project is for future of Cooleemee

03.19.2000

• A day in the life on the road
• Trucks a key ingredient to Food Lion success
• Effort to have Dole on Bush’s ticket getting under way
• Seeking tales about Hendrick’s old Army buddy Gore - Rose Post column
• Skeet’s treasure
• Wild West & crowded East - editorial
• Staffing equity a dilemma for schools - Elizabeth Cook column
• Pat Conroy to speak at author’s symposium - Lifestyles
• Tar Heels starting to believe again
• Pride drives Capel - Mike London column
• It doesn’t seem fair sitting on the couch - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Kansas vs. Duke is real March Madness
• ‘Comedian’ K gets plenty of laughs
• Area obituaries

03.18.2000

• New school lines proposed
• No matter what part she plays, her Irish eyes are smiling
• Man says school bus knocked him down
• Crash on I-85 ramp kills man

Faith

• We are one people of God
• Lutherans in dilemma over Episcopal tradition
• Local students help draft resolution

Sports

• Devils dismantle underdog Lamar
• Heels’ Haywood has his way inside
• South Region notebook..
• Area obituaries

03.17.2000

• Inspectors find fault in tower fall
• Drug agents stage massive bust across Rowan County
• Elizabeth Dole is back in Salisbury
• Catawba squad takes top honors
• Cabarrus Chamber urges more money for schools
• Guilty verdict is wake-up call - Editorial
• North Carolina, Duke play tonight
• Tar Heels’ hopes rest with Cota
• Lamar still clinging to ‘You never know’ theme’
• Wherever Cy Alexander goes, so does Catawba
• Area obituaries

03.16.2000

• DSS official found guilty of letting teens drink
• County Commissioner chairman calls for Piper’s resignation
• Literacy program in Kannapolis helps parents teach their kids
• The lion sleeps tonight ... just not in Spencer
• Thieves walk in to schools
• Answers to almost everything - Rose Post Column
• Modem Madness - Editorial
• Annexation meetings - Editorial
• What’s down there? - Mike London column
• Moore, Cavaliers stop South
• Krzyzewski has a softer side, too - Steve Hanf column
• Schoolhouse rock! Live! - Weekend
• Area obituaries

03.15.2000

• Moore may stay in legislature
• MTV in Spencer
• CP&L delays part of project
• Correct spelling of ‘hemic’ gives Hurley Elementary student the title
• Promoting harmony - Editorial
• Sex charges damage trust - Editorial
• State outmuscles Tulane
• Winning East frustrates Safrit
• Former Falcon Milem wows ’em
• Food, music and faith - Lifestyle
• Area obituaries

03.14.2000

• Hendrickson, West win 5-0
• Growing into a new philosophy
• Rep. Moore indicted on six felonies
• Officials confirm earlier complaint
• Can you do any better?
• School system hires four new principals
• Sharon Hodges named top Teacher Assistant
• Register by April 7 for primaries
• Guards raise cash for Special Olympics
• Area obituaries

03.13.2000

• The “Senator” heats up
• Used car dealer in China Grove starts cleanup
• Salisbury wins national award for diversity
• More than just a foot rub
• ACC belongs to Duke
• Mother charged with DWI after her son dies in wreck
• Landis begins centennial celebration
• Comfort Suites hotel seeks change in rules on sign size
• Rowan-Cabarrus offers classes to high schoolers
• Area obituaries

03.12.2000

• Boy with cancer gets his wish: Firefighters help make Jonathan Patterson Day a big success
• Salisbury High: the right choice for many
• North Rowan battling misconceptions
• School board will have to listen more
• No teeth in county code of conduct
• Bullhole looking to get on the map
• Proposals for Bullhole
• Where did the name come from?
• Duke ‘Wakes’ up
• Maryland muscles past N.C. State
• Physical play just part of the game
• Duke’s Dunleavy recovers just in time
• Baxter batters Pack
• Salisbury’s Isenhour atop money leaders
• Mitchell: All smiles at the end
• Area obituaries

03.11.2000

• Up, up and away
• K-9 partners do spring training here
• SBI searching for source of three fires
• Where the heart is - Faith
• It began in Sunday school - Faith
• Memories of Arey still sweet - Rose Post column
• Pfeiffer outguns Salem-Teikyo by 4
• Safrit gets No. 300 as East beats Rams
• Area obituaries

03.10.2000

• Hundreds pack hearing on school redistricting
• New owner of textile plant gives China Grove nine acres
• Yard sale fee?
• Former director of group for needy children must register as sex offender
• Residents along bypass don’t like changes
• Senior citizens should speak up - Editorial special
• Rezoning approvals - Editorial
• Lift for Livingstone - Editorial
• Devils times three
• Kennesaw State’s foreign legion too much for Livingstone
• Falcons put loss behind them for tournament opener
• Rare long balls propel Raiders
• North Rowan baseball holds off War Eagles
• The legendary George Burk - LifePlus
• Area obituaries

03.09.2000

• Car chase winds through towns
• Commissioners OK rezoning along interstate
• I-85 could bring some wires down
• Flew the coop: Church groups flustered after thieves filch flamingos
• Audiotape at center of Moore investigation
• Area obituaries

03.08.2000

• Verdict an answer to many prayers
• Jury finds Miller not quilty
• Salisbury annexation attempt dead
• State won’t pay for Blanton’s decision
• Salisbury, Spencer move ahead to consolidate systems
• Area obituaries

03.07.2000

• Jurors ask to see death scene photos again
• Bigger, better vocational workshop gets new name
• Children’s clinic plans to construct new building
• Knox parent believes adults should be punished, too
• Winners of regional science fair
• East Spencer privatization ‘going well’
• Area obituaries

03.06.2000

• Defense and prosectuion close with emotional arguments
• Sparks from engine start 5-mile fire
• Parents resent changes
• Firefighters check smoke detectors
• Faith to vote on sewer bond issue May 2
• Fire damages Westcliffe home
• Area obituaries

03.05.2000

• Dividing Granite Quarry a focal point
• Concerned residents air complaints
• New trail guide lists Salisbury’s black history sites
• ‘I once was a soldier’ - Rose Post column
• I-85 corridor plan - Editorial
• Public weighs in on judge’s actions - Insight
• Report on North Rowan Middle
• A lesson in learning - Lifestyles
• Faux finishes - Lifestyles
• Area obituaries

03.04.2000

• Trial focus on bomb details
• Bottle-thrower’s mom concerned for his future
• Tuskegee Airman tells of flying high, fighting prejudice
• Knox mothers angered when girls walk home
• 4-H makes after-school time fun
• Concord’s First Assembly keeps growing - Faith
• Area obituaries
• Scooter met everyone’s expectations but Erwin’s
• West boys romp to regional finals

03.03.2000

• Judge scolds defendant’s husband
• Families members hold vigil
• Lake residents ask agency to move meeting
• State safety team makes recommendation
• Daddy knew his little girl would be an athlete
• East Henderson ends West’s season
• The future Scooter?
• Area obituaries

03.02.2000

• Prosecutor drills Miller on the stand
• A handful: Family’s retriever gives birth to 14 pups
• Officials find high arsenic levels at Solite plant
• Building bridges - Editorial special
• East tops Central
• South falls to West
• Area obituaries

03.01.2000

• In the loop
• Miller says she loved father very much
• Blanton says in letter he did nothing wrong
• Kannapolis struggles to replace Hardin
• Remembering Tom - Rose Post Column
• Some players are good guys - Ronnie Gallagher Column
• War Eagles catch Salisbury at a good time
• Pharr selected MVP; North girls tie for 2nd
• Restauranteur brings Italian flavor to Spencer - Lifestyle
• Area obituaries