01.31.2001

• School redistricting plan set for vote

• Pillowtex says it will pay city taxes if court allows
• Plans for Kannapolis water treatment plant put on hold
• Man struck and killed by car
• Quick water fix: Salisbury, county trying to bring service to southern Rowan
• Group wonders how to make 2020 plan reality
• East Rowan takes Quiz Bowl honors
• Quiz Bowl questions and answers
• Moose Lodge members face disciplinary action
• Benefits and risks — faith initiative can fill needs - editorial
• Catawba football coach gets a surprise at merchants’ meeting
• Northwest Cabarrus shoots down East boys
• Mustang girls fall to Northwest Cabarrus 59-56
• North boys top Lexington for 25th straight league victory
• Amber Hill scores career-high 23 in North victory
• West Forsyth makes it 30 straight against South boys
• South girls top West Forsyth 69-34
• West Rowan sets records in 112-65 victory over Concord
• West girls overpower Concord 51-21
• Area obituaries

01.30.2001

• Schools may seek $70 million in bonds

• China Grove gets town manager
• East Rowan leads way in soda drinking
• Kannapolis man shot by burglars
• Kannapolis neighborhood pleads for help with drug problem
• Hoover Lingle leaving Rescue Squad after 50 years
• Dropout stats aren’t static - editorial
• Cold-shooting Indians win with big comeback
• Attention! Attention! Bennett staying at Catawba
• Raider boys, Hornet girls win swim meet
• Area obituaries

01.29.2001

• Chinese teachers make an impression
• Officers find drugs worth $81,600 in car
• Hospitals suffering ill health
• There’s more than one way to crash your computer
• VA doctors under scrutiny
• Challenges for new chief - editorial
• Scooter’s still the new kid on the block
• Heels aren’t sharp, but carve up Pack
• Area obituaries

01.28.2001

• Woman rescued after flames push her to roof

• Duke Power considering Rowan plant
• Better way to remove splinters - Rose Post column
• Visit to Salisbury inspired book about prison official
• Hours spent in emergency room raise questions
• China Grove will meet Monday on town manager
• Lawsuit claims Kannapolis firm’s investment deal was scam
• Half-baked oven plan in flames - Sara Pitzer column
• Gov. Easley treads lightly with members of press - Elizabeth Cook column
• Persistent problems — no closure on child abuse - editorial
• Former Livingstone star Ben Coates gets title shot in Super Bowl XXXV
• Tommy Agee’s passing stirs plenty of memories - David Shaw column
• Lady Falcons dress down Coker Cobras
• Livingstone men edge Shaw 90-89
• Livingstone women claim victory behind 11 3-pointers
• Area obituaries

01.27.2001

• Man gets 14-year sentence in plea agreement for murder

• Salisbury attorney wins major settlement against Chrysler
• East YMCA opens with big turnout
• Sharing Shepherds are good Samaritans - Rose Post column
• Darts and laurels — maybe they rounded off - editorial
• Salisbury boys fall to athletic Lexington squad
• Lexington girls too much for struggling Hornets
• Wonders improve against West but not enough to win
• West girls top A.L. Brown 60-47
• North boys work hard to claim victory over North Stanly
• North girls fall in overtime 54-51
• Vitale could’ve had field day with South’s victory
• Mount Tabor claims 63-47 victory over South Rowan
• Area obituaries

01.26.2001

• Principals hold barbecue for scholarship

• Groups present their wish lists to City Council

• Scores of people seeking assistance have the available funds running low

• Calls for help coming in to Rowan Helping Ministries

• Meridian coming to town: Parts supplier getting closer to customers

• Esther Hewitt: 105 and counting

• ‘Oil City Symphony’ will have audience dancing in their streets

• New home for hood — good moves for seminary - editorial

• $1.4 million gift going to Pfeiffer

• Pfeiffer’s Terrence Baxter brings a Merner Miracle

• Barton women knock off Pfeiffer

• Area obituaries

01.25.2001

• City’s water leaves many with a bad taste

• Kannapolis announces plans for business park
• First Union economist sees downturn in small N.C. towns
• Post claims 21 N.C. Press Association awards
• Heavy truck component maker taking over old Quantum building
• Behind the Green Door: Kannapolis gallery focuses on original work
• Social Services building getting an upgrade
• Keadle’s final appeal falls short
• Keadle vs. Cunningham — Courts uphold voters’ choice - editorial
• UNC holds off Virginia 88-81
• Jason Williams helps Duke break down Wake
• Blue Devils dismiss latest challenger - Steve Hanf column
• Bennett not bailing out on Catawba - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Kannapolis quarterback Josh Lee to play at Western Carolina
• Cavs break school mark with 18th straight victory
• Ledford’s defense stops North girls
• Area obituaries

01.24.2001

• Teaching the teachers is first step in getting students excited about learning

• Redistricting group is leaning toward letting some students choose
• New zoning classifications planned for areas around I-85
• DSS will require only high school diploma for new job
• Tate, Vail win big at Crescent tournament
• Davie senior Michael proves to be kiss of death for South
• Davie boys surge past Raiders
• Falcons respect, smash Trojans
• West girls win one for Waddell
• Indians facing big test
• Area obituaries

01.23.2001

• Salisbury YMCA kicks off fund-drive campaign

• Condition of teen injured in ATV accident improves
• Childhood poverty helped teach EMT Carole Dellinger compassion
• Computers get new lives
• Rabies clinics this Saturday
• Hayes’ worth is high, but rank falls
• Landowners win round in Kannapolis
• Bike paths, trails top wish list in Kannapolis
• Family seeks help solving year-old death
• Gifts, grants put Pfeiffer project on target
• Ethnicity may color perception - editorial
• Greeson does in Hornet boys in basketball
• Bison blister Salisbury girls
• Cav boys thumb East Davidson
• Cavs’ walking wounded are winners
• Intimidators expected to be ‘Razor-sharp’
• Area obituaries

01.22.2001

• Salisbury YMCA kicks off fund-drive campaign

• Off-road accident injures student
• Arson suspected in two house fires
• Jubilee Day draws full house
• Fight cancer by joining Relay for Life
• Hopes dim for state help - editorial
• State’s time drawing near
• Odom doesn’t mind Wake’s ugly win
• Area obituaries

01.21.2001

• Winter scenes on the lake

• Rowan’s rookie lawmakers ready to get going in Raleigh
• Linda Johnson looking to get first bill passed
• Cable TV access channel: new views for an old building
• Kannapolis water, sewer director thankful to be back home
• Bush era begins — talking points for a president - editorial
• Pondering 50 years of the Paper Poke - Elizabeth G. Cook column
• Well maybe I won’t be all that rich - Sara Pitzer column
• Scooter gaining confidence with Wolfpack - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Proctor passes first test in Catawba’s 84-58 victory
• Depth is the key in Catawba women’s victory
• Johnson C. Smith overpowers Livingstone men
• Area obituaries

01.20.2001

• Documents shed light on rescue chief’s pay
• No violations at mobile home park
• Renovations finished at court division

• A personal ‘avoid’ list for plants

• Learning to serve where God puts you
• Hood Seminary planning new 98-acre campus

• Pillows and throws are among the easiest ways to accent a room

• Anonymous donor pays for funeral
• One wreck victim released; second in fair condition
• DARTS AND LAURELS
• Davie coach talks, but Mt. Tabor walks, 68-64
• Schleupner returns to beat former team
• Wonders squander lead, fall to Vikings
• Central Cabarrus girls dismantle A.L. Brown
• Area obituaries
  

01.19.2001

• Officials scrutinize rescue squad chief’s pay

• Kannapolis just won’t kowtow to hefty heifer
• After 51 years, no more hot dogs at Al’s Night Hawk
• Lexington cartoonist has plenty of experience to draw on
• Daugherty hits 35 in South victory over Northwest Cabarrus
• Trojan flurry beats South girls
• Area obituaries

01.18.2001

• No average symphony: Piedmont Players fund raiser brings pros to town

• North Rowan grad heading to inauguration with Marching Tar Heel band
• From Salisbury to Raleigh: Bryan Beatty to head state safety department
• Providing warmth for kids in times of trouble
• Be your brother’s — and sisters’ — keeper - Rose Post column
• Plans for a new YMCA take shape
• New victim advocate on the job in Salisbury
• Waterworks exhibit a study in contrasts
• Park idea merits study: Skateboarders are on a roll - editorial
• Wingate men take advantage of ‘break’ against Catawba
• Catawba women take first place despite troubles on free throw line
• Heels make it 47 straight over Clemson
• North girls feast on East
• Cavs streaking toward record books
• West girls top Piedmont 54-42
• A strong performance by West in Sifford’s first game back
• Area obituaries

01.17.2001

• 17-year-old killed by train in Spencer

• Students who live west of Salisbury could have choice of where to attend
• New parking, traffic plans proposed for Salisbury
• A Christmas box that lives on - Rose Post column
• Rezoning request on Fulton Street denied
• Possible U.N. pick — Dole knows diplomacy - editorial
• Piedmont Panthers bridle the Mustangs 55-40
• Rich sisters rescue East girls
• Reynolds runs away from South boys
• Foul-plagued Gaddy comes through for Raider girls
• West boys give Rams a hard time inside
• Falcon girls finish off winless Harding 38-25
• Salisbury’s Conners hits winning shot over North Stanly
• Reilly’s injury has Hornet girls hurting
• Daugherty’s days are done on the gridiron at Salisbury
• Duke’s Williams hits 34 in romp over Boston College
• Pack’s defense dominates Tech
• Area obituaries

01.16.2001

• Postcard mailing riles China Grove residents

• Nephew faces murder charges
• First man in unemployment line was a hard worker
• Salisbury man dies in accident in Tennessee
• Davidson goes for the green - editorial
• Livingstone Blue Bears tire in time for Rams to catch fire
• Area obituaries

01.15.2001

• Community honors Martin Luther King Jr.

• In spite of progress, racism lives
• Despite fortune, Gold Hill mine owner held onto cash
• Man, woman shot, killed
• ‘I have a dream’ - editorial
• Cranford hopes for late-season return
• Bison not convinced about Cavs’ basketball
• Area obituaries

01.14.2001

• Protesters turn out at NorthEast Medical Center

• Not what they expected: Uncertainty surrounding Color-Tex keeps two union leaders busy
• Cell tower regulations on commissioners’ agenda
• County, KoSa near settlement on tax bill of $600,000
• Troubled Pillowtex and Color-Tex have big tax bills
• Coble: Supreme Court was correct to clean up election mess
• Jack Leonard: Custom woodwork is his knack
• Jill Roach a Kannapolis principal who likes to have fun
• Kluttz’s highway board days may be over
• I’ll just stick with the aspirin - Sara Pitzer column
• Injury to Salisbury’s Jenny Reilly worse than thought
• Catawba women knock off Mars Hill
• Athletes take note: You never know who’s watching in the stands
• Peppers shines in UNC’s 84-54 romp over Marquette
• Area obituaries

01.13.2001

• Couple helped 43 foster children

• Protesters taking doctor’s case to NorthEast Medical Center
• Woman charged with embezzling $80,000 for NorthEast
• Gas station among latest of those displaced by city road changes
• One charge sticks, others don’t in marijuana possession case
• Rev. Jim Foil retires in style
• Mooresville’s Matsushita plant will close, taking 530 jobs
• China Grove ABC store closing doors for good
• Statesville church helps Ukrainian student come to U.S.
• Furniture watch: Interior designers going nuts over TigerRags
• First rabies case of year reported
• North girls no match for unbeaten High Point Central
• East girls take No.1 Central Cabarrus to the wire before falling
• Ledford overwhelms Salisbury girls
• Willett shines for Raiders in victory over West Forsyth girls
• North Rowan tops High Point Central in battle of CCC unbeatens
• Central polishes off East boys despite fourth-quarter run
• West Forsyth holds off South 75-65
• Ledford seniors’ experience too much for Salisbury boys
• Area obituaries

01.12.2001

• Convenience store issue now headed to City Council

• Schools detail funding needs
• Skaters want a park of their own
• Their love conquers all
• Albemarle teen dies in single-car accident
• County looking at 211 system for non-emergencies
• What kind of calls go to 211?
• Drug trial nears end
• Accepting a challenge - editorial
• Jimmy Carter draws thousands for signing of his memoir in Raleigh
• Area obituaries

01.11.2001

• Entergy a growing utility operation

• Plant could make Entergy the county’s biggest taxpayer
• Another power plant — Generating opportunities - editorial
• Livingstone welcomes new president
• Evidence piles up in drug trial
• Reality of slavery showcased in one-man play
• Catawba men knock off Tusculum
• Catawba women score 96 in victory
• Wonders thunder past East boys
• East’s Huffman stuffs Wonders
• North boys edge Salisbury 71-71
• Lexington girls top North Rowan
• Area obituaries

01.10.2001

• Relationship with students helps Angie Turner claim top teacher’s spot in Kannapolis

• Second major power plant planned for county
• Lawsuit claims harassment at Pillowtex
• New rules say access to health records must be documented
• Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observances set
• Drug trial gets under way with suspect’s father jailed
• Water troubles continue in China Grove, but options approved
• Big Wonder run leads to walk past Spiders
• Wonder girls learn to like free throws
• Mount Tabor pushes its way past South boys
• Mount Tabor girls score 85 to beat Raiders
• West girls fall to Central Cabarrus 65-64
• Duke expects tough battle against Wolfpack
• Chavez withdraws — Cutting a loss on labor post - editorial
• Area obituaries

01.09.2001

• Ticket brings back history

• Final suspect arrested in shooting
• Man uses talents to build on mission trips
• Insurance bills from Color-Tex workers examined by state
• East Spencer says state has been kept abreast of financial dealings
• East Spencer cleanup will cost almost $200,000
• Kannapolis faces land crunch in building city hall, police station
• Kannapolis council OKs new subdivisions for water, sewer
• Kannapolis ponders tackling city services
• Corporate park will target racing teams
• Don’t hasten deregulation - editorial
• Duke readies for basketball showdown with N.C. State
• East boys lose basketball thriller
• East girls post easy victory
• North stretches unbeaten streak to 16 games in 85-56 win
• North Rowan’s girls stop North Stanly
• Area obituaries

01.08.2001

• Third suspect surrenders in store shooting
• Board of health gets new member
• Convicted drug dealer gets life sentence
• Salisbury moves closer to honoring slaves
• Keadle plans to appeal judge’s ruling
• Murder suspects await trial as 2001 opens
• Monday rain helps ease drought conditions
• Duke terrifies Tigers
• Area obituaries

01.07.2001

• Making meat with the Cruses in Rimertown

• 108-year-old woman dies
• New contracts with volunteer fire departments clear ‘oversights’
• Grass fires keep departments busy
• Inaugural gowns rescued from fire at Landis’ mayor’s home
• Neighborhood watch: Area becomes part of debate on school
• Vital interests at stake — city has role in redistricting - editorial
• Book review: Author shows how DiMaggio transcended baseball 
• Considering a model problem - Sara Pitzer column
• Eerie cry in woods said to be scalded baby - Greg files
• John Wood spreading message of healing
• Haywood the hero in Heels’ win over Wake
• Davie boys edge North Davidson 67-63
• Davie girls rebound from loss with victory
• Catawba men top Lenoir-Rhyne 69-63
• Carr leads Catawba’s women past Lenoir-Rhyne 70-68
• Queens men hammer Pfeiffer’s Falcons 92-67
• Livingstone women run over Gardner-Webb
• Area obituaries

01.06.2001

• New library opens at N.C. Transportation Museum
• RAIN team: Giving care, hope to those with AIDs
• RAIN team: Members on team have range of backgrounds to use in providing help
• Preserving treasures: Organizations work to make sure old homes aren’t lost
• Landis mobile home park evicting residents
• Crime rate numbers up in Kannapolis schools
• Hunt appoints Kannapolis’ Judge Horton to special judgeship
• China Grove United Methodist ends centennial with celebration
• North boys respond to coach in 71-51 romp
• North girls stumble down stretch against Leford
• Davie County tops Salisbury boys 84-70
• Salisbury girls claim 60-49 victory over Davie County
• East boys edge Concord 75-70
• Mustang girls overpower Spiders despite sloppy play
• West Rowan pounds Sun Valley 63-47
• West girls stomp Sun Valley 63-44
• Wake takes impressive start into Chapel Hill
• Area obituaries

• Two arrested in store shooting
• Man faces sex-crime charges
• Driver, passenger survive chase, wreck
• Former reporter turns to biographer
• Commissioners tackle noise problem
• Health department prepares for flu vaccines
• Landis wants state to examine the mess out west
• State wants to see East Spencer financial information
• He who laughs last laughs best
• 6-year-old flies high on skateboard
• Story of Color-Tex is long, complicated
• Easley faces rough road - editorial
• It’s a different game as West travels to Sun Valley
• Area obituaries

01.04.2001

• Trip to Old Stone House brings back views of 18th century
• Two more suspects sought in store death
• Danger of chemicals inside Color-Tex plant diminishes
• Popularity of pre-kindergarten classes spreading
• Teens and abstinence — saying no and meaning it - editorial
• Taking a little off the top
• South boys win game, lose Beck
• Raider girls just miss without Gaddy; Kannapolis wins 59-50
• Area obituaries

01.03.2001

• Cold snap takes toll on pipes
• Warrant issued in shooting at A-OK Mart
• Upgrade pending for sewage treatment plant in Cooleemee
• Move into a new job came quickly for ‘Wolf’
• Tales of digging for every penny
• Mayor wants city in on school redistricting discussions
• Redistricting compromise includes talk of new school
• Landis, China Grove and water — towns still missing boat - editorial
• Catawba overpowers Livingstone 103-81
• Heggins mending while Loggins blending at Western Carolina - Mike London column
• North boys win game but lose Dre Byrd for season
• North girls pick up easy victory
• Wake has speed it needs against Virginia
• High Point Central pounds Salisbury boys
• Salisbury girls fall 84-31
• Area obituaries

01.02.2001

• Rowan County got into railroad stock with investment a century ago
• Voters overwhelmingly decided to back railroad stock deal
• Blacksmithing part of George Basinger’s heritage - Tuesday's People
• South Rowan’s Beth Walton a friend, teacher
• From Color-Tex to job in a cafeteria
• Tales on courage, judgment
• Area obituaries

01.01.2001

• Food Lion, KoSa have seen many changes
• Top stories of the year 2000 - Vote online here
• Goals for 2001: Education progress, water cooperation, new opportunities
• Area obituaries