• Special memory from one of Curlee couple’s 116 foster children - Rose Post column
• Firework safety a concern during Fourth of July holiday
• County commissioners to get list of roads scheduled for paving
• Briarhoppers bringing hillbilly music to Faith
• Injured Mooresville outfielder has long road to recovery
• Legion gave Jeremy Alderman a final year to play baseball
• Tobacco Road the NBA Draft’s big winner - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Sports notebook: Central-West basketball rivalry continues
• Darts and laurels — playground will be special place - editorial
• Ride ’em, cowboys - photo
• Area obituaries

 06.29.2001

• Partners in Learning gains county’s first recognition from national review agency
• Father’s drug use ruled delinquency of minor
• NASCAR artist Sam Bass chosen to design Earnhardt memorial wall
• Students will have to wake earlier to meet new school starting times
• School Bell Times Chart in .pdf format
• Hundreds show up at Pillowtex job fair
• Cooleemee RiverPark hits funding goal, brings in $1.1 million
• Downed line slows good news for RiverPark
• Historic win for South in Legion playoffs
• Concord knocks Kannapolis Legion team from playoffs
•  Billboards and more — signs point to regulation - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.28.2001

• Automotive plant’s production lines up and running
• ‘Real pros’ run check scam with county funds
• Light show idea gets little support
• Deacons from Rowan, Davie find joy helping those in need
• Until charges go through court, teachers remain on the payroll
• Charlotte company checking on potential teachers
• Florida band making waves at Ozzfest
• Kannapolis man held in rape, kidnapping
• Union, Pillowtex OK deal
• Morgan’s homer propels South to victory over Mooresville
• Concord tops Kannapolis in Legion playoffs
• Unemployment rises again — hope amid jobless gloom - editorial
• Taking a pass on grass - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.27.2001

• County jobless rate of 11.4 percent at highest rate in decades
• School board doesn’t want county commissioners telling how to spend funds
• Retirees work to fix park trail
• New billboard, sign rules on hold with complaints of micromanaging
• County budget includes no new taxes except for some fire districts
• Salisbury planners look at adding bikeways
• Kannapolis names new principals for Jackson Park, Woodrow Wilson
• Thunder broomers: Rowan sweeps Statesville
• Mooresville tops South in long game
• Rainouts go in loss column - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Rowan pro hopefuls take a shot at Mets tryout camp
• Area obituaries

06.26.2001

• Greenway inspires new walkers
• Classroom supplies debate creates county rift
• Proposed mobile home ordinance riles park owners
• Used car lot an irritant to park officials
• Kannapolis the loser as insurer declared insolvent
• Kannapolis police say pay, benefits merited
• Pillowtex to pay partial tax
• Cardiologist says VA Medical Center injured his health
• His heart is alive with the sound of music - Tuesday's People
• Some escape budget bind - editorial
• Bush needs to act on global warming - letter to the editor
• Photo criticized - letter to the editor
• Senior golfers thriving
• Retiree worked hard, invested conservatively
• Couple advises starting early, doing your own planning
• What you need as you near 65
• Ronnie’s ‘Notes ‘n’ quotes’
• Rowan offense finally explodes
• South’s game with Mooresville suspended in sixth inning
• Area obituaries

06.25.2001

• Wrecker turned up the ‘Heat’ in Hollywood
• Renovation work planned
• ROTC students test skills
• Weekend rain brings slight damage, much relief
• Davie board slates $250,000 for park
• Good option for revenue - editorial
• YMCA campaign needs your support - letter to the editor
• Big league lessons - letter to the editor
• Rain delays 16-5 victory for Rowan County Legion
• South goes up 2-0 with 13-0 romp over Moors
• Area obituaries
  

06.24.2001

• Drummer keeps the beat going as motorists roar by his corner
• Sheriff taking cutbacks in stride
• Planning board to look at mobile home parks
• Volunteer firefighters want in on deciding guidelines
• Handicap-accessible playground in the works
• Parents should help children focus on details in writing
• Dick Pastella helping keep Spencer looking sharp
• Morning breath, Sara style - Sara Pitzer column
• Different interpretations — supply fund in question - editorial
• Rowan opens Legion playoffs with 8-5 victory
• South tops Mooresville 7-1 in series opener
• Tribe lefty makes jump from Catawba to Canada
• Closing the book on 35 years of Rowan sports - Ed Dupree column
• Area obituaries

06.23.2001

• Minors finding it tougher to buy beer, wine
• Ropin’ and ridin’ cowpokes coming to Woodleaf
• Cooleemee RiverPark off limits
• Taking a pitch: Intimidators in good shape on the mound
• Young players grow up fast for Rowan as Legion playoffs begin
• South’s Legion pitching is thin
• Morton and Milem match weights, wits
• Area obituaries

06.22.2001

• Growing and harvesting helps students learn where food comes from
• Teen who survived boat accident improving
• Uncle charged after 14-year-old has his child
• Solite gains new permit to operate
• Having High Patrol at speedways cost $580,718 this year
• Hoop Dreams: Program gets police departments involved on different kind of court
• Injured Legion player remains in intensive care
• Hitting, not hurling, hurts Intimidators in loss
• Marcus Reddick of North Rowan to play basketball in Asheville
• ‘Poor man’s heroin’ — OxyContin too easily abused - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.21.2001

• New shop, same clippers for College Inn Barber Shop
• Teen killed in boating mishap
• Prayer group fixes breakfast for Jim’s Barbecue folks
• Barbecue tradition sparks many memories
• Bills would ensure money goes to state roads
• Musicmaker glad to be home - Rose Post column
• South Rowan Regional Library project includes walking track, amphitheater
• Sam Bass NASCARart coming to Waterworks
• Legion baseball back to normal in Kannapolis
• Hampton: MRI to RBIs for Rowan Legion team
• West Rowan’s James Francis in shape for N.C. A&T - Ronnie Gallagher column
• They’re mad about Maddox in Mount Ulla - Mike London column
• Rethinking water rates — Treme’s Plan B works better - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.20.2001

• Four face charges in Bank of America robbery
• County fees, water rates go up
• Workers start dismantling Color-Tex plant
• City plan would get water to southern Rowan faster, reduce rate hike
• CP&L to chip in about $5 million for water project
• Spencer tax hike will cover costs of new fire station
• Kannapolis councilman won’t run for second term
• Don’t flush those undies
• Mushrooms go mainstream
• Rowan wraps up first place with Legion victory over Stanly
• South bats lower broom on Surry
• Mooresville tops Kannapolis, but star player badly injured
• Peavy plans to win with Salisbury football program - Ronnie Gallager column
• Investment in future — school needs won’t go away - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.19.2001

• Rowan residents ask Darrell Blackwelder about everything from plants to writing - Tuesday's People
• Cabarrus to spend $1,940 per pupil
• County board to tighten rules on billboards
• Schools plead for more funding
• Vests will shield officers
• 25 more video cameras will be added to arsenal serving Salisbury police
• Kannapolis Lake fares well as summer approaches
• Funeral draws international mourners
• Light it, and they will come - editorial
• Problem delayed - editorial
• Country club changes nearing completion
• Cauble does it again for Legion baseball team
• Area obituaries

06.18.2001

• Baby makes surprise, mobile entry
• Interfaith blood drive July 10
• China Grove fires police chief
• City budget trims funds for special projects
• Residents relieved that burned-out house is gone
• You get the scoop, they get the picture
• NASCAR driver Hank Parker Jr. to lead parade at Faith 4th of July celebration
• Parents of victim make plea for helmets
• County budget drama unfolds - editorial
• Dole supporters have eye on Helms - letter to the editor
• Escaping abuse - letter to the editor
• Rowan nips King
• Fish fry at Stanly
• Area obituaries

 06.16.2001

• Two injured in boat explosion on High Rock Lake
• Fisherman drowned in a turbulent area of Lake Tillery
• County officials holding hearing on budget Monday
• Storm dumps more rain, knocks out power
• Rowan tops Mooresville in wild Legion game
• South offense erupts in 14-1 Legion victory
• Area obituaries

06.15.2001

• Tomie Troxler’s mural will help brighten days of dementia patients
• 10-year-old becomes second victim of wreck
• Two suspects nabbed in bank robberies
• Rowan Museum, historic Hall House suffer damage in storm
• City Council bats around ballfield ideas
• Fisherman drowns in Lake Tillery
• China Grove landowner says billboard not in plan
• Son has different view on mother’s murder
• Kannapolis finding water thieves are hard to catch
• South picks up first Legion victory over Concord
• Teens just want to have fun ... ask Junior Hairston - Ronnie Gallagher column
• A good beginning — water tests show promise-editorial
• Area obituaries

06.14.2001

• Precipitation from storm welcome, but not the damage
• Car crash claims life of Salisbury man
• Police seek two bank robbery suspects
• Talk turns to Elizabeth Dole running for Senate
• Dole urges Girls State participants to take part in political process
• Schools to get report cards; Principals discuss improving writing scores
• South graduate Tracy Connor — bigger than life - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Area obituaries

06.13.2001

• Breakfast matters: The first meal should set the tone for the day
• Tests show water near asphalt plants is OK
• Wachovia, F&M robbed
• Eagle Point Nature Preserve: Park showcases natural world
• China Grove loses out on $100,000 grant
• Girls State shows how officials govern
• Council offers help — abuse often a deadly trap - editorial
• West’s Timmy Mauldin to play basketball at St. Andrews
• Ronnie Gallagher’s notes ‘n’ quotes
• Rowan Legion team turns to Hayes to make Surry worry
• South Legion team back in win column with victory over Statesville
• Legion notes: Playing the name game in Mt. Airy
• Area obituaries

06.12.2001

• Raising money, fighting cancer
• Cleveland to buy new police car
• Owner says restaurant will reopen
• Kannapolis water restrictions eased
• Domestic dispute preceded death
• Post staffer heads press association
• Technology on rise in schools
• An astute observer of life - Tuesday's People
• Teens ignore tobacco risks - editorial
• Don’t blame highway for drivers’ mistakes - letter to the editor
• Edith’s demise - letter to the editor
• Kannapolis shocks Rowan 12-2
• Area obituaries

06.11.2001

• Jim’s goes up in smoke
• Locals share memories of barbecue landmark
• Landis bids farewell to its beloved police chief
• Motorists get touch of color as they drive through North Carolina
• Bidding for trouble - editorial
• Rowan Legion team romps again
• Area obituaries

 
06.10.2001

• Western flavor adds to library program
• Preserving DNA: Funeral homes helping people create ‘genetic photo album’
• Benefit raises $8,000 for man with cancer
• Jill Hoben realizes her dream of using her farm to serve others
• Baptist men end one chapter in flood relief - Rose Post column
• Don’t tell me I’m not having fun - Sara Pitzer column
• Rowan routs Statesville 12-1 in Legion play
• Mocksville Legion team holds off South
• Killough could be the next Tiger - Ed Dupree column
• Ed Dupree’s golf notebook: Tillery Tradition a course to check out
• North double-teams East-West All-Star Basketball Game
• No more appeals — McVeigh’s decision - editorial
• Q&A with Valeria Lee on how to spend tobacco settlement money
• Area obituaries

06.09.2001

• Track coach Robert Steele honored
• Gas prices bring crowds to Granite Quarry
• Woman charged with stealing lots of library books
• Moffat finds Southern charm in historic house
• View of new fire station on display in Spencer
• Intimidators fall to second place with 7-2 loss to Bats
• Rowan crushes Kannapolis in Legion play
• You gotta love it for the little guys, like South Rowan’s Keith Garrett - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Area obituaries

06.08.2001

• Isley claims N.C. Open golf title in sudden death
• Killough takes amateur honors with 206 - Ed Dupree column
• Steps to success: Business is up for Mount Ulla staircase maker
• Kannapolis leaders hold illegal meeting on Earnhardt memorial
• Rowan school officials puzzled by plummeting writing scores
• Kannapolis end-of-grade writing tests a cause of joy
• Woman reclaims jewelry from thief
• Workers deserve it — add holidays for county - editorial
• Greensboro tops Intimidators 9-4; league lead down to half a game
• Area obituaries

 06.07.2001

• Salisbury rappers trying to make their mark
• Sandra Roakes gets her shot at fame on film with Gwyneth Paltrow
• Big moth wows Erwin Middle School teacher, daughter
• Salisbury woman in midst of Nepal unrest
• Duke Power plan approved for peak-load generating facility
• Kannapolis bank robbed for second time in months
• Rowan socks Mocksville 8-0 in Legion play
• East Rowan basketball players starting to believe - Ronnie Gallagher column
• N.C. State flavor shows in N.C. Open golf tournament
• Impressive shots from teen - Ed Dupree column
• Pact for reducing air pollution a step in right direction - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.06.2001

• Mocksville, China Grove golfers among leaders in N.C. Open
• Russell Killough a golfer to remember - Ed Dupree column
• West Rowan teacher charged with 21 counts of sex offenses
• Four-year starter says players don’t believe charges against teacher
• Water rates rising; property tax rate will remain unchanged
• Safety discussions don’t sway opponents of median for U.S. 70
• Tests show spill fouled only one well
• Better monitoring needed — pipeline spill no rare event - editorial
• Gains and losses — taking a read on test scores - editorial
• Lutheran Services for aging buys two nursing homes
• Samuel’s On Main: fine dining in Mocksville
• Rails to Trails project set for dedication
• Mocksville gets sigh of relief from bullpen against South
• Area obituaries

06.05.2001

• Counseling prison inmates is tough, but also rewarding
• The Bible gives Roper spiritual strength
• An old-timey barber and proud of it
• Commissioners barely preserve library project
• Educational supplies won’t be cut
• Cooleemee eyes mobile home parks
• Rockwell man thinks small on course
• Filing for municipal offices opens July 6
• Rowan students do poorly on writing tests
• Sides stymies Concord bats, ace hurler
• Area obituaries

06.04.2001

• Family seeks clues to father’s murder
• Racetrack hearing scheduled July 9
• U.S. 70 median on council’s agenda
• Badin Lake site of 2nd teen drowning
• 18 start-up businesses find home
• Testing for fuel leak continues
• Here’s how to spend Bush bonus
• Kannapolis writing scores improve dramatically
• Rowan turns on the power — and Hayes’ speed
• State tests need review - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.03.2001

• A bittersweet birthday observance for Lakeina Francis
• Suspicious fire burns storage building on South Main Street
• Thief rolls away with mobile home
• Hanging with the boys: Allyson Blake won’t be on sidelines
• Girls State coming to Catawba College
• Landis celebrates 20th annual Heritage Day event
• I’m blue, but the walls aren’t - Sara Pitzer column
• Book review: ‘Word Detective’ made for lovers of verbiage
• Rimer’s grand slam powers Rowan Legion team to victory over South
• Old Legion buddies pound Nick Mayle’s fastballs
• Ed Dupree golf notebook: Corbin title up for grabs
• Area obituaries

06.02.2001

• Fuel leaks out of pipeline
• Kannapolis spills untreated wastewater
• 911 calls getting out of hand
• East Spencer set to dedicate business center
• Cabarrus County man charged with murder turns himself in
• Weather keeps Pearl Harbor replica planes on the ground
• Anne Ketner does what’s needed for her ‘adopted’ children - Rose Post column
• Rowan pole vaulter’s Price rising higher and higher
• Mocksville golfer Jeff Lankford among favorites at N.C. Open
• Darts and laurels — tough times for exams - editorial
• Area obituaries

06.01.2001

• Roses on the rise in Linwood Miller’s yard
• Man killed in East Spencer
• Erwin teacher charged
• Plan to move ambulance angers Landis
• Heritage Day also marks Landis centennial
• Proposed Millennium Center would offer students’ special courses
• ‘Chess’ a musical with intensity
• Unemployment claims drop — data on jobs just too good - editorial
• Zach wards off Concord in Kannapolis Legion win
• South Legion team comes up short against Stanly County
• Area obituaries