09.30.2001

• Coping with the aftermath

• Senator eats words after signing no-tax- increase pledge
• Commissioners set to tackle courtroom security
• Charges won’t follow illegal tree cutting
• Delhaize Group wants judge to settle dispute
• School employees learn Spanish to better serve their students
• Spencer residents ready for town election
• Steamfest gets rolling in Spencer
• 5-year-old awaits stem cell transplant
• Make sure rules work - editorial
• Bible has message about love, hate - letter to the editor
• Legislators lauded - letter to the editor
• Military benefits - letter to the editor
• Catawba ‘Cool Hand Luke’ leads win over Newberry
• Livingston falls 43-13 to Virginia State
• Film sessions may have Tusculum miffed
• Area obituaries

09.29.2001

• Park owner evicts families

• A house that termites won’t care for
• County offers helping hand - editiorial
• It doesn’t take a tragedy for kindness to appear- letter to the editor
• Heartfelt gratitude - letter to the editor
• Have a good day - letter to the editor
• Indians vs. the Indians today at 1:30
• Statesville stops East Rowan 48-27 in football
• Blue Bears hope fortunes turn
• Salisbury inconsolable in 13-12 loss to West Stokes
• Brown stops South Rowan 27-14
• West Rowan wins easily over N. Iredell
•  Area obituaries

09.28.2001

• Hanford tabbed for ambassador position

• Road projects piling up for Salisbury area
• Deputy’s wreck creates debate
• County plans to help E. Spencer should need arise
• South Rowan water plan could lead to huge development
• Who would represent Rowan?
• Law’s time has come - editorial
• Rowan Legion gets state tournament for 2002
• No more jokes about West Stokes
• North turns to favorite son
• Spainhour took on huge challenge
• Area obituaries

09.27.2001

• Teacher traveler brings the world to her students

• Duke Power still seeking Buck permits
• DSS tightens adoption procedures
• It’s a new day, new kind of store for Food Lion
• Corriher guided gains - editorial
• Bears running on empty without Jones
• Davie fullback providing orange crush
• Recent Raider struggles surprising
• Myers molds good quarterbacks
• Another move won’t faze Weed
• Area obituaries

09.26.2001

• Corriher says he won’t fade away

• Ada Fisher busy on campaign trail
• Salisbury native, former CIA official: Battle against terrorism will be a long, difficult one
• Rowan DSS earns highest accreditation
• Washington’s new wizard - editorial
• Friend’s conversion puts Islam in new light - editorial
• There’s price to pay for disobeying God - letter to the editor
• Solace from afar - letter to the editor
• Falcons ‘relieved’ to win
• Moore, South vindicated
• Catawba notebook
• Luke can give you a lick
• Area obituaries

09.25.2001

• Catawba president plans to retire

• County’s sign ordinance set for public display
• Faircloth endorses Dole’s Senate bid
• Psst! Come see Mr. Wilson
• Kannapolis likes idea of new road name
• Kannapolis council OKs water deal
• Cabarrus works to stop spread of West Nile Virus
• Physician assistant surrenders license to board
• Students tell advantage of program at Rowan-Cabarrus
• Speaker: ‘Know fellow parents’
• Drug talk hits close to home- editorial
• Historic Spencer isn’t a ‘mill town’ - letter to the editor
• SHS coaches lauded - letter to the editor
• Smith awaits baby, contract
• Area obituaries

09.24.2001

• Rally draws crowd to courthouse

• Mayor’s son is serving in Middle East
• America will not be defeated
• Man’s best friend is kitten’s best mother
• All have stake in clean water - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.23.2001

• Civic pride, plus a privy pull at Founder’s Day

• Layoff leads to Washington relief effort
• For Salisbury woman, damage at Pentagon is close, personal
• Clarence Mayfield – he was one of a kind
• County’s planning board to eye signs
• Kannapolis plans review of emergency readiness
• Vinroot says war on terrorism will be long
• Plenty to smile about in Spencer
• Town leaders should resign - editorial
• Air safety change might save lives - letter to the editor
• Pearl Harbor again - letter to the editor
• Pointing the finger - letter to the editor
• Proud to serve  - letter to the editor
• Gougers emerge  - letter to the editor
• Stand together - letter to the editor
• PC ‘Samples’ new Tribe QB
• Heels slam Seminoles
• Duke dumped by Anderson again
• South’s Kerr finally feeling blue
• Maddox manages misery
• Livingstone falls to Fayetteville State
• Area obituaries

09.22.2001

• Mooresville roars back for 34-14 victory over South

• West pounds Salisbury 39-9 in ‘ugly’ contest
• Dan Sullivan keys Davie’s 10-6 victory over Statesville
• Concord blanks Wonders 21-0
• Pink slips may be arriving for local airline workers
• Red Cross schedules forum on terrorist attacks
• Robbery suspects caught after man’s wallet taken in library parking lot
• Deadline set for East Spencer to clear finances
• Details of financial management woes
• Scientists, activists gather at Catawba College for water conference
• Darts and laurels — a verdict for security - editorial
• Finding figs a fantastic feat
• Tom Dayvault leaving Cabarrus Regional Chamber
• Livingstone looks to line for offensive help
• No hard-sell required for Catawba-Presbyterian clash
• Area obituaries

09.21.2001

• Local emergency workers: ‘It could have been me’
• Discontinuity evident in aftermath of attack
• Let’s lay some rubber  - Mark Wineka column
• Disaster help source list
• Poker machines on way to being destroyed
• Robert Boone will push for district representation
• County going after abandoned mobile homes
• Landis, China Grove face tougher water restrictions
• Mike Carter is always there to help Mooresville - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Welcome changes for Mooresville, Pinyan- Mike London column
• Defy the terrorists — still enjoy ordinary life - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.20.2001

• Center for Environment on display

• 4-year-old drowns at High Rock
• Salisbury native among bond firm employees who died in New York
• Stabbing shocks family, friends
• It was a fairly exciting day for children
• ‘Death of a Salesman’ coming to Catawba on Sept. 25-29
• Wonders wondering who’ll stop the pain- Mike London column
• Livingstone football notebook: Extra weekend off helped Bears heal
• Five teams in the hunt in North Piedmont Conference race
• High school football notebook: West’s Ben Hampton passes 1,000-yard mark
• Gary Scott heads ‘Back to the Falcon Future’ - Bret Strelow column
• Area obituaries

09.19.2001

• ‘Honor America Day’ set for Sunday in Salisbury

• East Spencer firefighters close to action
• Courthouse security a major concern for judges
• Construction in Cabarrus up
• Dan Nicholas Park’s bears could get deluxe quarters
• City Council OKs land for village development
• A remarkable day for Catawba - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Catawba football notebook: ‘Mama’s baby’ coming home for Presbyterian game
• East star Cal Hayes makes verbal commitment to UNC
• Contrasts in Rowan, Cabarrus — a wide gap in Y funding - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.18.2001

• County Fair offers rides, demolitions

• Parents nervous about daughter’s return to the skies
• Commissioners adopt attack resolution
• St. Luke’s Episcopal to hold daily hour of prayer
• Travel agents struggle to help anxious customers
• Cabarrus makes plans against terrorism
• Expert says local outbreak of West Nile Virus not likely
• Concord YMCA to get help from county bond program
• Shareholder may buy out Color-Tex
• County lets fire and rescue handle issues
• Man faces murder for stabbing death
• Family dinner night supports substance abuse prevention
• State may take over East Spencer
• Man arrested after woman run over
• Teri’s Social Club to remain open
• Health push paying off- editorial
• Seek wisdom in the days ahead - letter to the editor
• Walk wasn’t covered - letter to the editor
• Tennis turnaround: West is best
• Area obituaries

09.17.2001

• Vigil includes prayers of hope

• Family in New York deals with aftermath
• Man hit by train likely committed suicide, police say
• Driver sought in hit-and-run
• New look for Landis police
• Case of West Nile Virus discovered
• A bone to pick with Ford - Steve Huffman column
• Water crisis still looms- editorial
• Area obituaries

09.16.2001

• Unless you get arrested, job is mostly a mystery

• Baptist men begin feeding workers outside Pentagon
• Disaster as seen through the eyes of a 4-year-old
• Attack brings calls for prayers, unity
• Routine Tuesday suddenly turns grim - Elizabeth Cook column
• Football game shows ‘We weren’t going to give in’ - David Shaw column
• Brian Whitson knows what it means to put students first - editorial
• Company’s ties to East Spencer coming to an end
• Train kills man on tracks in Spencer
• Indian ‘D’ dominates in 12-0 victory over Wingate
• Catawba wide receivers finally get ‘out’ of slump
• South coach’s words go unheeded
• Area obituaries

09.15.2001

• Crusade offers time ‘to pull together under one God’

• Students raising relief funds
• Candles meant to show unity
• Places to take your donations
• Kannapolis seeks firm to aid search for city manager
• Rowan Health Department wins award
• John Zerger fears that time is ‘running’ out for Samantha Washko - Rose Post column
• West too much for South in 29-12 victory
• Cavaliers turn on jets to run by East 44-14
• A.L. Brown comes from behind to top South Point 33-30
• Davie tops Mooresville 31-13
• Wingate could be biting off more than it can chew against Catawba
• Area obituaries

09.14.2001

• Crusade offers time ‘to pull together under one God’

• Catawba professor says violence isn’t way to stop bin Laden
• For Salisbury native, work in Washington won’t be normal
• Boyden High grad back at work in Pentagon
• Salisbury couple’s son back at Pentagon
• Companies, groups do their parts
• Show of candles one way to bring out unity
• Attack brings in e-mails filled with opinions
• Prepare for war
• Attacks on Arab-Americans — Avoid acts of ignorance - editorial
• Color-Tex auction begins; ex-shareholder wants property
• Landis centennial flags causing a big flap on board
• ‘I’m quite humbled by this,’ says teacher of the year Brian Whitson
• Statesville has a mighty football tradition - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Married — with competition at Statesville High - Mike London column
• Area obituaries

09.13.2001

• Patriotism shows as flags go up

• Flight attendant alive because she didn’t go to work Tuesday
• Losses hit rescue personnel hard
• Former Salisbury resident among those who ‘walked in daze’
• Salisbury’s Nassar family gets good word from relatives in the World Trade Center
• Congressman Coble recalls moments of ‘calm chaos’
• Salisbury mayor urges support, keeps working
• Many children having a hard time understanding carnage, coverage
• Baptist men preparing to help feed crews working at Pentagon
• Oestreichers’ granddaughter was away from city when tragedy hit, but plenty of friends were there
• Catawba professor’s brother a witness in New York
• Hospital decides ball will go on
• Salisbury’s Shugrue describes being in tower
• Kannapolis students see grim reality
• Catawba football player’s dad worked at Pentagon - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Death penalty a possibility in A-OK murder
• Response to terrorism — test for Bush and nation - editorial
• Prep football notebook: Fight sidelines East, South players
• South Rowan pair focuses on football - Steve Hanf column
• Geter the King of Comedy at North Rowan - Bret Strelow column
• Blue Bears cancel game, call for a time to reflect
• Livingstone football notebook: Meningitis scare threatened opener
• Area obituaries

09.12.2001

• People of faith turn out for prayer services

• Searching for family and friends in wake of tragedy
• Being stuck in airport is least of their concerns
• Chamber of Commerce officials caught in chaos on Capitol Hill
• Banking leaders plan on business as usual
• Tragedy brings folks out to donate blood
• Television changes Americans’ view of major tragedies
• National Guard units ‘waiting to be activated’
• Salisbury emergency worker only blocks from tower when it fell
• Everyone will be touched by attack in some way
• Local commentators speculate on how United States should retaliate
• Funeral home directors ready to respond
• Mother of USS Cole victim says if bin Laden is behind the attack, ‘they need to get him’
• What attack means to readers - letters to the editor
• Devastation and disbelief — the day life changed - editorial
• Catawba football notebook: Sanders, Morris top defenders
• Smiles all around for Catawba tight end Mark Sintich
• Salisbury’s version of ‘the next Tiger Woods’ is Stewart Dula - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Park Avenue award winners celebrate with award’s namesake
• Principal Kluttz to retire after this school year
• Who will be next school board head?
• Area obituaries

09.11.2001

• Those with local ties relay day's horror

• Dole delays announcement but Senate race is on
• Kannapolis starts city manager search
• Kannapolis crime rate stays low
• Kannapolis now allowing regular water use outdoors
• Landis may have to tighten water restrictions
• For big Billings, it’s a small world after all
• College tuition goes up
• Virus fears can fog facts - editorial
• Raising scores tops superintendent’s six-point list
• Salisbury tenor to sing at Camden
• Roundball Classic showcases Minter - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Andre Neely suffering from ACL injury
• Area obituaries

09.10.2001

• Local service organizations demonstrate to public what they’ve got

• Local student travels to China for studies
• Taxes shift wrong way - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.09.2001

• Man charged after woman was forced to withdraw money from bank machine

• Cleanup needed at Color-Tex; contamination leaves lots of problems
• Auction won’t feature a lot of textile machinery
• Officials say East Spencer’s finances worst in the state
• Catawba’s ‘nasty’ defense blanks Austin Peay
• Livingstone tops Edward Waters 14-7
• Wake tops Appalachian State 20-10
• Foster family’s love — priceless gift for children - editorial
• Help teen drivers tune in to safety - Elizabeth G. Cook column
• Area obituaries

09.08.2001

• South’s Norman shines in 34-6 victory over East

• Miller time for Cavs in 26-14 victory over West
• New Robinson school scores 14-0 victory over Salisbury
• A.L. Brown drops to 0-2 with loss to Eastern Randolph
• Catawba set for today’s clash against Austin Peay
• Surgeons save dog born with severe cleft palate
• Robbers hit First Bank
• Wittenberg Lutheran Church turning 100
• Darts and laurels — clear victory for creek - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.07.2001

• World War II plane crashes after taking off from Rowan airport

• China Grove man dies from OxyContin overdose
• Nowadays, most teens keep their babies
• Future of Salisbury looks bright as downtown group gives out awards
• Knollwood enrollment skyrockets
• Speaker tells Catawba students to leave a worthy trail
• Wolfpack impressive in debut at home
• Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El held in check - Bret Strelow column
• Football, basketball ... and rodeo at North Iredell - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Say hay— ya can’t go bowlin’ in Olin - Mike London column
• Area obituaries

09.06.2001

• Rowan school officials visit Career Center

• The Shues fit perfectly
• Woman charged after ramming incident with husband’s truck
• East Spencer police chief resigns
• Commissioners change name on check going to YMCA
• China Grove to return money from safe deposit box
• Cabarrus fair opens Saturday for last run at old fairgrounds
• Private parts go public in play
• No hurricanes — yet; still awaiting the big wind - editorial
• Livingstone hoping to get down to business with game in Florida
• Catawba coach taking victory in stride - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Area obituaries

09.05.2001

• Tony Beaver emphasizes prevention, education at China Grove Elementary
• Looking for answers: Pictures help foster children deal with their past
• City manager leaving job in Kannapolis
• Kannapolis City Schools chose Millner as Teacher of the Year
• County commissioners squabble over YMCA funding
• Tower ordinance replaced with new regulations
• Shark threat is real — danger at the beach- editorial
• South’s Yow wows ’em
• Mashore does it his way at North Rowan
• North Rowan’s Miller enjoys rare win in Kannapolis
• Area obituaries

09.04.2001

• Growth forces Promats to seek room to expand

• Concord standoff has peaceful ending
• Ada Fisher will run for Senate
• Foster parenting requires criminal checks, screening
• Fund-raiser for land trust at Cooleemee Plantation
• A case of foul play - editorial
• Don’t rush DMV change - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.03.2001

• Nothing can totally prepare you for the challenge of being a foster parent

• Kannapolis man victim of motorcycle accident
• Watershed gathering at Catawba on Sept. 21-22
• LandTrust event set for Oct. 6
• Many jobless on Labor Day — seeking signs of an upturn - editorial
• Area obituaries

09.02.2001

• More than fate brought family members back together

• Motorcyclist killed near Landis
• Producing for Food Lion may mean working the produce aisle
• Teen will be charged as adult in murder
• Bird missing from Charlotte Metro Zoo
• Dunbar alumni remember those good school days
• Hospital steps in when doctor closes office
• Catawba dominates Livingstone 55-0
• Livingstone coach can still smile after loss
• Catawba QB Scott Sensing proves he belongs on field - Ronnie Gallagher column
• Nick Maddox shines in Seminole rout - Mike London column
• Numbers raise questions — test scores reveal gap - editorial
• A year later, two families still coping with tragedy - Elizabeth G. Cook column
• Symbols of bygone era at beach still survive - book review
• People and place made Duck what it is and will be - book review
• Area obituaries

09.01.2001

• Fourth-quarter touchdowns carry North past Wonders
• Davie County tops West 20-10
• South pounds Salisbury 44-6
• Concord tops East 20-0
• Today’s the day for Livingstone to seek revenge against Catawba
• ‘Medieval Day’ more than just fun, games
• Rockwell gets its own police coverage
• Kannapolis police seek man after woman was hurt trying to reclaim her stolen car
• Rockwell farmer thanks firefighters for quick work
• Family concerned after elderly woman gets bruises at nursing home
• Darts and laurels — let police do their jobs - editorial
• Area obituaries