- Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:46 a.m.
“We knew change had to come, and we had to be the instruments of that change.”
- Saturday, March 9, 2013 12:12 a.m.
Laurels to the opening of the I-85 South bridge over the Yadkin River, which should be carrying a stream of cars...
- Friday, March 8, 2013 10:37 a.m.
“It’s a worthy cause. It keeps us out of trouble.” — Jeff Houston, volunteer, Working on houses for...
- Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:11 a.m.
As state legislators push through fracking legislation to open up the state to shale-gas exploration and extraction, most of the...
- Wednesday, March 6, 2013 12:10 a.m.
Schools across Rowan County and the rest of North Carolina will practice a tornado drill this morning, timely preparation for the...
- Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:10 a.m.
An encouraging report on youth incarceration came in under the radar last week, receiving little fanfare as attention was...
- Sunday, March 3, 2013 12:11 a.m.
Laurels to a proposal that would allow Rowan Sheriff’s deputies to use their...
- Sunday, March 3, 2013 12:08 a.m.
So far this year, local lawmakers have filed education-related bills in the General Assembly that would allow employees at...
- Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:44 p.m.
“I will work with anybody. Nobody is going to accuse Paul Woodson of not working with the county commissioners.”
- Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:11 a.m.
The Salisbury Rowan Farmer’s Market has been a downtown success story. You can measure that success in numbers —...
- Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:11 a.m.
The sequester debate between Republicans and Democrats may be raging hundreds of miles away, but failure to reach an agreement by...
- Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:11 a.m.
There are some good reasons to require all elementary students to master cursive writing, as would be mandated under the...
- Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:10 a.m.
Davidson County has one. So do Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg and Buncombe. In fact, more than a quarter — 27 — of...
- Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:47 p.m.
De-annexation of the Rowan County Airport has been on Jim Sides’ agenda for years. But the speed with which local...
- Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:11 a.m.
Laurels to EMS paramedics and health-care professionals who’ve partnered to teach...
- Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:13 a.m.
“My youngest son, he won’t remember me except through pictures. That’s why I decided to stop the treatment.