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Control of Yadkin discussed; Lawmaker and company consultant differ on what state should do

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Staff report More than 100 people from Anson, Montgomery, Stanly, Davidson and Rowan counties attended a hearing Tuesday in Raleigh where state legis ...

Microsoft, IBM working with N.C. Research Campus

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Computer technology giants Microsoft and IBM have burgeoning partnerships with the N.C. Research ...

Man arrested shortly after robbery

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com A Salisbury man was caught and charged with robbery nearly an hour after he walked into a Rushco convenien ...

N.C.-based PPD cutting 270 jobs across nation

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

WILMINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina contract research company says it will lay off 270 workers across the nation, including fewer than 80 at its Wilmin ...

Residents love new Arc apartments

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com When Ronald Foust's parents got ready to move from Salisbury to Statesville a year ago, he wanted to sta ...

Salisbury lauds employees for customer service

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Theresa Ferris, a meter reader for Salisbury-Rowan Utilities, noticed that one of the houses along her route ...

Third man charged in June 19 attempted murder

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Authorities have charged a third man in the June 19 attempted murder of Dewthey Walker. Wa ...

Shield A Badge notebook shields a deputy from attacking dog

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com What started as a routine call turned into Rowan Sheriff's Deputy Christine Brown fending off an angry do ...

Salisbury council OKs demolition of East Cemetery Street house

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost Salisbury City Council approved the demolition of a rundown house at 420 E. Cemetery St. Tuesday. Council voted 5 ...

China Grove won't launch anti-sign campaign

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Jessie Burchette jburchette@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — While town officials want yards mowed and property kept up, they aren't ready to tackle ...

Free movie and Stories Under the Stars

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

On Saturday at 7 p.m., Beverly Botsford, a cross-cultural percussionist and story teller, will entertain audiences on the patio at the Cabarrus County ...

Alcoa protests permit for Yadkin River

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Alcoa protests permit for Yadkin RiverCHARLOTTE (AP) — Alcoa is appealing a North Carolina water-quality permit the company needs to renew its federal ...

Lawmakers postpone annexation vote

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers have postponed a vote on reforms to the state's law allowing involuntary property annexation until they know w ...

Business Roundup: Nazareth Children's Home gets Food Lion Foundation grant

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Nazareth Children's Home has received $5,000 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation. Nazareth Children's Home will use the gift to offset the risin ...

Paws in Park set for Sept. 26

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

The third annual Salisbury Paws in the Park dog walk fundraiser, an event of Rowan Surge and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina, has been set fo ...

Education: Emilee Ann Smith to serve at N.C. Senate page

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Emilee Ann Smith, a student at East Rowan High School, will serve as a page in the North Carolina Senate. She is the daughter of Robert and Julie Sm ...

Posters

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Deadline for posters is 5 p.m. - Salisbury-Rowan-Davie Chapter, Livingstone College Alumni meeting 7 p.m. Friday, the Business Center, 1300 W. Bank ...

Church notes

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

- Rising Star Baptist Convention at Fairview Heights Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m., June 11. The Rev. Clarence Marlin is host pastor. ...

DMV tells 83-year-old with no accidents that he's no longer allowed on roads

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Steve Huffman shuffman@salisburypost.com Herb Johnston has been driving for 67 years without so much as a ticket. No accidents, no napping at th ...

Catawba trustee Claude Abernethy Jr. dies

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Tonia Black-Gold Catawba College Claude Shuford Abernethy Jr. of Hickory, a longtime member of the Catawba College Board of Trustees and a genero ...

Freightliner's Cleveland plant in running for military contract

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Mark Wineka and Jessie Burchette mwineka@salisburypost.com Cleveland's Freightliner plant is in the running fo ...

Alcoa protests N.C. permit for Yadkin River

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Alcoa is appealing a North Carolina water-quality permit the company needs to renew its federal hydroelectric license on the Yadkin R ...

Have we gone from 'feast to famine' in the rain department?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

By Steve Huffman shuffman@salisburypost.com Kevin Fisher is a territory sales manager for Southern States and sees firsthand crop conditions in Rowa ...

Panel approves penalty for open records violation

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH (AP) — People and media organizations that successfully sue North Carolina governments for public records would be more likely to recover thei ...

Paws in Park set for Sept. 26

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

The third annual Salisbury Paws in the Park dog walk fundraiser, an event of Rowan Surge and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina, has been set fo ...