When an unusual heat wave hit North Carolina on Sept. 18, millions of residents turned on the AC to escape the high temperatures. This unexpected demand strained the electric grid, jeopardizing the ...

I awoke from a deep sleep with the sudden realization that the turmoil overseas is perhaps being “engineered” by politicians using principles behind “fluid dynamics” to overturn governments. This is ...

As I write this, the midterm elections of 2026 aren‘t over. I don’t know whether, among other unsettled questions, the Republicans will retain control of both chambers of the North Carolina General ...

Superheroes, monsters, animals, clowns, princesses and movie characters were among the many costumes that could be seen in downtown Salisbury and the Bell Tower Green during the Halloween […] ...

The Buck has not stopped yet, as the Duke Energy Buck Station recently celebrated 100 years of operation. On Oct. 30, generations of Buck Station employees, Duke […] ...

Stuart Valzonis was named on Monday to fill the vacant seat on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. Following the board’s receipt of the selection in accordance with […] ...

Tuesday is Election Day in Rowan County and across the nation for critical mid-term races as well as state and local offices. Locally those races include the Rowan County Board […] ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The NCHSAA announced brackets, seeds and pairings for the state playoffs on Saturday. All the local teams are in the playoffs. With eight classifications, just about everyone […] ...

Friday games … SALISBURY — West Rowan finished an 8-2 regular season by overwhelming Salisbury, 58-13, at Ludwig Stadium. It’s the Falcons’ strongest regular season since they were 8-2 in […] ...

SALISBURY — Catawba’s football team had won or at least had a serious chance to win in its first eight outings this season, but that was not the case on […] ...

South Rowan’s boys and girls, Carson’s girls and East Rowan’s girls qualified as teams on Saturday at Ivey Redmon Park for upcoming state cross country meets. Teams with […] ...

For years, I’ve written stories in October for Breast Cancer Prevention Month. My biggest takeaway: never, ever skip an ...