Tonight's games

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:03 PM |

Tonight's games West Rowan 38, R-S Central 0, FINAL: K.P. Parks is North Carolina's all-time leading rusher Salisbury 34, Shelby 26, FINAL Havelock 27, East Rowan 7, FINAL Cardinal Gibbons 21, Carson 15, FINAL A.L. Brown 45, Asheville Erwin 27, FINAL ... Read More

HEADLINES

Salisbury decorates for Christmas

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:19 AM |

City crews have been busy dressing up downtown for the upcoming holidays and in advance of the Christmas parade next week. ...Read More

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Friday, November 20, 2009 10:19 AM

Salisbury decorates for Christmas

City crews have been busy dressing up downtown for the upcoming holidays and in advance of the Christmas parade next week. ... » read article

TODAY'S AREA HEADLINES

Firefighters lend a hand to police

Hall House Christmas tours start Dec. 5

Teen charged with kidnapping, robbery

DCCC helps Extreme Makeover children

Cooleemee Old-Time Christmas is Dec. 5

NC unemployment rate bumps up to 11 percent

New commander Marine Corps Special Operations

Artifacts from Queen Anne's Revenge go on display

Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

Red Cross helping fire victims

Area | Friday, November 20, 2009 7:10 AM |

Staff report The Elizabeth Hanford Dole Chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting donations for a family left homeless after a fire Wednesday on Dunn's Mountain Road. A spokesman for the Red Cross said donors should specify their gifts go to t ...Read More

Clarification: Nazareth Children's Home

Records | Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:36 PM |

Clarification - Nazareth Children's Home is not providing Thanksgiving meals at Rowan Helping Ministries but is volunteering to serve the meal as was stated in Thursday's Salisbury Post. ...Read More

Carolina Mall reopening

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:36 PM |

Carolina Mall is holding its grand reopening celebration and ribbon cutting today starting at 11 a.m. A press conference will kick off the celebration, with John Gibson, president of Gibson Companies LLC, and a special guest at 11:30 a.m. for the rib ...Read More

Camp Bow Wow lends a paw

Area | Friday, November 20, 2009 6:50 AM |

Camp Bow Wow, located on Derita Road in Concord, is giving back to local pets and owners by hosting a food drive through Saturday. Anyone who brings an unopened bag of dog or cat food to camp that week will receive a free day of day care at Camp Bo ...Read More

Woman fights off gun-wielding attacker

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:20 PM |

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — A woman ended up in the hospital after fighting off a robber who tried to shoot her. The gun apparently misfired. The woman, who lives on Crescent Street, and her 9-year-old child were returning home Sunday around 8:15 p.m. ...Read More

Big buck contest starts today

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:20 PM |

Big Buck Contest begins today Atwell One Stop is now a wildlife registering agent, and is hosting a big buck contest beginning today and ending Jan. 1, the last day of deer season. The entry fee for the contest is $20, and deer must be harvested i ...Read More

Posters

Records | Friday, November 20, 2009 7:11 AM |

Deadline for posters is 5 p.m. - The United House of Prayer for All People kitchen will be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. - Dixonville Lincoln Community Assn. meeting Saturday, Nov. 21, 5 p.m., Hall's Chapel Primit ...Read More

'I'm just an everyday person' says Extreme Makeover mom

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:23 AM |

LEXINGTON — Davidson County has always had its share of great personalities, folks such as Bob Timberlake and Sheriff Gerald Hege But for the past week, its biggest celebrity has been a little bit of a teacher named Tricia Creasey. She protested We ...Read More

Research Campus gets $1 million USDA grant

NCRC | Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:50 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — As the federal government awarded the N.C. Research Campus $1 million today, one official said he had doubted that the life sciences complex in Kannapolis would come to fruition. "A number of us thought it wouldn't be done," said Dr. Ro ...Read More

Woman, attacker fight

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:14 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — A woman ended up in the hospital after fighting off a robber who tried to shoot her. The gun apparently misfired. The woman, of Crescent Street, and her 9-year-old were returning home Sunday around 8:15 p.m. when a man with a gun came u ...Read More

Beware of phone scam

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:59 AM |

Staff report A Church Street resident turned the tables on a would-be scam when she started asking questions. Salisbury Police report the woman got a phone call on Monday from a man who had a sad story and needed help. The man claimed he had a rel ...Read More

Would-be robber tackled

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:18 AM |

Salisbury Police, with a little help from firefighters, caught a would-be robber coming out of Wendy’s Wednesday night. Police officers patrolling East Innes Street responded so quickly to the report of a robbery in progress, they arrived on the sc ...Read More

Outreach to serve homeless on Thanksgiving

Area | Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:09 AM |

Velva Carter, a prophetess and member of Outreach Christian Ministries in Salisbury, is organizing a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless at the West Horah Street church Nov. 26. Carter, of Charlotte, was once homeless and now wants feed those who ...Read More

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