The date has now been set for a public meeting to discuss the Confederate monument in Salisbury.

Livingstone College’s athletic department stresses that its student-athletes are students first, and the awards keep proving it.The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) awarded the Blue Bears football team with the Highest Team Academic Award for the 2018-2019 year.

A teen in Salisbury is working to make life less painful for women battling breast cancer.

This year cap and gown time wil lbe different for Katy and hundreds of other graduates from Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Because of the rain, graduation won’t be in the school’s football stadium, but in the gym.

The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Joshua Rick Bass, 32, of Oswalt Amity Road in Cleveland.

The 26th season of fender-banging Bojangles’ Summer Shootout action commences on Monday and Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the speedway’s first-ever “Bark Your Engines” night – where fans can bring their dogs to the track – kicking off Monday’s rousing opening-night festivities.

A 17-year-old faces multiple charges after he and three friends got into an altercation with a group of boys who were on skateboards.

Officials say a woman last seen possibly in Tennessee traveling back to Salisbury has been reported missing.

Rowan County Economic Development Corporation President Rod Crider will be joining members of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (CRBA) next week at the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC, according to the EDC.

Fred L. Wilson Elementary School, Rowan Cabarrus Community College, and Kannapolis City Schools are celebrating the first graduates of a new partnership that is helping KCS parents to learn English.

Rowan County has been selected as a winner of the 2019 Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award. Rowan County will be recognized for outstanding health and wellness initiatives that met or exceeded overall national average scores as measured by the Charlotte Business Journal.

A house on Bringle Ferry Road near Newsome Road in Salisbury that was built in the 1920’s, went up in a mass of smoke and flames on Thursday. It didn’t catch fire once, but at least four different times as firefighters used it to put their training into practice.

Wanda Gail Kennedy was fatally attacked in a home on Smith Road on a Wednesday morning in August 2018. The woman’s grandson was also attacked.

The driver sped off and led deputies on a pursuit that ended in Albermarle where the suspects ran into the woods.

A three-year study of incidents of violent crime in Rowan County was presented to law enforcement, local leaders, and the community on Wednesday.

One of the two men charged in connection with a 2017 double murder case that happened in the 100 block of West Fisher Street has pleaded guilty.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will launch its new and improved community care program June 6, 2019, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (the MISSION Act).

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting that two drivers are dead following an accident near the Rowan County and Davidson County border.

A South Carolina man, out on bond for attempted murder charge, was charged with a long list of new offenses after a chase with police in Granite Quarry.

Two North Carolina residents were sentenced this week for distributing drugs in Rowan County, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.

The Amazon fulfillment center on Davidson Highway in Kannapolis opened last July. On Friday, the facility opened up for local officials and reporters to tour the massive operation.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced an honor from the state of North Carolina. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Castle & Cooke North Carolina and the City of Kannapolis have been named the North Carolina Community College System’s 2019 Distinguished Partners in Excellence.

On Thursday, the last beam for the Sports and Entertainment Venue was lifted in place by the Barton Malow Company construction crews who are building the facility.

On Thursday, May 30, officials said 35-year-old Joshua McHone was arrested in Davidson County, NC, and charged in connection to the robbery. McHone was a Rowan Sheriff’s deputy from May 2006 until he was terminated in May of 2013.

The City of Kannapolis will kick-off the Summer Concert Series with an appearance by Sawyer Brown on Saturday in Village Park.

People are taking notice of some crime statistics just released by police in Salisbury, and what they’re noticing is that many of the most serious crimes have shown a significant from last year at this time. Homicide, down 66%, assaults with guns, down nearly 60%.

A China Grove man was shot in both legs and assaulted with a handgun by his new brother-in-law, according to a report at the Rowan Sheriff’s Office.

One person had to be removed from an overturned vehicle by firefighters and emergency responders after an accident on Jake Alexander Boulevard.

For the 9th year in a row, the STEM Camp at Salisbury High School is offering students a chance to explore topics such as Virtual Reality, Forensic Science, and Meteorology and many more. The camp is partially funded by Novant Health and offers students chances to to explore their passions.

Supporters of a local high school baseball coach packed the Rowan-Salisbury School Board meeting on Tuesday. Those supporters don’t want to lose East Rowan coach Brian Hightower, who is now on administrative leave.

Deputies say 21-year-old Shane Steven Hobart and 52-year-old Ervin Lee Owens are the two sex offenders who were added to the most wanted list.

The City of Kannapolis City is seeking developers for the Plant 4 Townhouse Project as part of the Downtown Revitalization project. In September 2015 the City purchased 50 acres of land and buildings in the downtown core and adopted a downtown master development plan.

Salisbury’s mayor held a closed meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Confederate monument in downtown Salisbury that has recently twice been the site of vandalism.

More than 3000 people have signed a petition to show support for East Rowan High School baseball coach Brian Hightower.

According to the latest update from the Rowan Economic Development Commission, Rowan County got a nice boost in a national business publication.

New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash finds inspiration for his art in N.C. and its people.On Thursday, May 30, Cash will be in Salisbury, sharing more about his work and his love of N.C. He will be the featured author at the Friend of Rowan Public Library’s Annual Meeting.

A special service in honor and memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the United States will be held on Monday at the National Cemetery annex at the Salisbury VA Medical Center.

As part of its ongoing efforts to support the U.S. Armed Forces,Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK) unveiled on Sunday its plans for Welcome Home Patriots, an initiative to improve the lives of active and post-servicemen and servicewomen.

Kannapolis-based Rich Energy Haas F1 Team driver Romain Grosjean earned a second consecutive 10th-place result of 2019 while teammate Kevin Magnussen was placed 14th after a five-second penalty Sunday in the Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship at Circuit

Representatives from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, came together Wednesday and Thursday to target potential human traffickers and aid victims during the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Race.

On Sunday when the green flag falls at the Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, it will mark the 60th anniversary of that iconic race.

Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget to the Kannapolis City Council Wednesday evening. The proposed FY 2020 budget is $75,513,726 which includes all seven operating funds of the City.

You don’t want to miss the Sixth Annual Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival to be held on Sat., July 27, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The Shrine Club on High Rock Lake (6480 Long Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC).

Flames ripped through a building in downtown Kannapolis Thursday morning. The fire broke out sometime before 10 a.m. at a building on S. Main Street at Bethpage Road.

Salisbury Mayor Al Heggins has sent a letter to the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the NAACP, and several other groups inviting them to a discussion over the future of the Confederate monument known as Fame.

A woman led police in two counties on a high speed chase on Wednesday, and they say she was driving what used to be a police car.

This is the week the country honors Emergency Medical Services workers and the lifesaving skills they perform under stressful conditions several times a day, every day.

I’ll admit it...I love Charlotte Motor Speedway. Whether as a news reporter or a fan, it’s one of my favorite places on earth.

The Mustang Owner’s Museum, located one mile north of Charlotte Motor Speedway, is now open. The Museum will be open Monday-Saturday from 10-5PM and Sunday 12- 5PM. General admission is $10 per person, with children 15 and under free.

An important town hall meeting for veterans will be held soon in Salisbury.The meeting will take place at the Salisbury VA Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Ave., in Building 6 on Thursday, May 30, from 6 - 7 p.m.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend. The inaugural doubleheader United Rentals Patriot Nationals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25.

A funeral service was held today for a young Salisbury mother who lost her life one week ago in what police said was a random act of violence.

The historic 60th running of the Coca-Cola 600 is less than a week from roaring to life at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

According to Salisbury Parks and Recreation Director Nick Aceves, at least 50,000 celebrated the iconic Salisbury-born soft drink. Salisbury Police Lt. Lee Walker went even higher, estimating the crowd at closer to 60,000.

Salisbury will serve as the backdrop for an upcoming feature film, The 24th, about a historical incident set in 1917 Houston, Texas. Filming will take place beginning, Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 28 in downtown Salisbury and other neighborhood areas (dates are subject to change).

Firefighters with the Concord Fire Department went above and beyond when they saw an elderly woman struggling to mow her yard on Monday.

A man who crashed while riding a mountain bike near the Salisbury Community Park had to be rescued by emergency workers on Monday.

Recently, the Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust, formally, The LandTrust for Central North Carolina, partnered with Salisbury Academy through the Land Trust’s Leopold Society Program to bring 75 children in grades 6-8 out to the Land Trust’s Point Property in Davie County to enhance wildlife