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Tough task for RCCC; enrollment up, budget down

SALISBURY - From RCCC: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College kicked off a busy fall semester 2013 last week. “Our numbers are still preliminary because selected classes don’t register until later in the...

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Covering your tracks online

Given the recent debate over what the government tracks online, many of you may be wondering what you can do to protect yourself from not just the government tracking but also businesses, other...

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Rowan Helping Ministries needs help; shelves bare

SALISBURY - From Rowan Helping Ministries: The pantry shelves are empty of green beans and peas, you know those healthy green veggies we all like to serve for dinner to our families...We are asking for...

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Woman once subject of search now located, and jailed

SALISBURY - Last fall authorities were searching for 44 year old Gina Peeler Wagner.  Peeler was reported as missing in September of last year.The Granite Quarry-Faith Police Department said Wagner had...

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"Leave me alone grandma!" 71 yr old chases burglary suspect, deputies catch him

SALISBURY - On Wednesday a burglar alarm was reported at a residence in the 200 block of Menius Road in China Grove.  Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the location at 7:36 a.m., and...

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American Cancer Society looking for volunteers in Rowan County

SALISBURY - From the American Cancer Society: What if you could prevent a family from hearing the words, “You have cancer”? What if you could help save lives from cancer and give people more precious...

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Parker's Points Special Photo Gallery! On the road, in the air, taking the...

CONCORD - Check this out! It's a special edition of Parker's Points that takes on the road with our beloved host, Adrian Parker! Best known as the business manager for NASCAR star Matt Kenseth, his...

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Leadership Rowan kicks off for another year

SALISBURY - From the Rowan Chamber of Commerce: Rowan County Chamber of Commerce officials have kicked another year of their very successful countywide leadership development program, Leadership Rowan....

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S & P upgrades city bond rating

SALISBURY - From the City of Salisbury: On August 27 Standard & Poor's (S&P) upgraded the City's general obligation bonds one notch from  A+ to AA-. They also upgraded the City's certificates...

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Standoff ends as man wanted in gas station robbery surrenders

CHINA GROVE, NC (WBTV)- Police in China Grove say the man wanted in an armed robbery of a gas station Friday morning has finally surrendered himself and is now in police custody. James Lee Jackson Jr.,...

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Salisbury VA welcomes new Associate Director

SALISBURY - Garett Schreier, MSN, RN was appointed as the Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, effective August 11, 2013. "I’m...

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Five get prison for 2011 home invasion

SALISBURY - On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced five men to prison in connection with a 2011 armed home invasion in Mooresville, N.C., announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S....

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Police need help catching crooks from store break in

SALISBURY - Salisbury Police want to know if anyone can identify the men in surveillance pictures taken during a burglary at La Alcancia on S. Main Street at 5:30 am on Thursday. Police say the men...

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Report: Teachers spending hundreds on classroom supplies

GASTON COUNTY, NC (WBTV)- Parents have been busy back to school shopping the past few weeks, but they are not alone. The National School Supply and Equipment Association estimates that the average...

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VA hosted mental health summit

SALISBURY - The W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Salisbury hosted a mental health summit Wednesday, bringing together organizations and agencies with the hopes of strengthening mental...

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R3 Center announces September 2013 workshops, free programs for the...

The R3 Center is offering numerous career development workshops and resume clinics in September for adults in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties.All of the programs are provided free-of-charge.Rowan-Cabarrus...

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zMAX signs sponsor for upcoming event

CONCORD - NAPA AUTO PARTS and zMAX Dragway have agreed to terms on an entitlement sponsorship for the fall NHRA race at the sport’s premier drag strip. Fans from across the country and around the world...

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Mystery diner pays for family's dinner, leaves encouraging note

CHINA GROVE, NC (WBTV)- A family in Rowan County got an unexpected, and inspiring, note when they were out to dinner on Friday. A photo of the note is going viral. Ashley England tells WBTV that she...

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Sign up now for autumn train excursions

SPENCER - The N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation and the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum are again sponsoring Autumn Train Excursions, day trips by rail to two great...

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One of the nation's most historic football games set to kick off Saturday

SALISBURY - The Commemorative Classic celebrates the fact that on Dec. 27, 1892, Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone played in the first ever organized football contest between historically black...

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