The Annual Brunswick Stew will take place tomorrow at the Masonic Temple on North Fulton Street from  10:00am until 7:00pm. The price is $6.00 The proceeds will go to the Masonic Charities.

(WBTV) They defended a Christian’s right to speak in a public park in Tennessee, fought for a Christian student’s right to give an anti abortion speech at a public school in Virginia, and supported a Florida Christian who wore an anti-Islam tee shirt to a public school. “They” are the ACLU. Even so, the group [...]

Commissioner Raymond Coltrain told the Salisbury Post this week that he will not seek re-election after finishing his first term in office. Now, both seats for Rowan County Commissioner in the 2012 election will be wide open, since Commissioner Carl Ford announced last week he is running for N.C. House District 76.  Ford told WSTP [...]

The owners of Rowan Animal Clinic told the Salisbury Post yesterday that they hope to rebuild the 35-year-old business on the same site later this year, and it may include a memorial to the nine dogs that died in the blaze. The fire began early Sunday morning at the 4155 Statesville Blvd. clinic.  Some of [...]

(WBTV-WSTP)  “Amen” came the reply when Rowan County Commission Chairman Chad Mitchell opened Monday night’s meeting by praying in the name of Jesus.  That’s precisely the type of prayer the American Civil Liberties Union wants the commissioners to stop praying. The J. Newton Cohen Meeting Room was filled to overflowing, dozens of folks stood outside in [...]

A Cleveland Police car collided with a Rowan County emergency vehicle Sunday afternoon on Statesville Boulevard while in pursuit of a Florida fugitive. According to a police report, Officer Joshua Eller was chasing a suspect on Statesville Boulevard when he lost control and hit a Rowan County emergency services fire division vehicle.  The collision occurred [...]

(WBTV)  The snow that fell on Sunday night is not causing a lot of problems on Monday morning in Salisbury and Rowan County. Aside from a two hour delay for Rowan-Salisbury Schools and a downed power line on Amity Hill Road in western Rowan, things were pretty quiet, and road conditions weren’t bad. Gary Eagle, [...]

County commissioners tonight will consider offering tax incentives to a pharmaceutical company that wants to expand.  The move could add more than 150 jobs to the local area. The company, EI, previously known as Harmony Labs, manufactures prescription pharmaceutical and over-the-counter products at its Rowan County facility.  They want to produce a new product line [...]

Fire officials are reporting that nine dogs died Sunday in a fire at Rowan Animal Clinic on Statesville Boulevard. The fire began around 1:30 in the morning at the clinic, and it took several hours to get the blaze under control.  The building is reported to be a total loss. Some of the animals that [...]

(WBTV) A man is dead after he tried to rob a homeowner at gunpoint.  It happened around 10:30 Saturday night. Police say Jack Javis was talking with a friend at his home on North Lee Street, when a man walked inside without knocking and without being invited. The man pointed a gun at Javis and [...]