Public Service Announcments
Reward Offered in Train Robbery
SALISBURY – A $1000 reward is up for anyone with information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of two men who robbed railroad workers on board a Norfolk Southern freight train in April. The train engineer and conductor were sitting in the stopped train near Council Street in Salisbury waiting on another crew when two masked [...]
5K To Raise Funds for Cancer Stricken Officer
SALISBURY – Salisbury Police Officer Wiley Lamm knows he has a lot of friends in the community, but if he needed any further proof, he only has to see what those friends are planning to do for him. Lamm is suffering from pancreatic cancer, and as you might expect, he is facing mounting medical bills. [...]
Big weekend coming to NCTM; Bike Show
Submitted by David Whisenant Monday, May 7th, 2012, 8:29am SPENCER – The N.C. Transportation Museum will have two events Saturday, May 12, hosting an auto show for those who travel on two wheels and providing kids with some Thomas and Friends® themed activities. The 6th Annual Carolina Classic Motorcycle Show will feature bikes of all makes [...]
NewsRadio 1490 to Air Election Results Tonight
NewsRadio 1490 WSTP will have continuing coverage of primary election results during tonight’s Atlanta Braves baseball game. We will interrupt coverage of the game as needed for periodic updates. You can also follow primary election results by visiting the Rowan County Board of Elections website. Join Kent Bernhardt Wednesday morning to hear primary election wrapup [...]
Bike Show Headed to the NC Transportation Museum
The N.C. Transportation Museum will have two events Saturday, May 12, hosting an auto show for those who travel on two wheels and providing kids with some Thomas and Friends® themed activities. The 6th Annual Carolina Classic Motorcycle Show will feature bikes of all makes and models, built between 1900 and 1992. Hosted by the [...]
Music on the Mountain Top
AUGUST 24-26, 2012 MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAINTOP ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR 5TH ANNUAL 3-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BOONE, NC – AUGUST 24-26, 2012 Performers Include Railroad Earth – 2 Nights, Dr. Dog, JJ Grey and Mofro, Sam Bush, The Futurebirds, River Whyless, the Hackensaw Boys, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Holy Ghost Tent [...]
A sizzling treat for Relay For Life
Submitted by David Whisenant Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 9:29am SALISBURY – There is a tasty way to help the efforts of Relay For Life in Rowan County. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and other members of the county staff are selling grilled sausage biscuits and hot dogs all day on Tuesday. A big blue tent has [...]
St. Johns Men’s Chorus to Perform on Mother’s Day
The St. John’s Lutheran Church Men’s Chorus will present its Seventeenth Annual Spring Concert, Sing When the Spirit Says Sing! on Sunday May 13th, at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Salisbury. The Inner Voices (an 18-voice small ensemble of Men’s Chorus members) will also perform. The Men’s Chorus [...]
A sizzling treat for Relay For Life
Submitted by David Whisenant Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 9:29am SALISBURY – There is a tasty way to help the efforts of Relay For Life in Rowan County. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and other members of the county staff are selling grilled sausage biscuits and hot dogs all day on Tuesday. A big blue tent has [...]
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, Saturday May 19, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, $4 – $20, at Catawba College Keppel Auditorium, all ages, Maestro David Hagy conducts a pops concert entitled “American Light Classics” including favorites by Gershwin, Rodgers (Sound of Music!), Sousa, and PDQ Bach, www.salisburysymphony.org, more info from Linda Jones at 704-637-4314 or ljones@catawba.edu.
