Midland News

Published: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. There won't be a Cape Fear Crime Festival at the Northeast Regional Library this Halloween.

Paul Ryan Irvin was a courageous man who fought a six-year battle with leukemia.

Attorney General Roy Cooper sent subpoenas to seven gasoline retailers on Monday, some of whom were reportedly charging as much as $5.49 a gallon for regular gas on Friday.

If you're unsure about spending a grand or more to have your dashboard restored, a dashcap may be the best alternative.

Like an old pair of jeans that got back in style, when gas prices are stratospheric, so are "classics" like the Honda Civics and Geo Metros of the 80's and 90's. Ken Bensinger of The Los Angeles Times has a ...

Construction of the Pinehurst roundabout is scheduled to begin Tuesday, the village announced Friday.

Larceny was reported at 8:43 a.m. on the 100 block of Hardin Street. A cedar wood sign was reported stolen.

A 2-year-old girl drowned in a pool Thursday on Jim Sossoman Road in Cabarrus County, near the border with Mecklenburg and Stanly counties, a Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office press release said.

A 2-year-old Midland girl who was reported missing Wednesday was found in a neighbor's pool and has died, the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office said.

Cabarrus County deputies said a 2-year-old girl drowned after she wandered out of her house and into a neighbor's pool in Midland, N.C., Wednesday morning.

The Web site is being updated weekly, the children's activities are being fine-tuned and the vendors are being lined up in anticipation of the third annual Uwharrie Mountain Festival scheduled for Oct.

The Web site is being updated weekly, the children's activities are being fine-tuned and the vendors are being lined up in anticipation of the third annual Uwharrie Mountain Festival scheduled for Oct.

Lowe's Motor Speedway, one of the top attractions in the area, is linked to the opening of many new hotels.

“Some people think we are only in it for the big businesses, but we are not”

Cabarrus business leaders discussed a lot of numbers Tuesday at the Cabarrus County Economic Development annual Stakeholders Summit. via Salisbury Post

“If you can count to four and know right from left, you can make lace”

The lace that launched a thousand stitchers. NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO Details Lace Day runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 3302 Talley Student Center, N.C. http://gad.ncsu.edu/ ... via News Observer

“You have a problem. You have to find a solution. That's where creativity and imagination is important.”

Jacqulyn Fike and her classmates at Northwest Cabarrus High School were among students from more than 20 schools competing in a robotics competition Tuesday at UNC Charlotte. via Independent Tribune