Misenheimer News

Locals had mixed reactions Friday about the "Dale Trail" banners coming down. Some said removing the banners is disrespectful to the memory of racecar driver Dale Earnhardt, a Kannapolis native who died in a ...

Captain Baxter "Buddy" Miller III of the Salisbury Fire Department was named the Charles Culp Firefighter of the Year at the Rowan County Fire & Rescue Association's annual awards banquet on June 14.

Phillip Stringer, a sophomore at West Rowan High School, is the first recipient of the Rowan County Scholastic Livestock Award.

A Charlotte man is facing numerous charges after he led law enforcement officers on a 28-mile high speed chase that ended in Salisbury.

Contrary to a circulating e-mail and various Web site postings, there is not a law set to take effect in North Carolina that prohibits the use of handheld cellular telephones while driving.

More than 100 people gathered in Kannapolis to honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country on Monday afternoon, as the breeze blew the flags of the 50 states and the United States ...

Debate over the proposed renaming of Rogers Lake Road and annexation of two parcels dominated Monday's Kannapolis City Council session.

Pfeiffer University has chosen Tracy Espy as its next provost and vice president for academic affairs. via Charlotte Business Journal

“It is a privilege and an honor to have Dr. Brand as this year's commencement speaker”

Dr. Myles Brand, the fourth president and chief executive officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association , will serve as keynote speaker during the May 2008 commencement at Pfeiffer University. via Salisbury Post

Police are still investigating the cause of a Friday-morning wreck which claimed the life of a Boone woman. via Watauga Democrat

Two students, Randall Blake Farmer, 16, 1150 Shore Acres Road, and Taylor Austin Daniel, 17, 209 Trappers Ridge Drive, Rockwell, were charged April 2 with simple assault following a disturbance in the East ... via Salisbury Post

The North Carolina Research Campus announced today at a news conference that PPD, Inc. via Business Wire

From left to right: Kannapolis Mayor Bob Misenheimer, N.C. Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Lynne Scott Safrit, David Murdock and Dr. via Salisbury Post

Pfeiffer plans field day for 4th gradersPfeiffer University's education and history clubs will sponsor a field day and history bowl Friday for 250 fourth-graders from Morgan, Richfield, Central and North ... via Salisbury Post

“Our first responsibility is bringing together writers from across North Carolina and beyond”

New York Times best-selling fiction author John Hart will be the guest speaker at the Pfeiffer University Friends of the Library annual book and author luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., on Thursday, April 3, in Goode ... via Salisbury Post

“I am very excited about this opportunity to serve as principal of the new Rowan County Early College”

West Rowan Middle School Principal Cindy Misenheimer has been named the first principal for the Rowan County Early College, which will allow up to 100 ninth graders to start earning college credit at ... via Salisbury Post

“And the realignment committee is very careful not to make procedural errors”

Members of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education weighed in Monday on the matter of North Rowan being forced to drop to a 1A athletic conference. via Salisbury Post

MISENHEIMER, N.C. -- Senior Sheena Blackwell forced extra innings with a two-out RBI single in game one, then capped a six-run first inning with a three-run home run in the nightcap, leading visiting USC Aiken ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

“The firefighters attempted to locate the fire, but the only access to the attic was through the garage and they had a hard time getting to it”

A retired couple escaped a fire that burned their Autumn Lane home Wednesday morning. via Fire Engineering

RCCC offers degree classes at Concord center

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced it will offer a complete degree program at its Cabarrus Business & Technology Center in Concord, after it received the go-ahead from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.The college will expand center offerings to include most classes in selected one- and two-year degree programs. The school also plans to make the center its third full-service campus by adding amenities such as business office services. Read more