Stony Point News

Gov. Mike Easley today announced that 100 college, graduate and law students have been selected for 10-week summer internships with state agencies.

Salisbury City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday and consider a special-use permit for a sports bar proposed for 206 S. Main St. via Salisbury Post

“They're interested in growth. They understand growth is needed”

Alexander County is beautiful with its rolling hills and quiet countryside, and people here want to keep it that way. But they also want to see it bring in jobs and tax revenue.

A county-appointed committee has taken that vision and incorporated it into a new version of Alexander's land-use plan, the document's first update since county commissioners adopted the inaugural version in 1993.

The proposal, which commissioners could adopt in April, would guide the board and planners as they control the county's growth over the next 10-15 years. Read more

“It's too hard right now, it's too soon”

N.C. Highway Patrol troopers Monday identified the motorcyclist who died in a wreck in north Mecklenburg Sunday as 35-year-old Pacqstan Quentin Bridegam. via Charlotte.com

Four Iredell-Statesville students were injured this morning when the driver of a pickup truck rear-ended their school bus on Old Mountain Road near Troutman, officials said.

The students' injuries weren't life-threatening, said N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper R.A. Goodin. He didn't know what school the students attend, but said they range in age from 10 to 14.

The students were taken to local hospitals, he said.

The driver of the pickup, Shane Mayberry, 32 of Stony Point in Iredell County, had trouble seeing the school bus due to heavy fog, Goodin said. Mayberry suffered minor injuries. Read more

Alexander County authorities say they are investigating a murder-suicide. A husband and wife, who had been separated, were found shot to death in a Lee Road home near Stony Point late Tuesday. via WSOCTV

“I'm pretty sure I'll get that (record).”

For years, Brian 'Buck' Stikeleather has caught whopper-sized white crappie at Lake Norman, with most of the fish ending up on his dinner plate.

After seeing that a white crappie record actually exists in North Carolina, Stikeleather finally put one in the record book.

In early December, Stikeleather of Stony Point landed a 1-pound, 13-ounce white crappie near the Long Island area at the northern end of Lake Norman. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, which keeps track of fishing records, officially declared it a state record last week. Read more

Brian Stikeleather broke the state white crappie record Dec. 9 with a 1-pound, 13-ounce fish caught in Lake Norman. via Asheville Citizen-Times

“It orta be in the low 30s of a night”

There's no curing a

traditional hog man Hannah Mitchell

STONY POINT -- On a clear Saturday morning in January, Jay Lee Price climbs into his pickup and heads for Boone.

It's the first extended cold snap of the winter, cold enough to kill hogs, and Jay Lee has been waiting to take advantage of the late chill.

He takes along his daughter-in-law, Twyla, on the 40-mile trip because he will need help. For him, the hogs are already dead. In Boone, 20 fresh hams have his name on them. Read more

For the Baptist State Convention, this week's annual meeting in Greensboro was a time to cut ties. via WBT-AM Charlotte

The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County , and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from ... via The Dispatch

“This area is growing at a rapid rate”

Long accustomed to helping others, the Troutman Fire Department is now asking voters for a hand. via Statesville