Rowan County News

James Brian Javis, 49, of Spencer, is charged with two counts of trafficking opium or heroin, conspiring to traffic opium/heroin, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or distribute a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office is drawing up charges against a Rockwell man in connection with the discovery of six "one-pot" meth labs discovered on Wednesday morning.

A bill that would put the Wake County Board of Commissioners in control of area school buildings and land moved closer to passage Wednesday, despite criticism that it was politically motivated.

William Wayne Jones, a foster parent in Spencer from 2001 to 2004 was charged with four counts of sexual offense and four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.

On Monday night, Eyewitness News found out a Rowan County man hit by a car while riding his horse this weekend is in good condition.

Another North Carolina county is being warned about a possible lawsuit because county commissioners frequently open public meetings with Christian prayers.

Rowan authorities have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in a two recent home break-ins in the eastern part of the county.

Dozens of residents of a mobile home park in Rowan County were surprised Tuesday afternoon when their water was suddenly cut off.

Two local students have been chosen as state finalists in this year's "Doodle for Google" contest.

Commuters across the Charlotte area are trying to find their way through dense fog Tuesday morning, with visibility near zero in many places.

State officials have given a Rowan County American Legion post a reprieve before they are ousted from their headquarters, according to published reports Thursday morning.

They'll wait a week to vote on provisions that would extend state driving privileges to tens of thousands of immigrants – while subjecting others to the risk of being jailed while police check their immigration status.