Independent Weekly - Wed Nov 18
From there, it turns south toward Salisbury, gathering size and force from its various tributaries until, passing the Uwharrie mountain range, it's squeezed from 1,000 feet wide to less than 100 feet in the gorge known as "the Narrows." Over a 38-mile stretch from above High Rock Mountain to just below the Narrows, the Yadkin falls almost 400 feet ...
Stanly County family praying for soldier's recoveryMSNBC - Fri Nov 06
A mother in Stanly County is waiting by the phone for updates as her son -- one of the most critically injured at Fort Hood -- fights for his life.
Couple accused of altering Web site to solicit sexMSNBC - Tue Nov 03
Two Albemarle residents are facing charges for allegedly altering a dance school's Web site and soliciting children for sex.
New gold rush where it all beganExaminer.com - Thu Oct 29
The recession appears to have revived a gold rush where it all began. In 1799, long before the discovery of gold in California, John Reed's son found a 17-pound rock on his property in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Perdue erred in FERC filingCharlotte Business Journal - Thu Oct 08
Alcoa Inc. says N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue a oeomitted or purposefully distorteda aspects of its history in Stanly County when she asked federal regulators to deny a new license for the Yadkin hydro power and waterway system.
Two charged with Rowan break-ins after multi-county chaseSalisbury Post - Thu Oct 08
Two people caught after a multi-county car chase by the Cabarrus Sheriff's Office have been charged with multiple break-ins in the Bostian Heights community.
Runoff likely for Monroe Town CouncilCharlotte.com - Tue Oct 06
Voters in Monroe were to elect three town council members from a field of 10 Tuesday, but the three winners may not be known until November.
Panning for gold gets popularAsbury Park Press Online - Sun Oct 04
Ashley Michalak and Nate Neitz are dipping pans of dirt into a long wooden trough on a hot summer day.
2 caught, 2 escape in Cabarrus chaseCharlotte.com - Sat Oct 03
Cabarrus County sheriff's deputies say four people led them on a pursuit across parts of four counties overnight, with police capturing two of the people they were chasing.
Roads closed in Concord, Stanly CountyCharlotte.com - Mon Sep 28
Construction will close a portion of Rocky River Springs Road in Stanly County today for nearly three weeks.
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