Here are some of the places you can find public records and information about public records online:
N.C. General Assembly (track legislation, view calendars and access General Statutes)
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
N.C. Open Meetings Law
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/byarticle/chapter_143/article_33c.html
N.C. Open Records Law
http://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
Guide to Open Government in North Carolina
http://ncpress.com/ncpa/AG%20booklet%204-8-08.pdf
Rowan County Online Services (links to a number of sites with online records, including taxes, building permits, deeds and warrants)
http://www.rowancountync.gov/ONLINESERVICES.aspx
Rowan County Board of Commissioners agendas and meeting minutes
http://www.rowancountync.gov/GOVERNMENT/Commission/MinutesandAgendas.aspx
Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Police2Citizen site (search for arrest and incident reports)
http://ossip2c.rowancountync.gov/p2c/
Salisbury City Council agendas and meeting minutes
http://www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/council/agenda_minutes.htm
N.C. Secretary of State corporations database
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/csearch.aspx
N.C. Department of Public Instruction school report cards
http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/
Government Records Branch of North Carolina
http://www.records.ncdcr.gov/
N.C. Court System criminal court calendars by county
http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars/CriminalQuery.html
Federal criminal, civil and bankruptcy court files (registration and fee required)
http://www.pacer.gov/
N.C. Sex Offender Registry
http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov/disclaimer.aspx
N.C. Department of Correction public offender search
http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offendersearch.do?method=view
N.C. Medical Board licensee search (information on doctors, physician assistants and other medical professionals)
http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationSearch.aspx
N.C. Board of Elections campaign finance reports
http://www.ncsbe.gov/content.aspx?id=22