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Yesterday: Rockwell School’s fifth grade in 1940-41

Sybil Penninger Baker, who was a member of the last class to graduate from Rockwell School in 1959, ...

Local

Wineka column: A wreath shows up on Veterans Day

SALISBURY — Faris Rogers doesn’t know who brings the wreath to Rockwell Park. He just wants the person ...

News

Wineka column: Lombard recalls his bedpan jockey days off Omaha Beach

ROCKWELL — Most mornings, 90-year-old Will Lombard drives over to Crescent Pharmacy — the business he operated for ...

Local

Rockwell Rural celebrates 60 years, names new chief

Prior to the mid-1950s Rockwell had one fire department that responded to the eastern part of Rowan County, ...

Local

Senior Games basketball players compete for state finals

ROCKWELL — Curtis Hill has actually been looking forward to playing in the Rowan Senior Games basketball tournament ...

Crime

Sheriff: Concord man snaps, sets fire to estranged wife’s Rockwell home

Authorities charged a Concord man with setting fire to his estranged wife’s Rockwell home in a fit of ...

Local

Mystery of cremated remains solved as family, friend plan proper burial

ROCKWELL — After years of questions, Blake Norway, 11, will be able to visit his grandfather’s final resting ...

Crime

Salisbury man charged with prescription fraud

Rockwell authorities charged Kenneth Barry Williams on Thursday with presenting a forged prescription to CVS pharmacy. Williams, 48, ...

Crime

Rockwell man gets life in prison for drug trafficking, related charges

CHARLOTTE — Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Freddie Andaya, a/k/a “Raymond Garcia,” 42, of ...

Local

Having a G.R.E.A.T. time

Brandon Jefferson sat on the district court judge’s bench with an intense look, one would’ve almost thought the ...

Concord

Officials: Rockwell man shoots himself while deputies serve arrest warrants

Rowan authorities say a Rockwell man shot himself in the head Saturday as deputies were there to serve ...

Local

Rockwell wraps up old projects, looks to new

ROCKWELL — Rockwell continues to be in good shape, the town board confirmed at its monthly meeting Monday. ...

Local

No serious injuries after log truck overturns

ROCKWELL — A truck driver was not seriously injured Monday when the load he was hauling overturned, spilling ...

Crime

Crime briefs

EAST SPENCER — An East Spencer teenager remained in the Rowan County Detention Center on Sunday under $50,000 ...

Crime

Crime briefs

SALISBURY — A 56-year-old Rowan County man faces numerous charges after a domestic violence incident Saturday, including shooting ...

Business

Everything from bait to shotgun shells available at sporting goods store

ROCKWELL — Now located just to the left of Ace Hardware, you’ll find a locally owned sporting goods ...

Local

Few details available after man falls 30 feet at Carolina Quarries

ROCKWELL — It is not clear if a man who fell 30 feet early this morning at Carolina ...

Local

Eagle Scout, Rockwell dedicate memorial to fallen Marine — one of their own

ROCKWELL — When Faris Rogers first went to Teresa and Tim Elrod about his idea for an Eagle ...

Local

Eagle Scout’s memorial to fallen soldier will be dedicated today

ROCKWELL — The dedication ceremony of the Nathan Elrod Memorial will take place at 1:30 p.m. today at ...

Business

Solar farm near Rockwell could double as classroom one day

ROCKWELL — Someday, Rowan-Salisbury Schools students could have a new science class about solar energy that culminates with ...

Local

Wineka column: Before graduating, high school seniors make nostalgic return to Rockwell Elementary

ROCKWELL — You can’t go home again, but 17 East Rowan and Carson high school seniors proved you ...

Business

Company plans $10 million solar farm near Rockwell

ROCKWELL — The newest solar farm coming to Rowan County will have one woolly difference from the others. ...

Business

Company wants to build solar farm in Rockwell

ROCKWELL — Another company wants to build a solar farm in Rowan County. O2 Energies will propose a ...

Local

Rockwell Rural Fire will install free smoke alarms

ROCKWELL — The Rockwell Rural Fire Department has received a grant to distribute free smoke alarms to homes ...

Faith

East Y offering lifeguard class

A lifeguarding class will be held at the Saleeby-Fisher YMCA, East Rowan Branch, starting March 7. This course ...

Local

Rockwell police chief’s home damaged by fire

When Rockwell Police Chief Hugh Bost and his wife, Shirley, returned to their School Street home, they didn’t ...

Crime

Father, son charged with possession of illegal bath salts

Authorities charged a father and son Tuesday with possession of bath salts, which is illegal for recreational drug ...

Local

Civitans getting ready for annual ball at Meadows of Rockwell

ROCKWELL — The Rockwell Civitan Club is preparing for its upcoming fourth Winter Wonderland Ball to be held ...

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