Rockwell News

The following people had filed through Thursday for Nov. 3 municipal elections. China Grove - Julius "Butch" Bivens, Town Council Cleveland - John I. Steele Jr., mayor - Danny Gabriel, Board of Commissioners - John O. Brown, Board of Commissioners - Leonard M. West, Board of Commissioners - Travis Summitt, Board of Commissioners Granite Quarry ...

ROCKWELL a ' Rockwell Mayor Beau Taylor has announced he will seek re-election this November to a fourth term.

Vacation Bible school will be held 6-8 p.m. July 6-10 at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 719 S. Caldwell St.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office charged a woman with drug possession following a traffic stop for her loud music.

Most state and local government agencies will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July.

The Salisbury Police say a Rockwell man who died Sunday while riding his motorcycle crossed the center line and struck a delivery truck.

Justin Ty Sifford reported on June 19 someone stole his truck from his business and drove through the property gate at 6130 East N.C. 152, Rockwell, according to reports at the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.

Faith Baptist Church will host a patriotic concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28. The Fourth of July Chorus, composed of voices from 14 area churches, will perform musical selections chosen specifically to honor all veterans and those who are now on active duty.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office reported that two men were charged with possession of marijuana after a vehicle failed to heed a stop sign at 115 N. Martin Luther King Jr.

ROCKWELL a ' A Rockwell mother is upset that her 12-year-old son was involved in a traffic accident last week.

Paul Miller of Flo's Circus made it look easy as he spun plates and juggled balls, boxes, and flower sticks in front of a capacity crowd at Rowan Public Library Monday.

More than $8,000 worth of equipment was reported stolen June 5 from Pedulla Excavating on Shinn Farm Road, Mooresville, according to reports from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.

A Landis fire engine responding to a house fire on Old Beatty Ford Road around 9 p.m. Wednesday was involved in a wreck.

"Ms. Kerr is on the roof!" a Rockwell Elementary School student yelled as school let out.

A Rockwell woman was charged with taking another woman's car without permission from the owner.

Staff reportsFAITH a ' Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon at a Faith intersection notorious for frequent accidents.

Municipal officials across Rowan County are thinking small as they put together budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

Saint Mary's Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star working under the authority of King Solomon's Grand Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, Inc., State of North Carolina held their annual Queen Esther Weekend, April 17-19, at the Holiday Inn University in Charlotte.

I was very excited when I saw the May 12 article regarding how county, city and school leaders would tackle childhood reading issues.

Deputy Chief Steve Whitley of the Salisbury Police Department received this year's Paul G. Wilson Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award at the Respect for Law Enforcement Breakfast and Awards Ceremony on Thursday.