Spencer News

Stung by an outsider's assessment that Salisbury and Rowan County children were lagging behind in their reading skills, local government officials are launching their first summer reading program next week.

Filing for more than 40 municipal posts starts at 8 a.m. today at the Rowan County Board of Elections.

EAST SPENCER a ' An afternoon fire destroyed a house on South Long Street Saturday.

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

Although Rowan County residents were already aware of coal-ash storage ponds at the Buck Steam Station, Spencer's inclusion on an EPA list of 26 communities near "high hazard" impoundments should heighten local interest in the safety of the slurry retention ponds near the Yadkin River.

The first twelve months of a newborn's life are the most precious, and can also be the most dangerous.

Local officials and Duke Energy tried to reassure citizens Tuesday that the coal ash ponds connected to the Buck Steam Station along the Yadkin River are safe, despite their placement on a federal list as "potentially highly hazardous." Spencer officials, in particular, were blind-sided that the Environmental Protection Agency listed their town as ...

The Spencer Police are investigating an infant's death that investigators believe may be the result of the mother rolling over on the baby.

Railroads provided the steel thread that stitched a continent together during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the Southern Railroad shops at Spencer, N.C., were among the sewing machines that kept the trains on track.

Two men were charged Thursday with attempted first-degree murder of a Salisbury man last weekend.

SPENCER a ' Thanks to a grant from the Rowan County Arts Council and the efforts of several volunteers, the Eighth Street Ballpark is getting a new look.

Members, friends and the public are invited to the Trading Ford Historic District Preservation Association's 7th Annual Bodacious Barbeque and Celebration Monday.

Having completed spring 2009 classes with at least a 3.4 GPA, David Hughes of Spencer was recently named to the dean's list at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

Gentlemen, don't start your engines. With the ouster of High Rock International Raceway principal Dave Risdon last week, the proposed road-racing course took yet another lurching turn.

KANNAPOLIS a ' A young Kannapolis man unsuccessfully tried to steal a Budweiser beer truck Wednesday.

SPENCER a ' A downed power line and a blown transformer resulted in a cut of electricity to about 1,000 homes and businesses in Spencer and East Spencer Tuesday morning.

Spencer Catherine Scarvey has been named a Presidential Scholar at the University of Georgia for the spring 2009 semester.

Hey, read the rules! A new route for the railroad tracks at the North Carolina Transportation Museum will allow visitors to see more of the museum's 57 acres and downtown Spencer.

Jun 13, 2009 A new route for the railroad tracks at the North Carolina Transportation Museum will allow visitors to see more of the museum's 57 acres and downtown Spencer.

SPENCER a ' The Chalkline Barber Shop has opened in Spencer with master barbers Dwon and Larry Chalk.