07/02/11 FOREST CITY, N.C. - The Forest City Owls began the second half of the season on a sour note, falling to the Wilson Tobs, 5-4, in ten innings on Saturday night at McNair Field.
07/01/11 From NC DOT A Medium severity incident has been Added for I-85 Southbound in Gaston County Near Belmont: at MM 27: 2 of 4 Lanes Closed. The incident started at 07/01/11 05:21 PM and is expected to end at 07/01/11 06:55...
07/01/11 Those of us who forgot to check PlasticsNews.com this week might have missed Belmont-headquartered Wilbert Plastic Services buying a South Carolina plastic molding company. The new Wilbert addition, Easley Custom Plastics, supplies auto, tool and...
06/29/11 As scheduled, the Ashburn Post Office, now located in Beaumeade Park, will be relocating to 44715 Prentice Drive in Sterling, with the move planned to occur this weekend, starting Saturday, July 2, after normal business hours.
06/29/11 Some news and notes on this Wednesday afternoon: • Team USA's two exhibition losses to Lithuania have caused some concern stateside, but the Lithuanians are considered the favorites heading into the U-19 World Championship tournament in Latvia this week. The Americans lost 101-72 to the U-20 Lithuanian team and then 108-75 to the U-19 team, which got 23 points out of the Toronto ...
06/21/11 A 3-1 loss to SEC co-champion Florida puts Vanderbilt in the losers' bracket of the College World Series.
06/20/11 The residential facility forsingle pregnant women will break ground today on the campus of Belmont Abbey.
06/20/11 If Dave Serrano is to rebuild the Tennessee Vols baseball program, a good start would be by getting a bigger share of Tennessee's high school talent.
06/19/11 Vanderbilt's Tony Kemp was everywhere Saturday, beating throws and diving for balls, to irritate the Tar Heels.
06/19/11 Embattled Secretary of State Charlie White has sought immunity before he testifies to the Indiana State Recount Commission that is investigating him for voter fraud. A Voter ID bill failed in the Maine legislature, another was vetoed by Missouri Governor ...
06/19/11 Will Barton's mature, business-like approach he's taken toward his Memphis teammates' will most benefit his development.
06/18/11 Vanderbilt left fielder Tony Kemp (6) makes a diving catch during the fourth inning Saturday to stop what could have been three runs. Kemp also was 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Commodores.
06/13/11 From NC Department of Transportation A High severity incident has been Added for I-85 Northbound in Gaston County In Belmont: at MM 27: 2 of 4 Lanes Closed. The incident started at 06/13/11 05:04 PM and is expected to end at 06/13/11 06:04...
06/13/11 Five young women with Gaston County connections are headed to three different Miss America state preliminary competitions this summer. Related slideshow: Miss Mount Holly Related slideshow: Other state contestants with Gaston ties Victoria Van Dyke...
06/08/11 Microsoft Corp. today announced the selection of 72 additional educators to attend the 2011 Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum . These second-round finalists will join the previously announced finalists traveling to the Microsoft campus in Redmond in July to showcase the creative ways they are using technology in the classroom.
06/02/11 Three Observer-area baseball teams and three in softball are still alive in the high school spring sports playoffs. Each will try to win a state championship this weekend in the Raleigh area.
06/01/11 Duke Energy crews were able to restore power for about 5,000 customers in Gaston County just after midnight Thursday morning.
05/30/11 The University of Florida baseball team is a number two national seed for the upcoming NCAA Regionals with teams announced today. Virginia is the number one national seed and the Cavaliers will host Navy, St.Johns and East Carolina in their regional.
 10/04/10 The man charged with killing a fellow student at Mid-Atlantic Christian University is claiming self ...
05/31/10 All Times EDT Double Elimination x-if necessary At Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, Conn. Friday, June 4 Game 1 -- Central Connecticut State (33-21) vs. Florida State (42-17), 2 p.m. Game 2 -- Oregon (38-22) vs. Connecticut (47-14), 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5 Game 3 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 6 Game 5 ...
02/18/10 Orange County is one of the most attractive stretches of the Southern California coast, especially a...
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