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County tables racing complex text amendment after ‘disappointing’ citation
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners moved to table a decision on an amendment to the recently-passed racing complex ordinance after the applicant, Mooresville Motorsports Complex, received a citation from the planning department for an event that went against zoning regulations. The amendment to the ordinance would clear up a misunderstanding between the applicant […] The post County tables racing complex text amendment after ‘disappointing’ citation appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway expected to reach capacity with hurricane escapees and NASCAR fans
CONCORD, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Roval 400: It’s a unique road course race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway with playoff implications that are set to attract thousands of race fans from all 50 states. Sprinkled into those numbers are still a handful of campers from Western North Carolina and now Florida. “Race week […]
The great floods of 1916 and 2024
One of Miss Letitia Currie’s favorite topics in her history class in the 1950s at Davidson Junior High School was the Great Flood of 1916. Miss Currie was the daughter of a Davidson College professor. Many of her students also knew what she was talking about because their parents had experienced that 1916 flood and talked about it whenever rain poured down hard. ...
Texas woman books one-way ticket to check on grandparents after Helene: 'I just started bawling'
MONROE, N.C. — When WCNC Charlotte first interviewed Laura Shelton last Tuesday, she was headed to the airport. Shelton booked a one-way flight from Houston to Charlotte. She planned to eventually make her way west to her hometown of Burnsville and reunite with family members she hadn't heard from since Helene hit the Carolinas.
Man shot after 'struggle' with officers faces firearm charge, CMPD says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released the names of an officer and a suspect involved in a shooting on Thursday, Oct. 3. Police say Officer Justin Blum shot Marcus Shankle, 34, on West Sugar Creek Road after a "brief struggle" happened between Shankle and CMPD officers. Shankle was seen with a firearm before officers approached him, CMPD said.
New deputy police chief in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — Christopher Hill has been promoted to the position of Kannapolis deputy police chief, according to a release Tuesday afternoon. Hill joined the Kannapolis department in 2009 as a patrol officer. Since then, he has served in as an investigator, a field training officer, instructor and field force operator. He was promoted to sergeant […] The post New deputy police chief in Kannapolis appeared first on Salisbury Post.
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