By Rachel Daniels | Correspondent
| May 10, 2013
What began as a small idea for town officials a few years ago turned into a fun day for hundreds of Statesville residents who collaborated on a flash-mob-style video.
By Dave Vieser | Correspondent
| May 10, 2013
An unusually large number of incumbent elected officials from both Statesville and Troutman have signaled their intention not to run for re-election this fall.
By Bill Poteat
| May 10, 2013
Hickory Crawdads outfielder Jordan Akins looks like the wide receiver the University of Central Florida envisioned him to be – lean, fast, powerful. Akins chose the baseball diamond over the gridiron when he was drafted in the third round of the free-agent draft by the Texas Rangers.