Rowland NewsLocal news for Rowland, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Crime Report- December 29, 2007 Jerry's Body Shop on Bryant's Circle reported that all four tires on nine vehicles had been slashed on Dec. via The Robesonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/rowland-nc/2007/12/crime-report?fromrss=1 Collaboration gives glimpse of Civil War battle- December 10, 2007 "P.C. Deiker was buried today with a blanket around him under a small walnut tree which stood in a large field in our rear. Several other soldiers were afterwards buried there." When Bill Rowland and Tom Edwards first met on the Wyse Fork battlefield 45 years ago, neither could have guessed the chance meeting would result in one of the most unusual books ever produced on a Civil War ... via Kinston Free Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/rowland-nc/2007/12/collaboration-gives-glimpse-of-civil-war-batt... State Board of Elections steps in- December 6, 2007 "I also want a review of the chief judge (Wanda Costner) at the polls and her interrogation on the day of the election and on Bob Swantek's behavior at the polls." Elected officials in this island town will have to wait even longer to take office. via Jacksonville Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/rowland-nc/2007/12/state-board-of-elections-steps-in?fromrss=1 6-mile I-74 stretch opens- December 2, 2007 "This new stretch of four-lane highway will make the commute between Maxton, Rowland and Pembroke faster and smoother for drivers" The North Carolina Department of Transportation opened up a new stretch on a four-lane highway between the U.S. 74 Bypass and N.C. 710 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. via The Robesonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/rowland-nc/2007/12/6-mile-i-74-stretch-opens?fromrss=1 |