Opinion
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Living With Mrs. Sparrow
Mrs. Sparrow seemed ancient to this wet-behind-the-ears college student. After all, she was a white-haired widow woman living ...
Sports
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading to the high country
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Sweat the details on teacher pay
The General Assembly ought to enact big pay increases for educators in North Carolina’s public schools. In the ...
Opinion
CHARTERS OF FREEDOM COLUMN: Daniel Morgan
Foundation Forward, Charters of Freedom — Founding Fathers and other Influencing Citizens. How They Served Our Country This ...
Opinion
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Some hunters will face new laws this fall
Deer hunters across North Carolina – and particularly in northwest North Carolina and the northern Piedmont – will ...
Opinion
THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: A look back at the last year at your library
Reflection is always such a useful measure of how energy and resources have been spent, and as we ...
Columns
DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolina’s world of art
Is North Carolina an important state for the arts? Of course, I assert resoundingly! There are lots of ...
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading west to see five more counties on a rainy day
Editor’s Note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolina in the 1950s
Phillip Gerard’s latest book, “North Carolina in the 1950s: the decade in motion,” came out in early March. ...
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Four more counties on a cool, drizzly day
Editor’s Note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...
SportsPlus
Pioneer League Football Power Rankings for Week 13
Week 13 of the college football season is here. To find out how every Pioneer League team compares…
Big South-OVC Football Power Rankings for Week 13
With Week 13 of the college football schedule upon us, which teams are the leading contenders at the…
Sun Belt Football Power Rankings for Week 13
Who is the team to beat at the top of the Sun Belt entering Week 13 of the…
AAC Football Power Rankings for Week 13
As we head into Week 13 of the college football schedule, which team is on top of the…
Week 13 College Football Computer Picks & Predictions
There are 65 Football Bowl Subdivision matchups on the Week 13 slate, with Ole Miss (-7) among the…