Fiddler's Grove

Video highlights are now online from last weekend's Old Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival up in Union Grove.

Click here to read and watch.

Statesville Pulse

This summer the R&L will feature blogger Amanda Peralta on our Web site. Her blog will follow her recreational pursuits in Statesville.

Ever want to know what young people think about and do in town? Here's your first-hand source.

Visit www.statesville.com and click on R&L blogs. Her blog is called Statesville Pulse.

Graduation coverage

Be on the lookout for graduation special coverage in upcoming weeks.

We will feature all county valedictorians with a short profile video on each one. Our photographers will canvas each graduation and make all their photos available for purchase on our Web site.

There is much more in store for the class of 2007. If you have ideas for additional coverage, leave it as a comment on this blog, or e-mail news@statesville.com.

Happy reading!

Leatherheads photos

Many people have asked if we are selling our "Leatherheads" photos.

We will not sell any photos taken of the celebrities filming in Statesville.

In the meantime, check out "Leatherheads Central," where we compile all our filming coverage. Another cool feature is our downtown Web cam, which has been repositioned to see Center Street and filming.

Let the games begin

Olympians from around the county converged on Statesville High School Wednesday for the Special Olympics Spring Games.

Photographer Bruce Matlock shot an excellent highlights video. Bridgett Nesbit also covered the event. Read her story here.