Locals find hope in governor’s message

  • By Nathan Hardin
    nhardin@salisburypost.com
  • Sunday, January 13th, 2013
    Rowan County District Court Judge William Kluttz Jr (back left), husband of Susan Kluttz, the new North Carolina secretary of cultural resources and Francis P. Koster (foreground) , husband of Rowan Cabarrus Community College president Dr. Carol Spalding take photos on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capital after Inaugural ceremonies on Saturday. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Rowan County District Court Judge William Kluttz Jr (back left), husband of Susan Kluttz, the new North Carolina secretary of cultural resources and Francis P. Koster (foreground) , husband of Rowan Cabarrus Community College president Dr. Carol Spalding take photos on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capital after Inaugural ceremonies on Saturday. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Susan Kluttz, the new North Carolina secretary of cultural resources speaks with Rowan Cabarrus Community College president Dr. Carol Spalding on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capital after Inaugural ceremonies on Saturday. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Susan Kluttz, the new North Carolina secretary of cultural resources speaks with Rowan Cabarrus Community College president Dr. Carol Spalding on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capital after Inaugural ceremonies on Saturday. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Salisbury's Margaret Kluttz was in attendence at Governor Pat McCrory's inauguration in Raleigh on Saturday. Kluttz served on McCrory's transition team. Salisbury's Willard and Trudy Thompson (seated to the right) joined Margaret and her husband George to witness the occasion. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Salisbury's Margaret Kluttz was in attendence at Governor Pat McCrory's inauguration in Raleigh on Saturday. Kluttz served on McCrory's transition team. Salisbury's Willard and Trudy Thompson (seated to the right) joined Margaret and her husband George to witness the occasion. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Bishop George E. Battle Jr. hugs North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory after giving the benediction to end McCrory's inauguration ceremony on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on Saturday. Battle, is the Bishop of the Piedmont Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and a Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary graduate while Gov. McCrory is Catawba College graduate. First Lady Ann McCrory is on the right. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Bishop George E. Battle Jr. hugs North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory after giving the benediction to end McCrory's inauguration ceremony on the lawn of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on Saturday. Battle, is the Bishop of the Piedmont Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and a Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary graduate while Gov. McCrory is Catawba College graduate. First Lady Ann McCrory is on the right. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby (center) takes a cellphone picture of the crowd as he an the other justices' wait for the start of the inauguration ceremony at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on Saturday. Justice Barbara Jackson, Justice Robin Hudson, Justice Robert Edmunds Jr. and Justice Mark Martin flank Justice Newby from left. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby (center) takes a cellphone picture of the crowd as he an the other justices' wait for the start of the inauguration ceremony at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on Saturday. Justice Barbara Jackson, Justice Robin Hudson, Justice Robert Edmunds Jr. and Justice Mark Martin flank Justice Newby from left. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.