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Storms bring early end to Pops at the Post
The Salisbury Symphony took to the stage on Saturday for the annual Pops at the Post concert. Beforehand, ...
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Overnight fire destroys home, sends one to hospital
SALISBURY — An overnight fire Thursday destroyed a home in the 200 block of Tabor Drive and sent ...
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Every trick in the book: Tutor applies unique strategies to summer reading program
SALISBURY — Students experiencing reading shortfalls have an alternative to summer school programming, thanks to one local tutor ...
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High school girls track: Memorable spring fling for Ellis
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — North Rowan rising senior Brittany Ellis is now known as “Brittany Four ...
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Food Lion pioneer, leader Tom Smith dies
SALISBURY — Tom Smith, the former CEO and leader of Food Lion, has died today after a long ...
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My Turn, Carol Pomeroy: Another open letter to the sponsors of the Faith Fourth
This is in response to a recent My Turn article titled “Open letter to sponsors of the Faith ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: Those afraid of being woke should wake up
I make a motion that we allow the state of Florida to secede. Can I get a second? Let’s ...
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Kannapolis Youth Council celebrates graduating seniors
KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Youth Council recently celebrated its graduating seniors and recognized its new 2023-2024 officers and ...
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South Rowan trainer’s diligence pays off
LANDIS — A trainer at South Rowan is being heralded as a hero after detecting something amiss with ...
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: The farthest counties west
Editor’s note: David Freeze is completing a challenge to run in a few miles in every county seat ...
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Ashlie Miller: Like sands on the beach
By Ashlie Miller As is true for many North Carolinians, our family’s official summer vacation kicked off with ...
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Kent Bernhardt: What’s with all the squirrels?
By Kent Bernhardt Is it me, or is Salisbury just infested with squirrels lately? Maybe I just never ...
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Ann Farabee: Language from the heart
By Ann Farabee I am a pretty calm person, but the sigh happened. I am happy for those ...
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Horton gets DAR service award
SALISBURY — Troy Meredith Horton of Salisbury received the Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Daughters of the American Revolution Community ...
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Salisbury resident taking part in webinar on eating disorders
Salisbury resident Erica Leigh Averill will be part of a webinar on Wednesday, June 7, noon-1 p.m. on eating ...
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Doug Creamer: Honoring others
By Doug Creamer My supervisor asked me and a co-worker if we could help her with a program ...
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Salisbury native seeks to raise scholarship funds for NC Central through Daddy’s Day 5K
Chrystal Ingram Williams, a 1997 Salisbury High graduate and current resident of Raleigh, is raising scholarship funds for ...
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Darrell Blackwelder: Elderberry blooms are popular for teas, syrups and wine
Along roads in Rowan County the embankments, thickets, marshes and byways are dotted with large, white blooms of ...
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Extension column: Protecting pollinator species populations
By Cassidy Olmedo I am Cassidy Olmedo. I am interning with North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Rowan County ...
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Library Notes: Summer Reading take away kits and programs for the week of June 5-9
Here we are at the beginning of June, and Rowan Public Library is thrilled about what these next ...
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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases
By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to ...
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College baseball: NC State tops Campbell 5-1 in Columbia Regional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LuJames Groover III belted a pair of solo home runs and Trevor Candelaria hit ...
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Photo gallery: Legion team’s strong start continues
Rowan County’s American Legion baseball team breezed to a 6-1 victory Thursday against Cherryville before taking on Kannapolis ...
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No longer Fort Bragg: Fort Liberty becomes Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday ...
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American Legion baseball: Rowan 6-0; Kannapolis 5-0, teams play tonight at NWC
Staff report SALISBURY — Rowan County breezed to a 6-1 American Legion baseball victory on Thursday against always ...