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Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association hosts free concert

Submitted The Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association invites the community to a free concert featuring nationally-known mountain dulcimer musician ...

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Arbor Church hosts semi-annual Community Day

The Arbor Church, located at 5545 Woodleaf Road, will have its semi-annual Community Day on Saturday March 29 ...

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Spirit of Rowan: Upgrades anticipated at Rowan County parks

Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com    Some upgrades, several additions and events are being planned for Rowan County parks and ...

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Spirit of Rowan: Faith, smallest town in Rowan County, continues adding to large slate of community events

FAITH — Over the past few years, the town of Faith has made a concerted effort to upgrade ...

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Spirit of Rowan: ‘We want to be a destination for residents, visitors and businesses alike’

Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com   SALISBURY — Downtown Salisbury is continuing to see growth and improvement, and with the ...

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Spirit of Rowan: Original Southern City continues to blossom

By Elisabeth Strillacci EAST SPENCER — The Southern Railway Spencer Shops of the Southern Railway, a locomotive repair ...

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Two county departments set hearings on tax increases

The Rockwell Rural, Pooletown and East Gold Hill fire departments have set public hearings for the coming weeks ...

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Kannapolis adds three new firefighters

KANNAPOLIS — Three new firefighters, Jacob Collins, Tyler Hayes and Jason Tighe, have recently joined the Kannapolis Fire ...

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Spirit of Rowan: Granite Civic Park renovation underway, first in long list of town projects upgrading downtown space

GRANITE QUARRY — When Rich Luhrs ran for election to the Granite Quarry Town Council, he said he ...

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Happy birthday! Chamber celebrates centennial

SALISBURY — Tuesday was a big day for the Rowan County Chamber as officials celebrated the organization’s 100th ...

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Spirit of Rowan: Spencer in the midst of burst of outdoor growth

By Elisabeth Strillacci SPENCER — The town of Spencer adopted a full plan for the future of parks, ...

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Lib Campbell: The whitewashing of America

By Lib Campbell On “60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley told the story of the cancellation of the U.S. Marine ...

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Mitch Kokai: Searching Sowell for wisdom about tariffs’ likely impact

By Mitch Kokai Donald Trump’s return to the White House thrust tariffs back into the public spotlight. The ...

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Paw Pals

Black/white lab: James E (A144074) 1 year old, Male Stray Been at shelter since March 18 Very sweet ...

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Back in the classroom for one reporter

By Elisabeth Strillacci KANNAPOLIS — There is much in covering police work that is standard across the country, ...

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East Landis Fire District tax increase recommended to county

LANDIS — Residents in the East Landis Fire District could see their taxes go up if the county ...

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Statewide open burn ban includes permits

By Elisabeth Strillacci All open burning is now banned across the entire state, including Rowan County, according to ...

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Ashlie Miller: That time the world shut down

By Ashlie Miller Sometimes, the daily memories feature on Facebook catches me off guard. Does that ever happen ...

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Tea time: Friends share a cuppa at museum

Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com   SPENCER — Making friends over a cup of tea is one thing that takes ...

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Amy-Lynn Albertson: Bees in the Lawn?: Bees, bees, bees

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Have you noticed bees flying low over your grass and digging small ...