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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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Gathering focuses on algae problems with High Rock Lake
SALISBURY— High Rock Lake has always had a special connection with people in the community. However, environmental pressures ...
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China Grove seeks state funding inclusion
CHINA GROVE — With numerous municipalities around Rowan County submitting a list for possible state funding to address ...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses gatherings begin Friday at Salisbury Assembly Hall
SALISBURY — After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the largest convention organizations in the world has chosen Salisbury ...
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High school boys tennis: Sophomore Davis led inexperienced Hornets
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s Gray Davis had to be the No. 1 seed as a ...
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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 ...
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Spencer police department now largest in history
SPENCER — The police department will be fully staffed as soon as one more officer completes training and ...
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Kannapolis pedestrian killed by hit and run
KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis police responded to an accident involving a fatal hit and run on Wednesday. The incident ...
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Kannapolis train rides, splash pad now open on summer schedule
KANNAPOLIS — The Village Park Rotary Express, carousel and splash pad are open for the summer. The splash ...
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Union Lutheran Church carnival is Saturday
Union Lutheran Church, 4770 Bringle Ferry Road, will present a carnival on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m.-2 ...
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Partners in Learning gets funding from Golden LEAF
ROCKY MOUNT — The Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded more than $7 million across three programs: the ...
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Sports gambling in North Carolina a better bet with likely final votes next week
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Legalized sports gambling starting next year in North Carolina now ...
Crime
Salisbury bank robbery suspect apprehended in western NC
SALISBURY — The Concord man suspected in the March 25 robbery of a Salisbury F&M Bank was taken ...
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Block party returning to Community Park in China Grove on Saturday
CHINA GROVE — The annual kickoff to summer, the China Grove Block Party, is on the calendar for ...
Health
Mental Health Awareness Sneaker Ball held
CONCORD — Former Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jessica Argo assisted as an intern with Inspire of the ...
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RCCC expands welding program to Cabarrus
RCCC News Service SALISBURY — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has expanded its welding program to its South Campus with ...
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ShoutOuts: June 1
West Rowan Elementary – Fourth quarter honor rolls All A Honor Roll: Third grade: Austin Bailey, Cole Bickford, Wyatt ...
Crime
19-year-old woman charged with assaulting officers
SALISBURY — A 19-year-old woman faces assault on law enforcement officer charges after an early morning scuffle on ...