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Blotter: 15-year-old in trouble for kicking teacher, others at East Rowan High School

GRANITE QUARRY — A 15-year-old student was referred to juvenile authorities for simple assault after being accused of ...

Sports

High school boys track and field: Green Dragons top Hornets, Cavs

  Staff report TYRO — West Davidson’s deep boys track team dominated the distance events and excelled in ...

Sports

High school boys tennis: Hornets, Mustangs winning

  Staff report SALISBURY — Make it nine in a row for coach Milton Griffith and Salisbury’s boys ...

Sports

High school girls track and field: Trojans top East, South, Carson

  Staff report LANDIS – Northwest Cabarrus’ strong girls track team rolled in a track meet on Thursday ...

Sports

Boys high school track and field: Cougars win four-team meet

Staff report LANDIS — Carson’s boys edged Northwest Cabarrus to win Thursday’s quad meet that also included East ...

Nation/World

Trump becomes first ex-president indicted for crime

Associated Press NEW YORK  — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving ...

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State budget provisions take new import with Medicaid expansion

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state government budgets usually include policy directives ...

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Police say Forsyth Tech student shot himself in hand, sparking campus lockdown

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A high school student visiting a North Carolina community college shot himself in the hand, ...

Sports

Photo gallery: Mustangs knock off Carson in baseball; rematch is Friday

East Rowan’s Chance Mako may have pitched his best high school game yet and he was able to ...

Sports

NASCAR: Wallace working to rebuild his confidence on track

By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer A slow start to the NASCAR Cup Series season — two ...

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Opening day: Fried hurt as Braves knock off Nationals

By Howard Fendrich AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves overcame the early exit of NL ...

High School

High school baseball: Mustangs win Round 1 with Cougars

Staff report CHINA GROVE — East Rowan took Round 1 in the first marquee county matchup of the ...

Sports

High school boys golf: East wins SPC match; West’s Kepley medalist

    Staff report CHINA GROVE — East Rowan won South Piedmont Conference Match No. 3 held on ...

News

‘Black Women Lead’ seeks to start dialogue to make Salisbury better for all

SALISBURY — March is Women’s History Month, so the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP partnered with Mission House for a “Black ...

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Local 90-year-old celebrates 50th work anniversary

SALISBURY — In honor of her 50th anniversary at work, tax analyst Becky Auten was the guest of ...

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Meals on Wheels holding Easter cinnamon roll sale

SALISBURY — Meals on Wheels Rowan will hold a Raise Some Dough, Feed a Senior cinnamon roll sale ...

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Three Rivers Land Trust conservation raffle ticket sales open April 1

Last year, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) held its inaugural TRLT Conservation Raffle, a fundraising event featuring outdoor ...

Lifestyle

The Race to 80: Organization seeks to bolster home libraries

SALISBURY — When it comes to literacy, 80 is the magic number. Last year, Rowan County Literacy Council Executive ...

Opinion

Clarence Upshaw: Don’t forget to call 811 before you start digging

“I thought I was in the clear.” R emorseful words from a homeowner after attempting to install a ...

Opinion

My Turn, Renee Scheidt: Don’t turn a blind eye to drag shows

The year was 1964 when singer-composer Bob Dylan wrote his hit song “The Times They are A-Changin’ ” ...