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College Night Out takes over Bell Tower Green
SALISBURY — An evening of festivities intended for local college students came to Bell Tower Green on Thursday ...
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Fire Station 3 moving through planning toward new construction
SALISBURY — Though still in the planning stages, Fire Chief Bob Parnell and architect Bill Burgin showed the ...
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David Freeze Day 17: Heavy rain, hills make for a long day of biking
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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Catawba welcomes back students
SALISBURY — Catawba College kicked off the official start of the 172nd academic year at the opening convocation ...
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North Rowan tops East Rowan 34-14 in first game of season
GRANITE QUARRY — North Rowan forced eight turnovers and Jaemias Morrow rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, ...
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Rebirth of Empire Hotel a slow but steady process
SALISBURY — The Empire Hotel, which continues to occupy about half of the 200 block of South Main ...
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Eight have filed for school board seats
SALISBURY — Several more people have thrown their names into the Rowan-Salisbury Schools board races since the round ...
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Rowan Museum caps off summer with Apprentice Camp
SALISBURY — Students recently got a chance to see what it was like to work historically significant jobs. ...
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High school volleyball: West still looks strong after 27-3 finish last year
Third in a series of reports on local volleyball teams … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — ...
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High school football: Two county matchups highlight opening week; North-East game moved to tonight
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — High school football is here, and even though many of us know ...
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No one injured in crash at East Ridge Road at Sells Road
SALISBURY — Two car were involved in an accident around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on East Ridge Road near ...
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Catawba to hold public forum on state of economy
SALISBURY – Catawba College Professor of Economics Eric Hake and Associate Professor of Economics Jamie Slate will hold ...
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Mets end Braves’ eight-game winning streak
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Brett Baty homered his first time up in the big ...
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Kannapolis Police promote two to sergeant
KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Police Department has promoted Christopher Hamilton and Ramsey Nimer to the rank of sergeant. ...
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D.G. Martin: Crawdads — the African connection
Was “Where the Crawdads Sing” set in North Carolina–as both the book and movie assert — and where, ...
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Blotter 8/18
In Salisbury Police reports • A report of fraud of a victim on Kesler Street was taken that ...
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Rowan County Fair returns, booth and vendor spots still available
SALISBURY — The annual Rowan County Fair returns Sept. 19 for a week of rides, food and an ...
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Partners in Learning bringing special needs fashion show back in person
SALISBURY — September is the time for Partners in Learning’s annual fashion show, and this year it is ...
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David Freeze Day 16: Some unexpected surprises, but a lot of new friends
Cloudy and very humid from the start, I pedaled out of Hollandale without a visible sunrise. For the ...
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Alexander Jones: Is a red wave on the way? Maybe not
The usual summer lull in political activity has turned out, this year, to be more of a spike. ...
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RCCC Foundation holding golf tourney at Club at Irish Creek
KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 212022, at The Club ...
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Local golf: Putt won’t drop for Lyerly
Staff report PARAMUS, N.J. — Nick Lyerly’s Wednesday in the 122nd U.S. Amateur was over after one hole. ...
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Rowan Arts Council accepting Grassroots Grants applications
The Rowan Arts Council has set Friday, Aug. 26, as the deadline for the 2022-2023 Grassroots Grants applications. ...
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Sharon Randall: The gift of a child
Twelve years ago this week, I held in my arms a gift fresh from Heaven. It was slightly ...
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Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban
By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after ...