Education
Welcome back! Officers line up to greet elementary students
SALISBURY — For the second year in a row, Salisbury Police officers lined up to welcome students at ...
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Entertainment
Swanee Theatre gets new marquee with an old name
KANNAPOLIS — The Swanee Theatre, built in 1940 as one of four movie theaters in Kannapolis, is well ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 11: Pedaling uphill in search of the Mississippi River
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
Local
Veteran displaying flag at park says he was threatened by driver with firearm
SALISBURY — One of the veterans who has been standing on the corner of Bell Tower Green holding ...
Back to school
School is in session: Students head back for a new year of classes
Students returned to class for the new school year on Wednesday and teachers, staff and administrators were all ...
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David Freeze
David Freeze Day 10: Good progress on an exhilarating day
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
High School
High school volleyball: East has the hitters to be tough
First in a series of reports on local volleyball teams … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — ...
Education
Bright Minds Academy celebrates summer’s end, launches first fundraising campaign
SALISBURY — A local education enrichment program is looking to make waves with its first fundraiser. Bright Minds ...
High School
High school football: West will count on tough linemen
Fourth in a series of reports on local high schools … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — ...
Faith
My Turn, Roger Barbee: A better way
Some years ago I led a men’s Sunday School class in Woodstock, Virginia. When we were studying Job, ...
News
Man arrested on multiple charges following chase
Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a house on Oak Breeze Drive to check on the welfare ...
Crime
Woman accused of stabbing man in dispute
SALISBURY — Following what police describe as a domestic assault, a 45-year-old woman was arrested Aug. 9 and ...
Education
State teachers group critical of proposed license, pay overhaul
RALEIGH (AP) — Members of North Carolina’s leading teacher advocacy group criticized on Tuesday a proposed overhaul of ...
Guest columns
Roger Hull: Two ways to learn
How do we learn? According to author Jonathan Haidt (The Happiness Hypothesis) there are two primary methods by ...
Education
Alcorn scheduled to speak at Hood opening convocation
SALISBURY — Gregory M. Alcorn will be the speaker for Hood Theological Seminary’s Opening Convocation on Sept. 16. ...
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Crime
Blotter for Aug. 11
In the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office • Deputies investigated a report of vandalism and damage to property on ...
Guest columns
Lib Campbell: People burn books because they are afraid
By Lib Campbell Please. Don’t Ban Books. When I went back to college in my late 40s, I ...
News
North Carolina AG in legal bind amid probe over 2020 TV ad
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The campaign committee for North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, ...
Nation/World
Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation
Associated Press NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he ...
Crime
Bank robbery suspect arrested in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — A Concord man was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon after a bank ...
Business
Cannon Pharmacy, IndyCare collaborate to bring new urgent care center to Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — For those in Rowan and Cabarrus counties, healthcare is about to become more convenient with the ...
Business
Spencer Board to consider amending zoning constraints on auto repair shop
SPENCER — At Tuesday night’s Spencer Board of Aldermen meeting, Steve Blount, director of planning for the town, ...
Granite Quarry
Granite Quarry Board of Alderman keeps planning board as part of development process
GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen made a unanimous decision not to approve the amendment ...
Education
Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education reminds students to follow rules as school starts
SALISBURY — At Monday’s Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education meeting, chair Dean Hunter reminded teachers that they should ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 9: Pedaling hard on way to St. Louis
I am watching the minor league game from the Field of Dreams, loving the coverage and excited about ...