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New sheriff, deputies sworn in during ceremony in court
SALISBURY — The newly-elected Rowan County Sheriff Travis Allen and his sworn deputies, including those who work in ...
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Edds, Greene and Klusman take oath of office during commission meeting
SALISBURY — Commissioners Greg Edds, Jim Greene and Judy Klusman took the oath of office during the Rowan ...
Granite Quarry
Granite Lake Park shines with Christmas tree lighting
GRANITE QUARRY — The countdown started at 5:30 p.m. Saturday as community members excitedly waited for the tree ...
Cleveland
Town of Cleveland hosts 50th annual Cleveland Christmas Parade
CLEVELAND — Rainy conditions didn’t stop the town of Cleveland from having the 50th annual Cleveland Christmas Parade, ...
High School
High school football Defensive Player of the Year: Gray a force in the trenches for Falcons
MOUNT ULLA — Don’t let Alijiah Gray’s warm, friendly smile and quiet disposition fool you. Camouflaged inside that ...
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Sports
Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
By Jay Cohen AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO — Moments after Fred McGriff was elected to the Baseball ...
Sports
Panthers waive struggling QB Mayfield, a former No. 1 pick
By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — The short-lived Baker Mayfield era is over in Carolina. The ...
Local
Cause of fatal fire may have been accidental
SALISBURY — The cause of a residential fire in the 800 block of S. Church Street in the ...
Local
Rowan County employees celebrated with holiday lunch
SALISBURY — Rowan County employees from all departments were invited to the West End Plaza for a lunch ...
Local
A letter to Santa: the best Christmas present a family could receive
SALISBURY — Writing Santa a Christmas letter is a rite of passage for many kids during the holiday ...
Crime
Rockwell tree taken in the night
ROCKWELL — The Grinch visited Rockwell early this year. At some point Thursday night or Friday morning, someone ...
Local
Board of commissioners to hold public hearing on new housing development
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing on a new housing development ...
High School
High school girls tennis: Wymbs builds on outstanding career
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— Salisbury tennis standout Millie Wymbs is an athlete with or without a racket ...
Guest columns
Kenneth L. Hardin: Why is our school system performing so poorly?
As I scrolled through six years of the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s state report cards, I cringed. The troubling ...
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Clyde
Clyde: Home is where the hearth is
“For my days are consumed like smoke and my bones are burned as an hearth” (Psalm 102:3). Not ...
Opinion
Paris Goodnight: Handing over cash a dollar or two at a time
Since this is the season of giving and we tend to spread our good fortune a little more ...
Letters
Letters to the editor: Dec. 4
Hooray for local news I have seen a significant increase in the quality and quantity of local news ...
Outdoor
Wanna step outside? Special anniversary of first buck 50 years ago
By Dan Kibler Fifty years. It can’t have been 50 years. On Dec. 2, 1972, I swung my ...
Guest columns
Francis Koster: We need to help kids see invisible things shaping their future
By Francis Koster Earlier this year, my wife and I went to Antarctica. What I saw blew ...
Books
Kyle Petty’s new book details decision to trade in race car for guitar
SALISBURY — NASCAR driver Kyle Petty was born into the world of stock car racing. Son of seven-time ...
Business
Sons of Krispy Kreme’s founder detail company’s start during visit to Salisbury
SALISBURY — One child of Krispy Kreme founder Vernon Rudolph offered this advice to a group this past ...
College
Klubnik provides spark as No. 10 Clemson routs No. 24 UNC for ACC title
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — Backup quarterback Cade Klubnik completed 20 of 24 passes for ...
Sports
Area Sports: Juke scores 25, but Hornets take first loss
From staff reports WINSTON-SALEM — Salisbury’s boys basketball team lost 51-46 to Calvary Day on Saturday in ...
Sports
NBA: Bucks cruise to 105-96 win over Hornets
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Bobby Portis scored 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-96 on ...