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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Rowan County’s new boomtown: The Town of Rockwell

Before the town of Rockwell was incorporated into Rowan County by an act of the North Carolina General ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Silent History: Cemeteries can tell a lot about ourselves

Cemeteries can tell so many kinds of stories: mysteries, romances and even horror. Seeing the names and dates, ...

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Celebrating the Year of the Trail with Story Walks

KANNAPOLIS — 2023 is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina and the city of Kannapolis is ...

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Turning over a new leaf: Rufty’s Garden Shop has new owners

SALISBURY — Late last year, Charlie Smith chose to sell Rufty’s Garden Shop after owning it for 30 ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: The Kesler Newsom Kepley Farmhouse is still standing

In 1844, a two-story Federal style house with a central hall, two rooms on the first floor, two ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Industry may have faded, but county identity remains

Like many communities in North Carolina, Rowan County relied heavily on mill work to provide income as farming ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Now and then: Rowan County surges into the future, cherishes its heritage

By John Carr We hope readers will find this year’s Spirit of Rowan our best to date. Certainly ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Growing up with Rowan County through the generations

Terry Holt can still smell the burning. Back in 1964, Holt was just a kid when he was ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Woodleaf Elementary to live on as park

Schools are more than just institutions for learning, they are institutions for a community. How many people meet ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Discover Central Avenue: Small business owners revitalize Landis strip

Moments lost in time can be difficult to retrieve, but an economic rebound in Landis has revived a ...

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Roger Barbee: DMV officials need to see what it’s like in local offices

I recently spent three hours in the Mooresville DMV, when and where I had some personal opinions supported by ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Rowan County has seen a mural explosion

It seems like you turn a corner in Rowan County and you’ll run into a mural these days. ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Reading into it: A look back at Rowan County’s libraries

The Rowan County Library system may have the county covered nowadays, but like most things, it started out ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: The women behind Rowan

Rowan County has a feminine side. In fact, the first leader historically documented in what is now Rowan ...

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Free seminar on hoarding offered by city of Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — The city will host a virtual Fair Housing Lunch & Learn seminar from 11:30 a.m. to ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Food Lion’s reach goes further than just good deals

SALISBURY- Ronnie Smith knows Food Lion like the back of his hand. As he should – his father ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Staying the same can be the best recipe

Simple food is often the best food. If it’s made by someone who cares about what they serve, ...

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‘Smell of Money’ being shown Tuesday at Catawba

SALISBURY — “The Smell of Money,” a film about the devastating effects of the hog industry in eastern ...

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My Turn, William Chestnut: A portrait of Salisbury

I have the fondest memories of Salisbury. I lived there for three years from 1967 to 1970. What wonderful ...

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Spirit of Rowan 2023: A classroom is forever — a look inside the life of two historic schools

Breathing new life into a space that was once filled with the sounds of children playing and learning ...