“There’s something healthy about grieving. There’s something healthy about locking arms with members of your community.”

— Anson Phillips,

Refuge Church member,

leading a vigil after the shooting death of Anthony Frazier, 14, of Kannapolis

“We can’t wait for the city, we can’t wait for the chief, we can’t wait for anybody else. We have to do it ourselves.”

— Kenny Hardin, member,

Salisbury City Council,

on starting a Boys and Girls Club

“We don’t like to guess at it. We don’t like to flip a coin. We like to have as many facts as we can before we make the decision — because it’s a huge decision.”

— Tim Beck, transportation director, Rowan-Salisbury Schools,

on deciding when to call for a snow day

“I think right now it’s the best of the worst.”

— Eisa Cox, director
of secondary education,

on missing test review days but having time to anticipate snow days and make plans