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High school basketball: Christmas tournament schedule

2022 DALE’S SPORTING GOODS – SAM MOIR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CLASSIC Goodman Gym at Catawba College Carson, South Rowan, East Rowan, North Rowan, West Rowan ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Friday, November 11, 2022 1:19 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Salisbury soccer rolls in CCC opener

  From staff reports Salisbury’s boys soccer team improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the Central Carolina Conference with a 9-0 win over Thomasville ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 11:21 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Candidates skip quickly past pleasantries

Rowan County could be in for one or more bitter primary elections among local Republicans. Already, 2022 elections have started with Republican County commission candidate ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:10 am

Editorials

Editorial: Make candidates run where they live

The ability for candidates to shop around for their favorite congressional district is bad for the democratic process. Instead of voters choosing their candidates, the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Avoid partisanship, embrace common solutions around Ukraine invasion

To hear Rowan County’s congressman, Rep. Ted Budd, tell it, President Joe Biden may be solely responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Some of ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Editorial: Public events can finally return safely

It’s time to start thinking about the impact of the virus differently for public gatherings. Whether people have listened or not, we’ve collectively learned in ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 27, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Finally, 2022 election can begin

Let the elections begin. After delayed Census results, later-than-usual redistricting, gerrymandering allegations and lawsuits upending the election process, it’s finally time for candidates to write ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Editorial: Increased costs shouldn’t change Knox-Overton K-8 project

Like most things, the price of Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ combined Knox-Overton K-8 school project increased from an initial estimate years ago to one that’s eye-popping today. ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 20, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Laurels: North Rowan students protest peacefully

Laurel to North Rowan High School students for peacefully protesting inaction by Rowan-Salisbury Schools administrators. Students walked out of the building and remained near the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Editorial: Back again, Dollar General picks new site

The year is 2022. The world is still in the middle of a global pandemic that has claimed hundreds of local lives and emerged as ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 8:59 am

Editorials

Editorial: RSS’ cyberattack still plaguing systems

A cyberattack against Rowan-Salisbury Schools is turning out to be more serious than the district initially let on. More than a month after the attack ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 13, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Community responds to Dixonville vandalism

The community responded forcefully and generously following the discovery of vandalized graves at Dixonville Cemetery last week. At the time of the vandalism last week, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:55 am

Editorials

Editorial: Keep party politics off of RSS Board of Education

The proposed conversion of all local elections in the county to partisan will further tear at frayed threads that hold the Salisbury-Rowan community together. Rowan ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Two is a coincidence — three is a trend

China Grove is close to developing a fraught relationship with major housing developments. In October 2020, the China Grove Town Council turned away plans for ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Salisbury considering following in Wilson’s footsteps again

The Salisbury City Council’s discussion Friday about switching to a ride-hailing model for public transit is an idea worth trying. During its retreat, members heard ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 30, 2022 12:00 am

Opinion

Darts and Laurels: Two better than one for Empire Hotel

Laurel to the news that two former competitors are joining forces to make the Empire Hotel redevelopment possible. Brett Krueger, a Charlotte developer who was ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 27, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Make an emergency kit before it’s needed

Winter storms this month have spared Salisbury and Rowan County from prolonged power outages, but they should serve as a reminder about the importance of ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:10 am

Editorials

Editorial: Clues about COVID-19’s future can be found in 1918 flu

As the Salisbury-Rowan community, North Carolina and the nation learn to live with a continuing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s worth considering whether the coronavirus could follow ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 23, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Laurels: An ode to snow days in a digital era

Laurel to the persistence of snow days in an increasingly digital world. Knowing they don’t have school, kids across Rowan County look out of their ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Editorial: Who would you like to work for?

Court-mandated delays to filing periods and elections have brought confusion to a process that never seems to be free from it in North Carolina. North ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Darts and Laurels: Social district good idea for downtown Salisbury

Laurels to Downtown Salisbury, Inc. for pursuing the creation of a social district in the downtown area. The district would allow people to consume alcohol ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Monday, January 10, 2022 11:09 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Good first steps for Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Rowan-Salisbury Schools implemented some commonsense security measures last week in the wake of the Sam Moir Christmas Classic shooting. The school system canceled or moved ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Securing the save for Rowan County

The Charlotte region is on the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning and the coach is nursing a one-run lead. The coach turns ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:01 am

Editorials

Editorial: In-person participation remains pandemic casualty

In-person participation in Salisbury City Council meetings is one of the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the better part of the previous two years, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Pages from community’s history can serve as guide

Four or five years ago, shortly after a new group of commissioners took office, Rowan County began a series of initiatives to create a sense ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:10 am

Editorials

Laurels: Keep pushing Postal Service

Laurel to local residents for speaking up about problems at the East Spencer and Gold Hill post offices and former City Councilman Kenny Hardin for ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: End the roller coaster ride

There was reason for celebration at Rowan Medical Center on Dec. 22, 2020. Roughly nine months after COVID-19 made its appearance in the county, the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 10:49 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Federal funding can have major impact on public education

The sum of grant and federal relief money is sort of mind-boggling. Rowan-Salisbury Schools expects to receive a total of $70 million in federal relief ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 19, 2021 12:00 am

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