News
Ask Us: Why hasn’t city drained swamp on Jake Alexander Boulevard?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or ...
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Education
‘I’m going to keep trying’: Jalon Lewis continues his own story with basketball at ESPN U internship
SALISBURY — Jalon Lewis, a senior at Livingstone College, put in daily four- and five-hour workouts last summer as he prepared for the upcoming basketball season. ...
by Natalie Alms, Friday, August 9, 2019 12:00 am
Elections
Stephanie Walker seeks re-election to Rockwell Board of Aldermen
ROCKWELL — Stephanie Walker is running for a third term on the Rockwell Board of Aldermen. Walker has worked with IBM for 14 years as a ...
by Natalie Alms, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:00 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: What is the status of Faith Road shopping center?
SALISBURY — In October 2017, the Salisbury Planning Board designated property at 517 Faith Road as a conditional district. That meant the owners, Jose Ceron and ...
by Natalie Alms, Monday, August 5, 2019 12:00 am
Elections
Beau Taylor hopes to stay on job as Rockwell mayor
ROCKWELL — Mayor Beau Taylor says that every time he has run for political office, he has run for the people. This year, he filed to ...
by Natalie Alms, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 12:00 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: What is happening to Woodleaf Elementary property?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or ...
by Natalie Alms, Monday, July 29, 2019 12:00 am
Local
‘I think we take it for granted’: Creek Week will celebrate water in Rowan County
SALISBURY — If you’ve ever wanted to meet a hellbender, you’ll have your chance from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 24. North America’s largest salamander can ...
by Natalie Alms, Friday, July 26, 2019 12:00 am
Elections
Chris Cranford running for Rockwell Board of Aldermen
ROCKWELL — After thinking about running for office for some time, Chris Cranford is making a bid for a seat on the Rockwell Board of ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:00 am
Education
Teachers ‘shop’ for classroom supplies during new teacher orientation
SALISBURY — Ashlyn Coley had to make several trips to her car to get all the teaching materials and books she had chosen for her new ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:00 am
Local
City considers which blocks should receive help during BlockWork program
SALISBURY — When you do some work for a depressed neighborhood, you set the stage for more, says Barbara Perry, chairwoman of the city’s Housing Advocacy ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 11:27 pm
Local
Grateful Heart Community Services to host Community Day
SALISBURY — There was a time when Johnny and Brenda Morgan had difficulty making ends meet. Caveats in legislation, however, meant they also couldn’t access food ...
by Natalie Alms, Saturday, July 20, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Memories take off around 50th anniversary of moon landing
SALISBURY — About 530 million people watched their televisions on July 20, 1969, to bear witness to people walking on the moon for the first time ...
by Natalie Alms, Friday, July 19, 2019 12:00 am
China Grove
Farmers Day to feature new air-conditioned trolley, programs for children
CHINA GROVE — Organizers are putting the finishing touches on Saturday’s Farmers Day, one of China Grove’s biggest days of the year. “It’s the 38th year, ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 12:00 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: When was the first Farmers Day?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or ...
by Natalie Alms, Monday, July 15, 2019 12:00 am
Local
‘Someone in their corner’: Foster parent shortage means some children without homes
SALISBURY — At times, Rowan County social workers have slept overnight at the office to be with a foster child who’s sleeping on a cot ...
by Natalie Alms, Sunday, July 14, 2019 12:10 am
Columnists
Natalie Alms: Partisan gerrymandering warrants concern
There isn’t a national shortage of potential political crises. Millennials and members of Generation Z might not have Social Security by the time we retire, ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Sisters earn first place in inaugural High Rock Lake dock decorations contest
HIGH ROCK LAKE — Kim Hardiman helps her sister, Kris Hall, decorate her house and dock for every holiday, but this year their Fourth of ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, July 4, 2019 12:00 am
Crime
Summer Cease-Fire meeting teaches de-escalation techniques
SALISBURY — Maintaining control and listening are keys to heading off violent confrontations, said presenters at a training session of the Summer Cease-Fire program on ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:00 am
Faith
Faith Fourth of July sets new stage for festivities
FAITH — The town of Faith has hosted Fourth of July celebrations annually for more than 65 years, and this year will be no different. ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:00 am
Columnists
Natalie Alms: Luke is selling control, not romance, on this season of the Bachelorette
I’m a romantic, and why not? Reality’s boundaries are too constricting. You improve your chances with a rosy, if impractical, outlook and ambitious, if idealistic, ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Salisbury fire chief to be chairman of Rowan United Way Campaign
SALISBURY — Bob Parnell, chief of the Salisbury Fire Department, will serve as chairman of the 2019 Rowan County United Way Campaign, overseeing the annual ...
by Natalie Alms, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:00 am
Kannapolis
Kannapolis Fire Department has new insurance rating, new station and interim chief
KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis Fire Chief Ernie Hiers is retiring after 39 years of service, more than 10 of which were spent in Kannapolis. The Fire ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Rowan County’s Selective Service board seeks two volunteers
SALISBURY — The local volunteer board in Rowan County for the Selective Service System, commonly called “the draft,” is seeking volunteers. After an application process ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:00 am
News
I-85 resurfacing project in Rowan to start as soon as July
SALISBURY — Construction is scheduled to start as soon as July 8 on a 10.8-mile project on Interstate 85 just as work to widen the highway ...
by Natalie Alms, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Salisbury Fire Department announces promotions
SALISBURY — Chief Robert Parnell has promoted four firefighters to the rank of captain in the Salisbury Fire Department. The promotions were effective June 10. ...
by Natalie Alms, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:26 pm
News
At ‘Fame’ meeting, some came just to listen
SALISBURY — About 200 people gathered in the Salisbury Civic Center on Monday evening to talk about the “Fame” monument that sits in downtown Salisbury. ...
by Natalie Alms, Monday, June 17, 2019 11:10 pm
Local
Vigil highlights human cost of Medicaid coverage gap, calls for expansion
SALISBURY — The Rev. Dr. Regina Dancy knows that some students at her workplace, Hood Theological Seminary, use their prayers to ask God to keep ...
by Natalie Alms, Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Marsh Street tree topples, takes family’s memories with it
SALISBURY — Rex Boner went into his backyard Tuesday morning to retrieve the remains of a beloved swing that sat trapped under the toppled tree ...