Education
Students advocate for managing money
By Mitchell Kesler, Christopher Martinez, Isaac Miller, Dylan Milam and Jade Thompson South Rowan High School Editor’s note: The writers are students in Christina McLamb’s personal ...
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Education
Teacher succeeds in replacing seats with rocking chairs
LANDIS — Students at Corriher-Lipe Middle School are rocking their way through the school year. Stacey Carver, a seventh-grade English language arts teacher, put out ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, October 4, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Spencer hires new town manager
SPENCER — Terence Arrington will become Spencer’s new town manager beginning Oct. 15. Arrington, 35, was selected after an extensive search by the Board of ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Partners in Learning looking to replace chicken coop
SALISBURY — It’s time for Henny and Little Roo to have a new home. The two chickens, members of the Partners in Learning family, were ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Two Rowan County natives implicated in Cherokee opioid investigation
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com ASHEVILLE — Two Rowan County natives face charges in connection with a federal drug-trafficking investigation. Authorities arrested 76 people in and ...
by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, September 29, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Rowan Helping Ministries to open eastern campus
SALISBURY — Rowan Helping Ministries is expanding eastward thanks to a partnership with St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Rockwell. The church, off St. Peter’s Church ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 28, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Million Father March rallies support for Isenberg students
SALISBURY — Isenberg Elementary students arrived at school Wednesday to a chorus of manly cheers. Two lines of men lined the sidewalk leading into the ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 27, 2018 12:00 am
East Spencer
Charter students spend the day at Livingstone after water shut-off
EAST SPENCER — A local charter school was forced to move Monday while a town water line was replaced. Jonathan Pullin, principal of Essie Mae ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board revisits consolidation discussion
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education revisited a controversial topic Monday night: School consolidation. The idea of closing and merging schools was first broached ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board debates future of Knox Middle School
SALISBURY — After years of discussion, the finish line may be in sight for Knox Middle School. The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education has promised a ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 12:00 am
Education
School board to discuss enrollment trends, Knox renovations
SALISBURY — There’s a lot on the table at Monday’s Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education meeting. On of the first items up for discussion is district ...
by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, September 23, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Storytelling festival continues despite location change
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thursday was a day of story and song at schools across Rowan County. Rowan Public Library sent storytellers out ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 21, 2018 12:05 am
Education
Local schools collecting supplies for those hit by hurricane
SALISBURY — Several area schools are collecting supplies for those affected by Hurricane Florence. Needed supplies include non-perishable food, bottled water, toiletries and cleaning supplies. ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 21, 2018 12:05 am
Education
Up close and personal: Muddy Sneakers introduces students to nature
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s a dewey Wednesday morning as Overton Elementary fifth graders hike through the Greenway. Their sneakers leave trails in ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Rowan Helping Ministries had busy year
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A lot has changed at Rowan Helping Ministries this year. The non-profit, which mans Rowan County’s homeless shelter, as ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Local doctor flies supplies to the coast
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Hurricane Florence left devastation in its wake as it plowed through the coast, but Rowan County residents aren’t about ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Down came the rain: Schools suffer some damage after Florence
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thirty-four of Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ 35 buildings pulled through Hurricane Florence without major damage. “We feel very fortunate in the ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, September 18, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Birds of a feather: Chickens rescued from flood waters
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was just before 11 a.m. Monday when Jenna Thompson waded into the rising waters of Grant’s Creek on ...
by Rebecca Rider, Monday, September 17, 2018 1:31 pm
Local
Spencer aldermen argue over rental ordinance
SPENCER — Tempers flared Tuesday night as the Spencer Board of Aldermen considered approving a new ordinance on rental property remediation. The proposed ordinance would ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 14, 2018 12:00 am
News
Shelter seekers turn to Rowan County as Florence slams NC
SALISBURY — As Hurricane Florence batters the coast, thousands have flocked inland seeking shelter. According to the Associated Press, more than 1.7 million people in ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 14, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Salisbury High on code yellow lockdown
SALISBURY — Salisbury High School is on code yellow lockdown due to an event in the surrounding area. A code yellow lockdown means that doors ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 13, 2018 11:30 am
Education
Shake on it: Teacher goes extra mile for students
SALISBURY — Spencer Ann Bowden was still a new educator when she saw a viral video of a teacher going the extra mile. The short ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 13, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Catawba entrepreneur launches skin care line
Catawba College SALISBURY — After a year of research and development, Samuel Young, a business major at Catawba College, is launching his men’s skin care ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 13, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Hospital prepares for possible flooding from Hurricane Florence
SALISBURY — People driving down Mocksville Avenue will see an unusual sight this week: a 2-and-a-half foot berm near Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. The ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 13, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Schools to be closed Friday
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools will be closed Friday for all staff and students because of the threat of severe weather. School will operate on a ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:34 pm
Local
Spencer prepares for hurricane rain, wind
SPENCER — Spencer’s monthly Board of Aldermen meeting went for more than three hours Tuesday as town leaders laid out strategies to clean up potential hurricane ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Customers buy ‘everything that isn’t nailed down’ in preparation for Hurricane Florence, stores say
SALISBURY — Salisbury stores reported supply shortages Tuesday as people rushed to build last-minute disaster kits with Hurricane Florence moving toward the N.C. coast. Representatives ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:00 pm
Education
School board approves some changes at planning retreat
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday took several important strides towards becoming a renewal school district. District renewal, approved Aug. 2 by ...