Back to school
Back to School 2017: college advice column
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com When I began my studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill two years ago, I didn’t know where ...
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News
Drownings: What happens and how to prevent it
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Many people look forward to summer for the chance to lounge around a pool or dive into a lake, but fun on ...
by Savannah Morgan, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:10 am
Local
No place like High Rock Lake
Lifelong lake resident or newly arrived retired couple, lake homeowner or visitor from a neighboring city — it seems everyone can find something to do ...
by Savannah Morgan, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:10 am
News
Former 4-H member’s records to be put in museum
When Helen Wooten, then Helen Prevatte, first began her 4-H home beautification project, she set out with one goal in mind — to make her ...
by Savannah Morgan, Sunday, August 6, 2017 12:00 am
News
Walmart Foundation awards $33,000 grant to Rowan Helping Ministries
The Walmart Foundation recently awarded a $33,000 grant to Rowan Helping Ministries to provide food for people in need in Rowan County. The funding came from ...
by Savannah Morgan, Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:00 am
Entertainment
Salisbury native brings international book tour to Salisbury GameStop
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Shequeta L. Smith, the writer-creator of the six-part graphic novel series “Rayven Choi,” will sign books at Salisbury GameStop, ...
by Savannah Morgan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:00 am
News
Korean War veterans invited to take part in tribute dinner on Sunday, July 30
By Savannah Morgan news@salisburypost.com CONCORD — The public is asked to help locate and invite veterans of the Korean War to attend a program in ...
by Savannah Morgan, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:00 am
News
Campers learn about character and leadership at Royal Giants Park
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — As the sun began to climb into the sky Friday morning, children filled the playground and basketball court ...
by Savannah Morgan, Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:10 am
Farm & Garden
Plentiful rain keeping crops in good shape
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Rowan County has seen plenty of rain this summer, and crops such as field corn, small grains, soybeans and tomatoes are flourishing ...
by Savannah Morgan, Friday, July 7, 2017 12:10 am
News
Knollwood Elementary School hosts ESL Summer Camp
SALISBURY — Learning and laughter filled the trailer classrooms at Knollwood Elementary School last month as English as a Second Language students from across Rowan ...
by Savannah Morgan, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 12:05 am
News
Sink or Float: Christiana Lutheran youth director leads science experiment sessions
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Pans of water sat on the tables of Granite Quarry Elementary’s media center. Objects such as golf balls, candles, spoons and straws ...
by Savannah Morgan, Saturday, July 1, 2017 12:05 am
Education
For Libby Post, retirement is next on the menu
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com For the past 18 years, Libby Post has run the school nutrition program for the Rowan-Salisbury School System. She has created ...
by Savannah Morgan, Monday, June 19, 2017 12:10 am
News
Tar Heel Girls State gives girls knowledge, confidence and a lifetime of memories
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Tar Heel Girls State, a weeklong mock government workshop, was back in session this week for its 79th year. The program ...
by Savannah Morgan, Saturday, June 17, 2017 12:00 am
News
Brotherhood of cyclists passes through Rowan County
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Carolina Brotherhood, a group of firefighters, law enforcement personnel and first responders from across North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, ...
by Savannah Morgan, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 12:00 am
Local
Local pastor calls community to “plant good fruit”
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com The In My Father’s House ministry held its first community awareness meeting Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Roosevelt Jenkins has hosted his ministry ...
by Savannah Morgan, Saturday, June 10, 2017 12:00 am
News
School’s Out: Mount Ulla Elementary’s fifth-graders end the school year with bittersweet excitement
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Chairs and desks lined the halls of Mount Ulla Elementary School by the time the final bell rang Friday afternoon. Many ...
by Savannah Morgan, Saturday, June 10, 2017 12:00 am
Kannapolis
A.L. Brown High School Seniors inspire elementary students with Senior Walk
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com The halls and sidewalks of Forest Park Elementary School were lined with smiling young students Thursday who cheered and high-fived a steady stream ...
by Savannah Morgan, Friday, June 9, 2017 12:00 am
News
Yadkin Riverkeeper to host free screening of coal ash film
The Yadkin Riverkeeper, Sierra Club and local residents will host a free screening of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival documentary “From the Ashes.” The screening ...
by Savannah Morgan, Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:00 am
Education
Salisbury High School receives $700,000 Golden Leaf grant to help expand career and technical program
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury High School has won a $700,000 grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation to help expand its career and technical ...
by Savannah Morgan, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 12:00 am
News
Fox makes meal of local man’s chickens
By Jon C. Lakey and Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com Walter Hubbard put out a warning to his neighbors last week after seeing a large red fox running ...
by Savannah Morgan, Friday, June 2, 2017 12:00 am
Education
East Rowan Honors Chorus is no Foreigner to success
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com On Aug. 5, 25 students in the East Rowan High School Honors Chorus will abandon traditional auditorium risers and instead embrace a ...
by Savannah Morgan, Thursday, June 1, 2017 12:00 am
Education
Savannah Morgan: A change of perspective on the race to be valedictorian
By Savannah Morgan intern@salisburypost.com At the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education meeting Monday night, there was one topic that stood out above the rest. This topic ...
by Savannah Morgan, Thursday, May 25, 2017 12:00 am
Education
Students rewarded for completing reading challenge
By Savannah Morgan news@salisburypost.com “I read 80!” Those words echoed through the halls of China Grove Elementary School on Thursday as students and teachers alike buzzed with ...