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Novant Health doctor’s new study sheds light on hip replacements
SALISBURY — Dr. Paul Lichstein knows what it’s like to be a treated in a hospital and he ...
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Click here to view the 2023 issue of Spirit of Rowan, the Salisbury Post’s annual progress edition.
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High school basketball: Salisbury’s Withers blended talent into 22 wins
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s Bryan Withers is the Post’s Rowan County Coach of the Year ...
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Business roundup: Hiatt joins law firm
SALISBURY — Evan S. Hiatt joined the law firm of Whitley, Jordan, Inge & Rary, P.A., in January. ...
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Catawba College hosting president of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on April 13
SALISBURY — Catawba College’s Ketner School of Business Lecture Series will feature Tom Barkin, president and CEO of ...
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Alcoa offers responses to health concerns raised in video forum
By Chris Miller Stanly News & Press Following a video forum this past week involving former Alcoa workers ...
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Kannapolis City Council agrees to reinstate longevity pay plan, increase salaries
KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis City Council thinks highly of city employees and is willing to prove it. The ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Reinventing home in the heart of historic Salisbury
Downtown Salisbury is home to many restaurants, watering holes, parks and plazas. With the help of some local ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Rowan County’s new boomtown: The Town of Rockwell
Before the town of Rockwell was incorporated into Rowan County by an act of the North Carolina General ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Silent History: Cemeteries can tell a lot about ourselves
Cemeteries can tell so many kinds of stories: mysteries, romances and even horror. Seeing the names and dates, ...
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Celebrating the Year of the Trail with Story Walks
KANNAPOLIS — 2023 is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina and the city of Kannapolis is ...
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Turning over a new leaf: Rufty’s Garden Shop has new owners
SALISBURY — Late last year, Charlie Smith chose to sell Rufty’s Garden Shop after owning it for 30 ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: The Kesler Newsom Kepley Farmhouse is still standing
In 1844, a two-story Federal style house with a central hall, two rooms on the first floor, two ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Industry may have faded, but county identity remains
Like many communities in North Carolina, Rowan County relied heavily on mill work to provide income as farming ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Now and then: Rowan County surges into the future, cherishes its heritage
By John Carr We hope readers will find this year’s Spirit of Rowan our best to date. Certainly ...
Outdoor
Wild turkey season opens April 1 in NC
RALEIGH — Wild turkey hunting season opens in North Carolina on April 1. The youth season is April ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Growing up with Rowan County through the generations
Terry Holt can still smell the burning. Back in 1964, Holt was just a kid when he was ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Woodleaf Elementary to live on as park
Schools are more than just institutions for learning, they are institutions for a community. How many people meet ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Discover Central Avenue: Small business owners revitalize Landis strip
Moments lost in time can be difficult to retrieve, but an economic rebound in Landis has revived a ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Rowan County has seen a mural explosion
It seems like you turn a corner in Rowan County and you’ll run into a mural these days. ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Reading into it: A look back at Rowan County’s libraries
The Rowan County Library system may have the county covered nowadays, but like most things, it started out ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: The women behind Rowan
Rowan County has a feminine side. In fact, the first leader historically documented in what is now Rowan ...
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Free seminar on hoarding offered by city of Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — The city will host a virtual Fair Housing Lunch & Learn seminar from 11:30 a.m. to ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Food Lion’s reach goes further than just good deals
SALISBURY- Ronnie Smith knows Food Lion like the back of his hand. As he should – his father ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: Staying the same can be the best recipe
Simple food is often the best food. If it’s made by someone who cares about what they serve, ...
Lifestyle
‘Smell of Money’ being shown Tuesday at Catawba
SALISBURY — “The Smell of Money,” a film about the devastating effects of the hog industry in eastern ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2023: A classroom is forever — a look inside the life of two historic schools
Breathing new life into a space that was once filled with the sounds of children playing and learning ...
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Eyes in the sky: Rockwell couple start drone photography business
ROCKWELL — At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Jacob Warner found himself like many others: ...