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Good trouble: Two newbies join nationwide dissent demonstrations
SALISBURY — West Innes Street looked like a familiar scene on Thursday afternoon as protesters lined both sides…
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Granite Quarry continues moving towards Civic Park renovations with Cannon Foundation donation
GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry is inching closer to fully funding Phase 1 of the…
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Landis takes steps to move fire building to park
LANDIS — The Landis Board of Aldermen voted to relocate the fire building that currently sits at public…
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‘The Bodyguard: The Musical’ hits Salisbury
SALISBURY — Piedmont Players Theatre is presenting the regional premiere of the thrilling and iconic production, “The Bodyguard:…
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Education funding freeze hits home
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools is facing a $1.5 million shortfall following the U.S. Department of Education funding freeze…
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Rockwell denies 185-lot housing development after heated public hearing
ROCKWELL — The members of the Rockwell Board of Aldermen voted to deny an annexation and rezoning request…
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Half of Rowan Community Center parking lot closes for construction
SALISBURY — Beginning this week, the county has begun the paving work on the Rowan Community Center parking…
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Rockwell purchasing license plate readers, cameras for PD; looking into homeless ordinance
ROCKWELL — The Rockwell Board of Aldermen voted to approve the purchase and installment of several license plate…
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Spencer reaches fundraising goal after new park shortfall
By Elisabeth Strillacci SPENCER — While the town of Spencer has planned and worked for several years to…
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Community resource fair has double benefit
SALISBURY — The staff at Rowan County Public Library knew they had a brainstorm and a great idea…
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Good to be home: Local teen recovering after open heart surgery
When Rex L’Hommedieu left Erwin Middle School for the summer, he was thinking about the fall sports season…
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Tutoring program available for students after school
Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Registration is open for Bright Minds Academy’s After School Tutoring Program. Hosted…
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Spencer Fire Department promotes two
SPENCER — The Spencer Fire Department has promoted two to leadership positions, one to deputy fire chief and…
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Spencer finalizes annexation agreement with East Spencer, addresses use of alleys, sidewalks
SPENCER — Following East Spencer’s approval the night before, the Spencer Board of Aldermen approved its part of…
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Several races remain without candidates after first week of election filing
(This story has been updated to reflect the corrected year David Post was first elected.) SALISBURY — Several more…
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Special Ops Task Force a jewel for Rowan County
By Elisabeth Strillacci Rowan County has a task force that no other county in the area, or in…
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GQ’s Barnhardt following in Karen Alexander’s footsteps on local, state boards
When Granite Quarry Mayor Brittany Barnhardt was appointed to the board of directors for the N.C. League of…
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A virtuous life: Family members reflect on late Osborne’s legacy
CLEVELAND — Gerald Osborne, the late Cleveland commissioner, wore more hats than most, but of all the roles…
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Box full of blessings: Small food pantries help offset food insecurity
Sometimes, all it takes is a little effort to make a big difference. That is the theory behind…
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Wallace family looking to purchase The Plaza
(This story has been updated to reflect the correct date of the Wallace’s sale of the building.) SALISBURY…
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Man shot by police following incident in Spencer identified
SPENCER — The man shot and killed by an East Spencer police officer on July 8 has been…
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Disenchanted! – Lee Street theatre brings a royal twist to the stage with summer musical comedy
Submitted This summer, Lee Street theatre is inviting guests to forget everything they know about princesses. From July…
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Cleveland commissioners remember late colleague
CLEVELAND — Gerald Osborne died on Tuesday. He was 87. The long-time town resident and civil servant left…
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Filing for elections continues as Kannapolis mayoral seat officially contested
SALISBURY — Filing for local elections began on Monday, and the city of Kannapolis already has what appears…
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“Show that you are behind them” — Yard signs express public support for law enforcement
KANNAPOLIS — After a long career in law enforcement with N.C. Wildlife, ending as a captain, John Campbell…
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East Spencer codifies annexation agreement with Spencer, which was scheduled to vote Tuesday night
EAST SPENCER — The town of East Spencer formally approved the non-annexation and boundary line agreement with the…
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Back to school: Landis PD hosts supply drive for area students
LANDIS — Summer break for Rowan-Salisbury Schools students is officially half-way over so those kids will be heading…
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Lest we forget: GQ Colored/Shuford Memorial School celebrates reunion
Staff report The Granite Quarry Colored/Shuford Memorial Elementary School recently celebrated its 19th biennial school reunion late last…