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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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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 ...
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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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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, ...
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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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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Trading Ford carried travelers across the Yadkin
Before cars zipped over Interstate 85 or the Wil-Cox bridge carried two lanes of U.S. 29, a similar ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Storied Kerr Mill poised for a water wheel replacement
Constructed by Joseph Kerr around 1823, Kerr Mill was for years the primary source of flour, cornmeal and ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: How China Grove earned its distinct name
The very name of the town seems to beg the question. Why is it called China Grove? Chartered ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Adding ice cream was a sweet treat for Patterson Farm
MOUNT ULLA — Folks at Patterson Farm were busy over the winter getting ready for this year’s growing ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: New lights will spotlight racing activity at Millbridge Speedway
MILLBRIDGE — During COVID-19 pivoting, Millbridge Speedway was forced to split racing night from just Wednesdays to add ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Rosenwald Schools educated Black children in the early 20th century
There is some disagreement between sources on how many Rosenwald schools were built in Rowan County, but the ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Mount Ulla’s rich farmland may only be rivaled by its history
In 2005, Davidson County Broadcasting applied to build a large radio tower in rural Mount Ulla. The close-knit ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Eagle Point Nature Preserve is ‘a neat place to go’
Eagle Point Nature Preserve has been fulfilling its mission for more than 20 years. The park, about 180 ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: At 120th anniversary, Noble & Kelsey moving into fourth generation of family operation
Adrianna and Kimberly Kelsey’s memories of their family’s business, Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home, aren’t too different. “As ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Barn quilts bring meaning, color to western Rowan County
Elsie Bennett knew the feed business wasn’t going to sustain her 100-plus-year-old general store. Looking for a way ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Dan Nicholas’ generosity sparked vision for county’s top park
SALISBURY — Dan Nicholas could sell ice to an eskimo, but he had a tough time giving away ...
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Spirit of Rowan 2022: Food Lion started as ‘little bitty’ grocery store in Salisbury
SALISBURY — Philanthropist Ronnie Smith says there’s no way his father, Wilson, and fellow Food Lion founders Ralph ...