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‘Back in full swing’ for the spring: East Spencer community gathers for food, fun and fellowship at Spring Fest

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The smell of fried festival foods, 70-degree weather and echoes of ...

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‘A great day’ for East Spencer: Groundbreaking ceremony held for development at Dunbar site

EAST SPENCER — With optimism in the air, the team behind a new development in East Spencer sunk ...

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East Spencer woman wins $1 million lottery prize

SALISBURY — April Woodberry of East Spencer is already “blessed” with a big family, but on Tuesday her ...

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Developers aim to transform former Dunbar School site into multi-purpose community development

EAST SPENCER — Plans to convert the former site of the Dunbar High School and Dunbar Center in ...

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East Spencer police chief announces retirement

EAST SPENCER — Police Chief Sharon Hovis will retire from law enforcement on March 1, the town announced.  ...

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Bennett out, Conrad back in interim role for East Spencer

EAST SPENCER — Phil Conrad is again filling in following the departure of James Bennett. Bennett resigned as ...

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East Spencer firefighters honored for 20+ years of service

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — James Miller and Kenny Miller are two of three East Spencer ...

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East Spencer to take a closer look at street paving projects

EAST SPENCER — The town of East Spencer has plans to start tackling street repair projects starting with ...

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East Spencer resident not happy with drainage repair

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — East Spencer resident Carolyn Logan said she’s not satisfied after what ...

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East Spencer board to conduct year-end evaluation of town administrator

EAST SPENCER — The East Spencer town board has made plans to conduct a year-end evaluation of Town ...

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Proposed interstate exit in East Spencer placed on Cabarrus-Rowan priority list

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — An Interstate 85 exit into East Spencer has been added to ...

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East Spencer board vows to look into resident’s property concerns

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — After months of heated conversation, the East Spencer town board agreed ...

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East Spencer discusses plans to establish public comments policy

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — A week after a heated exchange during a regular meeting, the ...

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East Spencer board to consider options to help resident resolve drainage issues

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The East Spencer town board will consider options to resolve a ...

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Nine displaced after East Spencer apartment fire

EAST SPENCER — Nine people were displaced Tuesday following a fire at an East Spencer apartment complex that ...

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East Spencer board rejects tiny house idea

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Jamilla Kennedy will have to come up with a new affordable ...

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East Spencer youth program to start Oct. 13

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — A youth program started by local pastors and community organizers will ...

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East Spencer board to decide if resident can convert sheds to housing units

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The East Spencer Board of Aldermen will determine whether to allow ...

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Return of serve: Local resident revives tennis courts in East Spencer

EAST SPENCER — After hitting a few shots back and forth over a tattered net, Martin Jackson looked ...

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East Spencer draws crowd for annual community day

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Town Alderman Tony Hillian wasn’t sure if there would be a ...

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East Spencer to hold community day, provide free food, supplies

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The town will host a community day this month to provide ...

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New life in an old building: Hamm’s Cafe follows in footsteps of East Spencer’s Krider’s Cafe

EAST SPENCER — It’s a small unassuming building across from a vacant, partially burned down former school. Still, ...

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Company talks building affordable housing in East Spencer

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — A local company says it wants to partner with the town ...

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Fire officials: East Spencer house fire started at electrical outlet

EAST SPENCER — The cause of a Saturday fire at an East Spencer home where a dog perished ...

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Local pastors to head East Spencer-based youth advocacy program

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — When the Rev. Michael Mitchell approached a few local pastors to ...

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Earlier deadline accompanies concerns about local completion rate for Census

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the 2020 Census self-response deadline has moved up a month to ...

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‘This is our lifeline:’ East Spencer officials ask Salisbury for water billing credit to aid in economic development

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury-Rowan Utilities as well as city staff will work with the town ...

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East Spencer wants residents to participate on youth advisory committee

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The town of East Spencer has formed a youth advisory committee ...

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