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Smart Start Month: Celebration held to honor proclamation
SALISBURY — September has been a special month for Smart Start as Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed the month ...
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City council honors outgoing councilor Anthony Smith
SALISBURY — Both the Salisbury City Council and several residents took the time to speak about what Anthony Smith ...
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Rowan Creek Week: Rain barrel workshop teaches types, safety and more
SALISBURY — It was day three of Rowan Creek Week, and as the rain fell, a group gathered ...
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Julian H. Robertson Jr. makes final investments in beloved hometown
Although Julian Robertson Jr. died just over two years ago, he continues to bless the community that he ...
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Granite Quarry hosts badge-pinning ceremony commemorating fully-staffed fire department
(This story has been updated to reflect corrected information about the location of Matthews and Wesley Chapel fire ...
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High school football: East, West, Hornets win JV games
From staff reports GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s jayvee football team won 12-0 against Concord on Thursday. East’s ...
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High school tennis roundup: Hornets, Falcons win again
From staff reports DENTON — Salisbury won 9-0 at South Davidson in Central Carolina Conference girls tennis played ...
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Minor league baseball: Cannon Ballers lose finale
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers’ season ended late Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to Fredericksburg in the ...
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High school soccer roundup: Hornets roll on road
From staff reports DENTON — It was a night of firsts for Salisbury’s boys soccer team in Wednesday’s ...
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MLB: Ohtani on brink of 50/50 season
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th home run of the season ...
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High school volleyball roundup: East, South win SPC matches
From staff reports CONCORD — East Rowan swept Central Cabarrus in South Piedmont Conference volleyball on Wednesday. Cameorn ...
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Winston-Salem man dies in truck crash on I-85
The 84-year old driver of a box truck that crashed into the poles of a sign on I-85 ...
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Williams guilty of two counts of first-degree murder
SALISBURY — Willie Earl Williams Jr. was found guilty Thursday morning of two counts of first-degree murder in ...
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Salisbury issues over $1 million contract for street resurfacing project
SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved Tuesday the awarding of an approximately $1 million contract to rehabilitate ...
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Salisbury accepting applications for annual BlockWork program
SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury is seeking volunteers to assist with its annual BlockWork program on Oct. ...
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Salisbury Police Foundation luncheon raises support for officer’s mental health, well-being
SALISBURY — The annual luncheon of the Salisbury Police Foundation was held Wednesday with the theme of Back ...
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North Kannapolis Baptist Church’s annual homecoming
North Kannapolis Baptist Church’s annual homecoming celebration will be held Sunday, Sept. 22, beginning at 10:45 a.m. Guest ...
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My Turn: Renee Coates Scheidt: Suicide: The cruelest of death
By Renee Coates Scheidt Although the people of Planet Earth are as different and varied as the colors of ...
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Paw Pals
Cat: A141957 Bandit Neutered male 8 months old Been at shelter since 9/6 Very playful and energetic Dog: ...
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121st homecoming scheduled
SALISBURY — Second Presbyterian Church, 732 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury, will be celebrating its 121st homecoming on Sept. 22 ...
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He’s Alive Church bazaar
He’s Alive Church in Kannapolis will be hosting a bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, ...
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Hood Theological offering free course discussing book about the “epidemic of mental illness”
SALISBURY — Hood Theological Seminary is offering a free course that will give people an opportunity to discuss the ...
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United States Under Secretary of Agriculture inspires students in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — “Whoa! Look how big this one is,” is an exclamation commonly heard in the school garden when ...
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Jubilee Community Choir schedules vesper service of “Faith, Hope and Unity”
Submitted The Jubilee Community Choir of N.C. will present a vesper service of “Faith, Hope and Unity” on ...
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Dear Neighbor: Duane Galloway: Things that go bump in the night
By Duane Galloway Dear Neighbor, All right, neighbors, what makes you shake in your boots, makes your blood ...