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BREAKING NEWS

City releases name of employee fired due to missing money

A customer service clerk with the city of Salisbury has been fired after the city discovered more than $1,000 in missing funds. A termination letter ... Read more

by David Purtell, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:04 pm

BREAKING NEWS

City employee fired after funds ‘misappropriated’

A Salisbury city employee has been fired and the city is asking the State Bureau of Investigations to conduct an independent review after city funds ... Read more

by David Purtell, Monday, January 12, 2015 7:18 pm

News

Public hearing Tuesday for Spencer’s proposed stormwater utility

Spencer’s Board of Aldermen will have the first public hearing regarding the proposed stormwater utility for the town during Tuesday’s meeting. The utility would be ... Read more

by David Purtell, Monday, January 12, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Business Roundup: North Carolina continues to be top destination for movers

North Carolina was one of the top destinations for people who moved in 2014, according to a study by United Van Lines. North Carolina ranked ... Read more

by David Purtell, Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:00 am

Local

DSS workers experience poverty during simulation

Patricia Perez is 13. She lives with her twin sister, Penelope. Her younger brother Pedro is 3, and 21-year-old Pablo is her older brother. Dad ... Read more

by David Purtell, Saturday, January 10, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Man captures astounding pictures from the sky

Sometimes, in order to get the best picture, you need to get up high. Really high. And that’s what James Poe does using his remote-controlled ... Read more

by David Purtell, Saturday, January 10, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Cartucci’s owner says restaurant will reopen

Cartucci’s owner said he plans to have the restaurant back open as soon as he sorts out a couple of things. Ted Aur0ra, who owns ... Read more

by David Purtell, Friday, January 9, 2015 12:36 pm

Business

Owners plan to sell store that serves teachers, students

The owners of a downtown business that caters to educators have decided to sell their store. Alan King, one of the partners who owns Creative ... Read more

by David Purtell, Friday, January 9, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Cartucci’s closed in downtown Salisbury

Cartucci’s Italian Restaurant in downtown Salisbury is closed. A sign taped to the entrance of the restaurant Thursday morning said it was closed until further notice. ... Read more

by David Purtell, Thursday, January 8, 2015 11:13 am

Local

Program is about veterans, and dogs, helping veterans

Don Kemp used to never leave home without his gun. The Vietnam veteran said for 40 years he lived in distress, had anger issues and anxiety, and ... Read more

by David Purtell, Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:03 am

Business

Deadline for Chamber Gala tickets is Friday

Rowan County Chamber of Commerce The reservation deadline for the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce’s 89th Annual Gala is Friday, Jan 9. The Annual Gala ... Read more

by David Purtell, Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Complete Streets project approved by Salisbury City Council

Salisbury City Council approved a plan Tuesday meant to improve the safety and appearance of two of the city’s main corridors. Council approved the Complete ... Read more

by David Purtell, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Bundle up: Bitterly cold temperatures arriving tonight

The county’s school system said buses picking up children for school Thursday might arrive a little behind schedule due to the cold weather expected in the coming ... Read more

by David Purtell, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:00 am

News

Spencer Fire Department awards handed out

Spencer Fire Department The Spencer Fire Department held its annual Christmas and awards dinner Dec. 15. Service Awards were presented to Firefighter Todd Spencer for ... Read more

by David Purtell, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury City Council will hold two public hearings Tuesday

Salisbury City Council will hold its first meeting of 2015 Tuesday. The major item on the agenda is a public hearing on the Complete Streets ... Read more

by David Purtell, Monday, January 5, 2015 12:05 am

Local

Complete Streets goal: Improve safety, appearance of city corridors

Salisbury City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday before voting on whether to implement a plan to change large parts of East Innes and ... Read more

by David Purtell, Monday, January 5, 2015 12:00 am

Business

County’s economy made progress in 2014

The local economy continued to climb out of the depths in 2014, with businesses expanding and new projects coming to the area. Rowan County still hasn’t ... Read more

by David Purtell, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:10 am

Business

David Purtell column: Welcome to 2015

The new year is a upon us and that means the chance to look ahead to what’s in store for 2015. And there’s plenty ahead ... Read more

by David Purtell, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:05 am

Business

County’s economic outlook could be bright in 2015

With the momentum from 2014, Rowan County could be set for a strong year economically in 2015. Last year ended with county leaders expressing their desire to ... Read more

by David Purtell, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:05 am

News

10 to Watch: Salisbury’s new city manager

Salisbury City Council is currently searching for a new city manager, a process it last went through in 2012. Doug Paris was hired in July ... Read more

by David Purtell, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:00 am

News

10 to Watch: Paula Bohland

Paula Bohland was in charge of Downtown Salisbury Inc. before she was really in charge. She served as the interim executive director from January 2014 ... Read more

by David Purtell, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:00 am

News

10 to Watch: Kent Winrich

Kent Winrich Kent Winrich joined the city of Salisbury in late November. He is the new man in charge of the city’s fiber-optic broadband system, ... Read more

by David Purtell, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Boy born early is first baby of 2015 at Rowan Medical Center

Novant Health Rowan Medical Center’s first newborn baby of 2015 was supposed to be born in mid-January. Blake Lee Young’s due date was Jan. 13, but he ... Read more

by David Purtell, Friday, January 2, 2015 12:05 am

News

Woodleaf celebrates New Year’s with Tomato Drop

WOODLEAF — It wasn’t quite like New Year’s Eve in Times Square, but it was still a large, semi-round object that dropped from the sky ... Read more

by David Purtell, Thursday, January 1, 2015 1:28 am

Local

Program teaches golf, life lessons to young people

Sports teach life lessons, that’s why we play them. It’s a cliché, but it is true. And in Salisbury a new program will start in 2015 ... Read more

by David Purtell, Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:05 am

East Spencer

Dunbar Center burns in huge fire

  EAST SPENCER — Firefighters responded to a huge fire at the Dunbar Center Tuesday night. The building, which used to be a school and faces ... Read more

by David Purtell, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:30 pm

Local

County’s unemployment rate continues to fall

Rowan County’s unemployment rate continued its decline in November. The county’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent last month, down 0.3 percentage points from October. The ... Read more

by David Purtell, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:35 pm

Business

Hard to know if Rowan County produce ends up in Cuba

Millions of dollars worth of North Carolina agricultural products are exported to Cuba, but it’s hard to tell how much of that, if any, is coming from ... Read more

by David Purtell, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:05 am

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