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News

Downtown property key to Kannapolis election

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The city’s $8.75 million purchase of downtown property is the defining issue of this year’s City Council election. The ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, October 2, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Fathers send strong message

The fathers who marched around Isenberg Elementary School on Tuesday didn’t come close to numbering a million, but the 60 men who participated sent a ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, October 1, 2015 12:00 am

Kannapolis

Kannapolis discusses uses for Gateway tract and downtown

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The population around Kannapolis Gateway Park may not be dense enough to attract a supermarket to the city’s remaining 7.25-acre tract, members of City ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Felon charged with having gun

Salisbury Police arrested a convicted felon and charged him with possession of a weapon after they stopped the car he was in for having an expired tag Friday. William ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Monday, September 28, 2015 1:49 pm

Local

Christmas Bureau to take applications Nov. 6 & 7 and Dec. 5

Organizers of the Rowan County Christmas Bureau have set dates to take applications from families requesting holiday help. The Christmas Bureau takes applications for several ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:10 am

Editorials

Quotes of the week

“I think the community feels that they have lost a lot.” —  Rev. Dale Cline, pastor, St. Enoch Lutheran Church, on feelings of hopelessness and frustration ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 am

Letters

Talkback: What online readers say about …

… Moody: RSS needs more time for better grades Thank you, Dean Hunter, for saying what so many think! Blaming kids, teachers, technology but taking ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 24, 2015 5:11 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Practical plan on county water, sewer

Rowan County may never have a true countywide water and sewer system. Commissioners, however, are wisely working on a plan that could deliver crucial utilities ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Violence impacts everyone in city

Recent shootings in Salisbury have been targeted rather than random, police say. Unless you’re a member of one of the two warring groups, there’s no ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Friends say goodbye to ‘one of the Jones boys’

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com Todd Jones of Woodleaf wasn’t a public official or a local celebrity. He didn’t step out onto the public stage or ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:00 am

Columnists

Cook column: Thanks for your understanding

Thousands of Rowan residents walked out to the curb Thursday morning to pick up their paper only to find none there. It was a newspaper’s ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Two papers delivered today

Part of the Salisbury Post’s press broke down Wednesday night. As a result, our Thursday and Friday papers had to be printed out of town. ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:11 am

Editorials

Editorial: The power of preservation

The new state budget has thousands of details to sift through and analyze. One item, however, was an immediate hit with a group convening in ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 am

Crime

Evidence of heroin leads to charges

A Rockwell man faces charges of drug trafficking after deputies found evidence of heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop Monday, according to the Rowan ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:56 am

Local

Remembering 9/11: ‘Never forget their noble sacrifice’

Even the moment of silence was pierced by sirens. Soon after firefighters, law enforcement and emergency medical personnel gathered for a solemn Sept. 11 memorial service Friday morning, ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:10 am

Local

9/11 memorial service set Friday in Salisbury

A ceremony honoring first responders who died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be held 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Salisbury-Rowan Firefighter’s Memorial. ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 10, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: 10 gigs of good PR

Salisbury created a lot of positive buzz Thursday when it announced that Fibrant, the city’s homegrown fiber optic network, can offer speeds up to 10 ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:48 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: What would you ask candidates?

You know you want to ask the Salisbury City Council candidates some questions. The first one might be, “Why are there so many of you?” ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:44 am

Local

DAV needs volunteer drivers

The local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans has received a donated vehicle to give veterans rides to the Hefner VA Medical Center. Now it needs ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:20 am

Opinion

Wib Manuel: Reflections after a cancer diagnosis

By Wib Manuel Special to the Salisbury Post Since my high school days (grad ’61), I had always had addictions to those little chocolate cookies ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:10 am

Editorials

Editorial: Schools’ long row to hoe grows longer

Everyone knew turning around students’ low test scores in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools would take time. The system’s road to hoe seemed to grow longer this ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Firms offering 300 positions at job fair Tuesday

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com Forty employers will be looking for workers to fill more than 300 positions during a Community Job Fair to be held Tuesday ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: ‘Powder keg’ explodes

Another tragic, high-profile shooting has grabbed the nation’s attention, this time the murder of two Virginia TV journalists during a live broadcast. Journalists are under ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:20 am

Editorials

Editorial: Teach a class in their shoes

Classes began Monday in North Carolina’s traditional public schools with energy and enthusiasm for reaching high goals in the year ahead. Some smiles masked uncertainty, ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 12:00 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: A life passes, and an angel appears

Gerald Ann Graham’s heart broke for the third time on Aug. 3. For the third time, she lost a grandchild much too young. Grayson Lee ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury newlyweds find first home with help of HGTV

‘House Hunters’ segment will be on TV Sunday night   By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com   Randall and Carol Boone experienced a honeymoon surprise few if any ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, August 22, 2015 12:10 am

Editorials

Darts & laurels: Clarence Beaver was a visionary

Laurels to the memory of business owner and innovator Clarence Beaver of Salisbury, who embraced solar energy decades before it was cool. Beaver, 85, who ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, August 22, 2015 12:00 am

Letters

Talkback: Kudos for Rowan’s World Series champs

Congratulations to the new Softball Little League World Series Champs! We are all proud of your amazing accomplishment. Let’s all drink a Cheerwine in a ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, August 21, 2015 12:00 am

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