Hugh Fisher, Author at Salisbury Post
Business
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Some would say that the American dream is working hard, making a name for yourself, then retiring and enjoying ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:00 am
Kannapolis
SALISBURY — On the eighth day of Christmas, Aleecia Rollins of Kannapolis delivered Rowan County’s first baby of 2016. King Dutch Antonio Rollins was born ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Saturday, January 2, 2016 12:00 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There was no joy in Panthers Nation last night. In sports bars, restaurants and thousands of living rooms, fans ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Monday, December 28, 2015 12:10 am
Kannapolis
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — It’s been a long time since downtown Kannapolis was truly bustling. Before the heyday of the Cannon Village outlet ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:00 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com Gasoline prices are at their lowest point in seven years, and that’s encouraging more drivers to hit the highways. As rain fell ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Thursday, December 24, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SPENCER – The sights, sounds and magic of Santa’s voyage to the North Pole are part of the story of “The ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 12:10 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com Meals on Wheels of Rowan hopes you’ll help celebrate Giving Tuesday. The new movement encourages people around the world to give money ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Monday, November 30, 2015 12:10 am
Kannapolis
“Kannapolis Christmas” activities continue throughout December By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS – With the flip of a switch, Santa Claus, Mayor Darrell Hinnant and ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Monday, November 30, 2015 12:05 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Santa Claus and his sometime nemesis, the Grinch, drew record crowds to Bell Tower Park at the corner of ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:00 am
Kannapolis
Staff report KANNAPOLIS — An accidental mixture of solvents caused a minor fire at a Kannapolis home Friday night. The Kannapolis Fire Department was called ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In what’s become a new tradition for some locals, the phenomenon of Small Business Saturday brought additional holiday shoppers ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The old miser who boarded the trolley at East Innes Street on Friday might not have expected to make ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Saturday, November 28, 2015 12:10 am
Kannapolis
Event continues today in downtown Kannapolis By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — For those who wanted to shop on Black Friday while still buying local, ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Saturday, November 28, 2015 12:05 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com “What are you thankful for on Thanksgiving Day?” For Terry Cuthbertson, of Salisbury, this wasn’t a difficult question to answer. “I’m ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Friday, November 27, 2015 12:05 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. For a couple of hours Wednesday afternoon, the main streets of ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Thursday, November 26, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com Outside the Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary on Saturday, a group of friends gathered to remember a friend who loved animals, gardens ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Monday, November 16, 2015 12:00 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SPENCER — This weekend, the grounds of the N.C. Transportation Museum transformed into a small tent city, with campfire smoke rising and flags ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, November 15, 2015 12:05 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The gleaming brass and crisp uniforms of the Salvation Army Band helped the charity open its iconic Red Kettle ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, November 15, 2015 12:00 am
East Spencer
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com Three candidates for mayor of East Spencer say they want to grow the local tax base and fix the town’s problematic ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 12:00 am
Kannapolis
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Over 100 crafters, artists, musicians and performers filled downtown Kannapolis for Saturday’s Kaleidoscope Cultural Arts Festival. That’s not counting ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Monday, October 26, 2015 12:10 am
News
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — They fanned out throughout the yards and streets of Chestnut Hill after 8 a.m., an army of volunteers in ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, October 25, 2015 12:15 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A new challenge is coming to the Rowan County Fairgrounds today in the form of an obstacle course and ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Saturday, October 24, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – The Rowan County Fair was supposed to be open for nine days starting Sept. 25. Instead, fair manager Johnny ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 12:00 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com As the East Coast breathes a sigh of relief at Hurricane Joaquin’s turn away from shore, the storms that moved through ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, October 4, 2015 12:05 am
Local
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Survival enthusiasts and fans of “zombie apocalypse” stories might already have a “go bag” full of essentials in case ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Saturday, October 3, 2015 12:00 am
Gold Hill
By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL – The gray skies and rain didn’t keep fans away from Gold Hill’s annual Founders Day celebration. After the ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:10 am
Crime
Staff report Two men have been charged with conspiracy to traffic narcotics and felony drug trafficking charges. Christopher Todd Rumple, 47, of the 500 block ...
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by Hugh Fisher, Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:00 am