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When should students start thinking about college? The earlier, the better, Knox co-principals Dr. Mike Waiksnis and Dr. Latoya Dixon would argue. That’s why they ...
When should students start thinking about college? The earlier, the better, Knox co-principals Dr. Mike Waiksnis and Dr. Latoya Dixon would argue. That’s why they ...
Most women struggle with self-esteem in some way, shape or form, and for many of us, physical beauty is one of the hardest areas in ...
• An article in Wednesday’s Salisbury Post incorrectly stated that Faith’s Street Dance will be held June 11. The correct date is June 20. • An article ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com Koontz Elementary School Principal Dr. Mary Hemphill resigned on Wednesday, effective immediately. Hemphill became Koontz’s principal in July 2013. The Rowan-Salisbury Board of ...
Wayward Reason Band will return for Faith’s Street Dance this year, Town Clerk Karen Fink told the town’s Board of Aldermen Tuesday at its April ...
The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education spent the majority of its work session Monday discussing the district’s most urgent capital needs. The district currently needs $105.5 ...
The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will meet Wednesday to hear the preliminary findings of its reaccreditation with AdvancEd. An accreditation team of eight members arrived ...
A Kannapolis pair is facing heroin trafficking charges. Shana Ashley Byrum, 29, and Ernest Jerome Mason, 32, – both of the 400 block of Village ...
Arizona and Addison Day stood outside the Rowan Museum devouring ice cream cones Sunday afternoon as they, along with several dozen other bystanders, stepped back ...
A Statesville woman with a history of impaired driving is facing charges in Rowan County after authorities say she was behind the wheel in a ...
Kannapolis City Board of Education will recognize students, staff and volunteers from Kannapolis Middle School Monday at its monthly board meeting. The board will consider ...
When customers open the door to AnnaCraig Boutique in downtown Salisbury, they’re met with a flood of bright colors and exotic prints. Bold patterns and ...
The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will discuss changing start times for the district’s schools at its work session Monday. An Instructional Day Design Committee comprised ...
After more than two decades of hoping, waiting and fighting, the Rowan-Salisbury School System is ready to break ground on a new consolidated central office ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com The Community Care Clinic of Rowan County will be able to better serve its diabetic patients and smokers, thanks to a ...
Ever wish you could go to a professional development session for work in your jammies? Well, I know some folks who do just that. Every ...
Sacred Heart Catholic School is a very different place today than it was more than 50 years ago when Michael Thompson first enrolled at the ...
Landis’ Board of Alderman “reluctantly” approved a pole attachment agreement with Time Warner at its meeting Tuesday evening. The agreement, in which Time Warner promises ...
The town of Landis will receive a property gift from the FCLA Family Limited Partnership during their monthly meeting Tuesday. The board will also discuss ...
Charter schools are rapidly growing in popularity, and although Rowan County isn’t currently home to one, the debate between traditional public schools and charter schools ...
Charter schools are public schools operated by a nonprofit board independent of the local school board. “It’s just another choice option,” said Deanna Townsend-Smith, lead ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com March Madness isn’t just for basketball this year; it’s for reading too. All Rowan-Salisbury elementary and middle schools put their own ...
As spring break drags on, chances are your kids have broken into the all-too-familiar chorus of “I’m bored.” So, in the interest of your sanity ...
College is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding experiences a young adult can go through. Sadly only 17 percent of Rowan County residents over ...
A community development company has its eyes on East Spencer as the location for a proposed charter school. If approved, Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy will ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com Through a series of activities and guest speakers, Rowan County Early College students learned that health is a choice, and it’s ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com Landis’ Board of Aldermen met Saturday to discuss the town’s goals and budget for the upcoming year. Town Manager Reed Linn ...
By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com It isn’t every day that a nationally-renowned speaker is in town, but Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ veteran teachers had the opportunity to hear ...
Deshawn Purdie and the Charlotte 49ers (3-5) are in action on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Jerry…
In a Week 9 NFL schedule that has plenty of compelling contests, the Chicago Bears versus the Arizona…
The Old Dominion Monarchs (4-4) will face off against their Sun Belt-rival, the Appalachian State Mountaineers (3-4) in…
Thursday’s NHL action will see the Carolina Hurricanes (6-2) take on the Boston Bruins (4-5-1), starting at 7:00…
The injury report for the Carolina Hurricanes (6-2) heading into their game against the Boston Bruins (4-5-1) currently…