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News

Bill eliminating school board lawsuits fails in House

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A bill to prevent school boards across North Carolina from suing county commissioners and supported by local legislators, failed on Tuesday ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:25 am

News

McCrory to make stops in Salisbury today

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Gov. Pat McCrory is scheduled to visit Salisbury today with two events planned – one at the N.C. Transportation Museum and another at Livingstone ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:10 am

News

McInnis’ controversial teaching bill to be studied further

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday referred a local legislator’s controversial bill to increase the number of courses taught by University ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:05 am

Local

Duke could build water line if plant contaminated water

DUKEVILLE — With results from private well testing flowing into mailboxes near Buck Steam Station, a Duke Energy spokesperson said the company would commit to extending ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:10 am

Education

Livingstone students gather Tuesday for brief prayer rally

With the sun inching ever closer to the western horizon, several dozen Livingstone College students gathered on Tuesday afternoon to pray for peace in Baltimore after ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:05 am

News

Senate committee approves Brock’s historic grant bill

The North Carolina Senate’s Finance Committee on Tuesday passed a measure allowing counties and cities to give grants or loans for historic restoration. Sen. Andrew Brock, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:05 am

News

Duke offers water to families after most recent test results

DUKEVILLE — Duke Energy has committed to provide water to residents near Buck Steam Station after 32 families near its Buck Steam Station were told ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:10 am

News

Rowan County Planning Board approves two rezonings

The Rowan County Planning Board on Monday approved one rezoning on Old Concord Road and a second located south of Faith. The board’s first approved ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:05 am

BREAKING NEWS

More letters sent to Dukeville residents; Duke to provide water

An additional 12 residences near Buck Steam Plant this weekend received letters from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, most of which advised not to ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, April 27, 2015 1:02 pm

News

Master Plan: West End Plaza in sound structural condition

Rowan County’s facilities master plan — presented to commissioners on Monday — included details about the future locations of government departments, but also revealed most ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:10 am

China Grove

Railroad construction adversely affecting south Rowan area

As railroad construction across Rowan County crawls along, traffic is backing up across roads in South Rowan and adding to commute times. Construction to upgrade some ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:10 am

News

Political notebook: Crossover deadline nears in General Assembly

As the North Carolina General Assembly approaches its crossover deadline, three total bills with a local legislator as a primary sponsor have passed their respective bodies. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 25, 2015 12:10 am

News

Tillis drafts list of goals for VA health care system

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis has a few suggestions for improving the Department of Veterans Affairs after touring three of North Carolina’s VA Medical Centers earlier this ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 24, 2015 12:10 am

News

Water study draft comes back with higher costs than expected

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Rowan County government is beginning to sort out its plans for a county-owned water system near Interstate 85. County government last week ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 24, 2015 12:10 am

News

Animal shelter task force focuses attention on volunteers in first meeting

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com The Rowan County Animal Shelter Task Force focused a majority of its attention Thursday on creating a volunteer program that would ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 24, 2015 12:05 am

News

Correction

• An article in Thursday’s Salisbury Post included an incorrect website to buy tickets for a May 2 Meals on Wheels of Rowan fundraiser. The ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 24, 2015 12:05 am

News

Animal shelter task force to meet today

Rowan County’s Animal Shelter Task Force will have its first meeting today to begin discussing potential policy changes. The meeting is open to the public. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:10 am

Business

Aircraft charter company plans move to Rowan County Airport

An international company is planning a move to Rowan County’s Airport after commissioners on Monday approved an agreement to build an office next to the airport’s largest ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:10 am

News

Bill to increase school bus penalties advances in senate

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A measure that would increase penalties on drivers that pass school buses advanced once step closer to final passage when the N.C. Senate ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:05 am

Business

State agency tells Dukeville residents not to drink well water

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com DUKEVILLE — Two months after tests were conducted on private residential wells near Buck Steam Station, state officials advised some families living ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:10 am

News

Winning just one part of Rowan County’s Special Olympics

MT ULLA — As he rounded the last corner of West Rowan’s track, Farrell Glasby’s smile grew larger and his focus sharper. Glasby, an athlete ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:05 am

Local

Master plan: $14 million savings by keeping former mall

Following the presentation of a long-awaited master plan for the county’s facilities, it’s likely that the county will keep the former Salisbury Mall, according to ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:15 am

Business

Leader of N.C. Research Campus resigns

The President of Castle and Cooke’s North Carolina branch Lynne Scott Safrit, an integral part of N.C. Research Campus’ development, announced her resignation Monday. Safrit ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, April 20, 2015 3:10 pm

News

County’s master plan scheduled for presentation Monday

Rowan Commissioners on Monday will receive a master plan for its departments that could decide the future of The West End Plaza. The plan will ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:10 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Teachers should be held to a higher standard

As a general rule, teachers in the Rowan-Salisbury School System are adults, at least by virtue of their age. As an adult, teachers are expected ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:10 am

News

Hoy elected as chairman of Rowan Democrats

The Rowan County Democratic Party elected Geoffrey Hoy, on Saturday, to his first full term as chairman. Hoy first became chairman in September 2014, after ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:05 am

Crime

Blotter: Man never received shoes after purchase on social media

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com In sheriff’s reports: • A man reported to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office that he purchased a pair of shoes on ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:02 am

News

Environmentalists shine light on alternative energy bill

Environmentalists are concerned a bill in the North Carolina House would remove any incentive for electricity providers to continue investing in alternative energy. Called the N.C. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:10 am

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