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Ask Us: Why do fundraisers use the word ‘donation’ for a ticket?

Question: When people are holding fundraisers, why do they call the cost of a ticket a “donation?” Whitey Harwood Answer: The reasoning for using the term ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, April 6, 2015 12:10 am

News

Warren proposes compromise for tax credits

North Carolina’s historic tax credit program may still have a chance of being revived in the General Assembly. Last week, a historic tax credit bill ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 5, 2015 12:15 am

News

Public hearing for West End Plaza loan scheduled Monday

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com One of the most criticized policy decisions of county government’s former Salisbury Mall purchase is scheduled to come up for debate ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 5, 2015 12:10 am

Columnists

As growth dazzles, stars go dim

Rowan County’s trajectory for business and residential development is a steep incline if you talk to just about any public official, but there’s a trade-off ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 5, 2015 12:10 am

News

Political notebook: Warren, McInnis haven’t read religion freedom bill

Controversy about a Religious Freedom Restoration Act made national news this week and shifted to North Carolina after two bills were introduced in both legislative bodies of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 4, 2015 12:10 am

Education

Letter from national branch reactivates Livingstone NAACP

The NAACP is officially back at Livingstone College after a multi-year year period of being declared inactive because of compliance issues. Two weeks ago, the college ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 4, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Armies of Easter egg hunters expected at Dan Nicholas Park

Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of egg hunts are scheduled for this weekend in conjunction with the Easter holiday, but one will involve thousands of eggs and an ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 3, 2015 12:10 am

Faith

Big turnout in Faith to honor McCombs highway dedication

FAITH — The memory of one of Rowan County’s most well-known public servants will forever reside on Faith Road. Friends, family, former co-workers and acquaintances packed into ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 3, 2015 12:10 am

News

Alexander reappointed to turnpike authority

Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday officially announced the reappointment of Rowan County’s state transportation board representative to the N.C. Turnpike Authority. Local businessman Jake Alexander ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:30 am

News

NAACP, community groups start mentorship program

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP is turning to the city’s youngest generation as community organizers continue a crackdown on crime in Salisbury’s West ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:10 am

Health

Novant names new board members at Rowan Medical Center

Staff report Novant Health Rowan Medical Center has named its two new board members, both of which are from opposite ends of the county. Landis Attorney ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:00 am

News

Local lawmakers co-sponsor ‘religious freedom’ bills

Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law has become a lightning rod for criticism, but similar bills — both co-sponsored by local legislators — have been introduced in N.C. House ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:20 am

News

Barger named state’s top county clerk

There’s 100 county clerks in North Carolina, but Rowan County’s was named the best in the state Saturday during the North Carolina Association of County ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:10 am

News

Social Services won’t eliminate Medicaid backlog by March deadline

The Rowan County Social Services Department won’t meet a March deadline of finishing a backlog of thousands of Medicaid cases created, in part, by a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:10 am

Faith

Part of Faith road to honor the late Eugene McCombs

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A road naming ceremony to honor Faith native and legendary public servant Eugene McCombs on his hometown’s namesake road is scheduled ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, March 30, 2015 12:10 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with statutory rape

Aaron Robert Lambo, 26, of 275 Bren Lane in Salisbury, was charged Friday with statutory rape by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Warrants state the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, March 30, 2015 12:00 am

News

Adams speaks to Rowan Democrats, mentions intent to run for re-election

The Democratic Party has got to get mean in 2016, according to U.S. Rep. Alma Adams. Adams, a Democrat who represents North Carolina’s 12th Congressional ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 29, 2015 12:10 am

News

State officials announce $2.2 million renovation at Transportation Museum

SPENCER — North Carolina’s Transportation Museum is bringing steam power back to the future. State officials on Saturday officially announced the start of a $2.2 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 29, 2015 12:10 am

News

Political notebook: Warren talks tax changes, historic credit during town hall meeting

State Rep. Harry Warren,R-77, spent a lengthy amount of time talking about tax-related issues during a town hall meeting Friday in Salisbury. Two areas he ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:10 am

News

Catawba history professor says liberal institutions near end

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Liberalism is dead and the nation’s institutions are disintegrating, at least according to Catawba College history professor Gary Freeze. Freeze, a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:00 am

News

Warren to have town hall meeting in Salisbury

State Rep. Harry Warren, R-77, will have a town-hall-style meeting Friday at the Rowan County Government administrative office building at 130 West Innes Street in ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 27, 2015 12:10 am

News

Senate’s sales tax bill would hurt Rowan’s cities and towns

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A bill introduced this week in the N.C. General Assembly that intends to shift more sales tax dollars to rural areas is ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 27, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Rowan’s population up a few hundred in census estimates

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Rowan County’s total population is growing ever so slightly, according to the latest U.S. Census statistics. Released this week, U.S. Census ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 27, 2015 12:10 am

News

Adams headlines fundraising lunch for Rowan Democrats

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-12, will headline a Rowan County Democratic Party fundraising luncheon on Saturday. The fundraiser will raise money for the county’s Democratic Party, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:25 am

Local

United Way picks president, hands out awards during meeting

Steve Fisher wants to be like Mike. Fisher, an F&M Bank executive, was named the new president of the Rowan County United Way during the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Social Services requests decreased budget for coming year

Rowan’s largest government agency in total employees and yearly expenses has submitted a budget to the county that’s almost $500,000 less than its projected expenses for the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:10 am

Business

Planning board approves rezoning along Old Concord Road

With little discussion, the Rowan County Planning Board on Monday zipped through a rezoning for a business on Old Concord Road that’s expanding. The planning ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:05 am

News

Financing rates for West End Plaza come in lower than expected

County government’s financing rates for a West End Plaza loan came in lower than expected and lower overall than proposals received in 2014. Rowan County ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:01 am

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