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News
One of Salisbury’s own is running for chairman of a state political party, but neither the current or previous Rowan County Democratic chair are saying whether they’d endorse Constance ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 10, 2015 12:10 am
Health
The Salisbury VA’s patient wait times rank second best in North Carolina and about average nationwide, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Veterans ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 10, 2015 12:10 am
News
A permit for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities to spread sewer sludge on Rowan County farm fields could be approved regardless of input from local residents. Last year, Charlotte ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 9, 2015 12:10 am
Education
A loan for the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s new central office may be considered on Feb. 3 by the Local Government Commission for approval. The loan, for $6.5 ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 8, 2015 10:38 am
Health
The flu in Rowan County isn’t quite as severe as the national average, but local statistics still place the virus at a concerning level, according ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:10 am
Health
Temperatures aren’t the only things that drop in winter. American Red Cross representatives say the overall amount of blood donated is noticeably lower during winter months, ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:10 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — Two fire departments are now officially sharing Mike Zimmerman. Zimmerman, the current fire chief of Bostian Heights, began serving as China Grove’s ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:10 am
News
A nonprofit group based in the former Salisbury Mall will receive more than four dozen pieces of surplus equipment after a vote by Rowan County ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 6, 2015 12:10 am
News
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday quietly gave a unanimous thumbs up to financing for the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s new central office. With ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 6, 2015 12:10 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — A China Grove Planning Board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday will have to wait a week. During the meeting, the planning board ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 5, 2015 2:44 am
Local
Here are the deeds from the Rowan County Register of Deeds Office for the period ending Dec. 15: Atwell Township: Hoke Stanley Shirley to Roger ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 5, 2015 12:01 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — China Grove will soon get a look at the town’s first-ever land use plan, which places maintaining the municipality’s downtown as the first ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:10 am
Columnists
With 2015 officially under way, one of America’s most significant historical events looms as an ominous reminder of our past. Its 50th anniversary lies two ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:10 am
News
When the Rowan County Board of Commissioners meet Monday, it could solidify the largest piece of funding in a nearly $8 million proposal to build ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:00 am
News
Greg Edds He may have come in second during the 2014 general election, but Rowan County Board of Commissioners Chairman Greg Edds’ foremost priority is ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:10 am
News
Aaron Church Church is a newcomer to Rowan County, taking Rowan County’s manager position in October. Church replaced former county manager Gary Page, who retired ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:10 am
News
Nearly everyone’s got a New Year’s resolution — exercise more, read more often, spend less time watching TV — but elected officials also have political resolutions set for 2015. The ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:10 am
Local
When Don Heidt finished his newspaper route in northwest Salisbury on Wednesday, Salisbury lost its last bicycle newspaper carrier. The 83-year-old Heidt began dropping newspapers ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 2, 2015 12:50 am
Health
Multiple North Carolina healthcare systems have restricted hospital access in response to a flu virus that’s reached epidemic levels. Novant Health, Carolinas Healthcare and Wake ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 1, 2015 12:11 am
East Spencer
EAST SPENCER — The Paul Laurence Dunbar Center, decimated Tuesday by a five-alarm fire that required dozens of firefighters, once unified a community and was a staple for ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 1, 2015 12:10 am
Crime
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Monday charged a Kannapolis woman with drug and child abuse charges after deputies purchased drugs from her on two ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 31, 2014 11:25 am
News
Fully repairing St. Matthews Church Road would be a multi-million-dollar project, but a temporary solution to the closed bridge at High Rock Lake may not ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:10 am
News
The former democratic candidate for N.C. Senate District 34 is trying her hand at elected office again — this time vying for the top spot in the ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:00 am
News
It all started with a Tea Party meeting and a character from the HBO television series “Game of Thrones.” Local Super PAC La Resistance outspent ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, December 28, 2014 1:10 am
News
Months after the denial of a government services special use permit for the former Salisbury Mall, county government on Dec. 19 finally filed an appeal that ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, December 27, 2014 12:10 am
Business
Economic development officials on Monday announced the second major development in as many months at a site just off of Interstate 85. Work on a ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:53 am
News
Rowan County’s 2015 municipal elections could be a bit more technologically advanced. When checking in to vote during the 2015 elections, voters may be standing in ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 22, 2014 12:01 am
Business
Here are the deeds from the Rowan County Register of Deeds Office for the period ending Nov. 30: Atwell Township Jay R. Frye and wife ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 22, 2014 12:00 am
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