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SALISBURY — Laura Medford’s motto is simple, but it’s one she’s come to rely on increasingly in recent years. “You just have to take the good ...
SALISBURY — Laura Medford’s motto is simple, but it’s one she’s come to rely on increasingly in recent years. “You just have to take the good ...
CHINA GROVE — Cory Stirewalt’s excitement about his new job is easy to spot. Stirewalt, assistant principal at China Grove Elementary School, will take the ...
SALISBURY — While Rowan-Salisbury Schools will measure teacher and student performance in new ways, the district won’t create new tests for “renewal,” says Superintendent Lynn ...
SALISBURY — Knox Middle School will get a new, two-story classroom building and a complete renovation that architects say will extend the life of the facility ...
SALISBURY — Five days after school performance grades remained flat across the Rowan-Salisbury School District, the school board will discuss system-wide fundamental standards under the ...
In a sorely needed vote last week, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners pushed forward with their longtime plan to bring government departments to West ...
SALISBURY — Partners in Learning and local businesses will present the annual “Just As I Am” fashion show featuring special-needs models on Sept. 24. Trinity Oaks ...
SALISBURY — State letter grades and accompanying scores released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction are further proof that standardized test scores aren’t ...
You’ve heard this story before: A judge has struck down a legislative district map, saying it must be redrawn for the 2020 elections. Judges in ...
Laurel to the syringe exchange program offered by the Cabarrus Health Alliance that’s mostly served Rowan residents to date. One goal of the program is ...
SALISBURY — The Chewy fulfillment center on Long Ferry Road is still early in its construction, but the facility’s economic impact is expected to bring ...
SPENCER — Innospec, located adjacent to Interstate 85 in northern Rowan County, will add 30 jobs to its local facility and invest $11.75 million in ...
SALISBURY — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College already has the largest firefighter training program in the state, and the school now hopes to help students “seamlessly” pursue ...
SALISBURY — As Rowan-Salisbury Schools charts its path through renewal, it won’t be focused on school performance grades expected to be released next week. Like ...
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Little League softball team got some help Tuesday in its effort to secure a White House invitation from two congressmen ...
On Aug. 26, 2019, administrators from Rowan-Salisbury Schools traveled to Knollwood Elementary School to present Shonda Hairston with its 2019-2020 principal-of-the-year honor. It is the ...
SALISBURY — Looking to address a mounting list of capital needs, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday voted to seek state funding to help ...
SALISBURY — The second time wasn’t any less exciting for Knollwood Elementary School Principal Shonda Hairston. Suspicious about what was going on, Hairston returned from ...
SALISBURY — Lightning isn’t supposed to strike the same place twice, but Theresa Pierce’s second Teacher of the Year award Monday proved that she’s a stellar ...
SALISBURY — Capital improvements and what to do with aging schools will be the main topic of discussion Monday when the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of ...
How do you fundamentally transform a school system’s curriculum and the method by which students are judged while keeping the district operational? The Rowan-Salisbury School ...
Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 370 included a message that could apply to an increasing number of policy debates in modern times. The ...
SALISBURY — Philip Johnson was at the top of his game. An East Rowan High School senior, he was a two-time county champion in cross ...
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com All third-graders from six elementary schools across Rowan-Salisbury Schools are receiving brand new “back-to-school” shoes through a project of the Rotary ...
SALISBURY — Back from a 39-day cycling trek from Nevada to Alaska, David Freeze on Tuesday told a crowd of folks at Rowan Public Library ...
SALISBURY — For the 10th straight year, a rising tide is lifting tourism’s boat in Rowan County. Visitor spending in Rowan County increased by 5.7% ...
Among many in Landis, Roger Hosey’s appointment as town manager has drawn skepticism. And why wouldn’t it? The board chose Hosey without any indication of ...
LANDIS — One man is dead from an apparent gunshot wound after an incident late Friday night, police said. Timothy Austin Hall, 51, of Landis, ...
The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers square off in one of many exciting matchups on…
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The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit the field in one of many compelling matchups…
The WNBA playoff lineup today, including the New York Liberty versus the Las Vegas Aces — one of…
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