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County manager’s budget projects $6 million in new revenue
SALISBURY — Without a tax rate increase, Rowan County commissioners are projected to have about $6 million in extra tax revenue to play with in the 2016-2017 fiscal year ...
SALISBURY — Without a tax rate increase, Rowan County commissioners are projected to have about $6 million in extra tax revenue to play with in the 2016-2017 fiscal year ...
SALISBURY — Rowan County Manager Aaron Church says there's no property tax increase needed to balance county government's budget in the coming fiscal year.
SALISBURY — After a brutal drought in 2015, Rowan County's growing conditions aren't awful or spectacular. They're just OK.
SALISBURY — When it comes to the Rowan County Animal Shelter, there's no shortage of criticism, but the details of a recent abuse case are ...
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Mooresville attorney George Rouco, a Republican candidate for the 13th Congressional District, has challenged his 16 opponents to commit to a term ...
SPENCER — With a baseball bat firm in his grasp, Ryan Brooks stepped up to the plate. After setting his feet, Brooks swung hard at ...
SALISBURY — The N.C. House on Thursday unanimously passed a measure that would raise impaired boating penalties to the same level as drunk driving. Called Sheyenne’s Law, ...
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Bob Isner, a Greensboro developer, says he’s never run for anything in his life. Now, he’s running for North ...
CONCORD — Chad Kirkman never knew a stranger until suddenly everything became strange. Chad was a father, a husband, a former pilot, a North Davidson High ...
CHINA GROVE — Town board members on Tuesday got a glimpse of the town’s future from a group of its youngest residents. First graders from China ...
SALISBURY — Klumac Road’s reopening isn’t far off now. Three years ago, Klumac Road closed for a multi-million-dollar project that includes a bridge and street ...
SALISBURY — In his bid for a third term, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, says he’s focused on creating a business-friendly environment in North Carolina. ...
SALISBURY — Some run for Congress to climb the “political ladder,” said Guilford County Commissioner Hank Henning. In his bid for Congress, however, Henning said he’s only ...
SALISBURY — The Piedmont has never seen an election quite like this year's 13th District congressional race.
SALISBURY — Davie County Commissioner Dan Barrett, a Republican, is reviving an old campaign tactic in his bid for the 13th Congressional District seat. Barrett ...
SALISBURY — People frequently complain about government, but not many make the choice to run for political office, says 13th District candidate Tedd Budd.
CHINA GROVE — The farmers market’s seventh year started Friday at the China Grove Roller Mill. Sponsored by the Historical Society of South Rowan, the ...
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two school consolidation opponents took the first official step toward running for office on Thursday, when both opened campaign committees. Rowan ...
SALISBURY — Rowan county's two members of the NC House have joined the opposition to tolls on Interstate 77.
SALISBURY — Two Rowan residents who announced their intent to run for school board have missed a campaign finance deadline.
SALISBURY — One of Rowan County’s state legislators has introduced a measure that’s been called a “slap in the face” to Dukeville residents. Sen. Andrew ...
SALISBURY — There's not many clerks quite like Carolyn Barger. Last year, Barger was named the best county clerk in North Carolina by the state's association ...
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners have signed off on a $2.4 million loan proposal that would fund a second 15,000-square-foot hangar at ...
SALISBURY — Whether it's national security, immigration or small business policy, Mooresville attorney George Rouco says he's got first-hand experience that few 13th District congressional ...
SALISBURY — It happened just like County Commissioner Craig Pierce predicted. With four of five opposed, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday denied the ...
SALISBURY — Enochville resident Mike Caskey has worked as a police officer for a number of years, but Saturday’s shift brought an experience that’s relatively rare in ...
Editor’s note: The Dart is a weekly feature that requires reporters to throw darts at a map of Rowan County and use the locations to ...
SALISBURY — Do Rowan County residents care about local health problems? A recently released report suggests the answer is no.
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