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Local

Spencer plans to advocate

SPENCER — Town leaders are slicing up the pie of county meetings. At Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor Jim Gobbel said one of the board’s ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Schools dismissed due to weather

SALISBURY — It didn’t take schools long to close their doors Monday after an unexpected storm dropped ice and snow on county roads. Rowan-Salisbury Schools ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Monday, March 12, 2018 10:05 am

Education

Rowan-Salisbury school board discusses resource officers for elementary schools

SALISBURY — School resource officers have long been a familiar sight for middle and high school students. But in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, there are 20 schools ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00 am

Education

School board passes 2018-19 school calendar

SALISBURY — A new calendar is set for the 2018-19 school year. After receiving feedback from faculty, staff members and parents, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00 am

Education

School board may finalize calendar Monday

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools will get one step closer to finalizing the 2018-19 budget Monday at the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education’s regularly scheduled business meeting. ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:05 am

Education

East Rowan High School evacuated because of gas leak

GRANITE QUARRY — Students at East Rowan High School were evacuated to the school stadium after a gas leak was detected on school grounds. Principal ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 22, 2018 6:22 pm

Education

Salisbury High on lockdown due to misleading social media

SALISBURY — Salisbury High School was placed on lockdown Thursday morning in response to a threat made over social media. In a Connect Ed message sent ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 22, 2018 10:12 am

Education

Partners in Learning earns reaccreditation

SALISBURY — After an intensive six-month process, Partners in Learning has secured national reaccreditation. Norma Honeycutt, executive director of the agency, said she and other ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Spencer enters purchase agreement for Park Plaza

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The town of Spencer is one step closer to repurposing an old shopping center for town use. The Board ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Registration open for student trade competition

SALISBURY — In just a few weeks, Rowan-Salisbury students will have a chance to show off their skills as they build, carve and brainstorm during the ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Take a deep breath: Koontz launches resiliency program to help kids cope with stress

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — They’re only 5, 6, 8, 10-years-old — but life has already thrown some elementary school students more punches than they ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, February 18, 2018 12:10 am

Education

Author, school help students unravel mysteries of sixth grade and writing

LANDIS — More than 200 local fifth-graders spent Thursday morning unraveling the mysteries of sixth grade during a preview at Corriher-Lipe Middle School. “Our theme ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Friday, February 16, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Sponsorships open for “Love Your Teacher” dinner

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan Partners for Education is offering a new way for communities to show their love and appreciation for teachers. ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:00 am

Education

DCCC president retiring

Davidson County Community College THOMASVILLE – Dr. Mary E. Rittling, president of Davidson County Community College since 2003, will retire at the end of 2018 ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Love your teeth: Smile Center offers dental clinic at Koontz Elementary School

SALISBURY — This Valentine’s Day, students at Koontz Elementary School learned to love their teeth. One by one, roughly 20 students reported to a room ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:00 am

Education

School board discusses offering course options to home-school students

SALISBURY — It won’t be long until home-school students have a shot at participating in classes, clubs and extracurricular activities at public schools. Making accommodations ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Spencer board honors Bill Stanback

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to tip their hats to a “great pillar in the community,” Bill Stanback. Stanback had ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 am

Crime

Man cited for having gun at Erwin was delivering subpoena

GRANITE QUARRY — A Rowan County man who was delivering a subpoena has been charged with having a gun on school property. According to the ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:20 am

Education

South Rowan High School to get new rappel tower

SALISBURY — It won’t be long until South Rowan High School JROTC cadets are conquering their fears and taking a leap — literally. The Rowan-Salisbury ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Next year’s school calendar up for vote

SALISBURY — The 2018-19 school calendar is up for a vote. Over the weekend, the school district staff released two proposed versions of next year’s ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:00 am

Education

School board to look at new rappel tower for South Rowan

SALISBURY — South Rowan High School could be getting a new rappelling tower for its JROTC program. The topic is up for consideration at Monday’s ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, February 11, 2018 12:05 am

Local

Comedian and pastor Susan Sparks will teach others how to laugh at First Presbyterian Church

SALISBURY — Most people don’t think of churches as a place for laughter, but pastor and comedian Susan Sparks is looking to change that. A ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, February 10, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Livingstone College celebrates 139th Founder’s Day

SALISBURY — More than 100 years has passed since Joseph Charles Price dreamed of a better future for young African-Americans in the post-Civil War South. ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00 am

China Grove

‘Speed demon’ Will Fuller doesn’t let wheelchair slow him down

CHINA GROVE — Will Fuller is something of a daredevil. Even as a child, his mother, Josie Boone, said he loved to jump off beds ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Seventh grade gearing up for Holocaust conference

LANDIS — Last year, seventh-graders from across the district traveled to Corriher-Lipe Middle School to get a snapshot of history. It was the first year the ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Carson evacuated due to gas issue

CHINA GROVE — Students at Jesse C. Carson High School were evacuated Tuesday morning after a suspected gas leak. According to school system Public Information ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 12:00 am

Education

The power of a story: National Geographic explorer uses stories to save lions

SALISBURY — It was 2013 when Dr. Andrew Stein noticed that something was wrong in the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. Stein was a carnivore ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Job shadowing gives high school students a chance to explore career paths

KANNAPOLIS — Sam may be a mannequin, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have bad days. Friday morning from a hospital bed, he blinked slowly at ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:00 am

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