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NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall speaks at Girls State

SALISBURY — To many, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall is a champion for the cause of women in elected office. When Marshall was first ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Spencer gets preview of Park Plaza

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen got its first look at a revamped Park Plaza on Tuesday night. Keith Wales of Studio Wales Architecture ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Summer Meals Program starts Wednesday in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Buses and trucks will roll out across Rowan County on Wednesday on a mission to fill bellies and draw communities together. The Summer ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Salisbury High graduates 189

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury High School seniors faced the future with determination during Saturday’s graduation. The day dawned bright and hot as ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, June 9, 2018 6:26 pm

Education

Last day of school full of laughter, tears for Rowan County students, teachers and parents

SALISBURY — Friday was a day of laughter, tears and celebration. As the last day of school dawned, teachers and students danced, sang, cried and ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, June 9, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Spencer Board of Aldermen passes budget

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen unanimously passed its budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year after a brief public hearing last week. No town ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Friday, June 8, 2018 12:01 am

Education

The weight they carry: Teaching is full of heartbreak, reward

SPENCER — Angelia Fleming doesn’t get much time to eat lunch. An AIG and language arts teacher at North Rowan Middle School, Fleming spends the ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Wild Bill Corriher presents scholarships to 3 South Rowan JROTC students

CHINA GROVE — “Wild Bill” Corriher presented scholarships to three South Rowan High School JROTC students on May 25. Over the years, the $1,000 scholarships ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 12:00 am

Education

The weight they carry: Teachers struggle with limited resources, finances

SPENCER — The classroom is a riot of color. Every surface is cluttered with projects, artwork, and bits and pieces of nature. The controlled chaos ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:00 am

Education

The weight they carry: A look at the teaching profession

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series which will run Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.  SPENCER — Angelia Fleming ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, June 3, 2018 12:00 am

Education

‘Dream partnership:’ Apseed and Rowan Vocational Opportunities team up

SALISBURY — For Greg Alcorn, founder and CEO of ApSeed Inc., a newly forged partnership with Rowan Vocational Opportunities is a dream come true. ApSeed ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, May 31, 2018 12:00 am

Education

West Rowan High student receives Park Scholarship from N.C. State

SALISBURY — One of N.C. State University’s coveted Park Scholarships has landed in Rowan County. Ben Zino, 17, a senior at West Rowan High School, ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency hosts literacy night

SALISBURY — The Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency and local Head Starts gathered Tuesday evening to bring the community together to celebrate reading. The program, held ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 12:00 am

Education

End-of-grade testing begins Wednesday

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Summer’s in sight, but students still have one last hurdle to clear before they wrap up the school year: ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Monday, May 28, 2018 12:10 am

Education

Family, friends and faith: North Hills students graduate

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Seniors held onto God, friends and family on their final day at North Hills Christian School. During the school’s ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, May 26, 2018 12:10 am

Education

Salisbury grad reflects on years as Appalachian Wilson Scholar

By Linda Coutant Appalachian State University BOONE — Appalachian State University chose its inaugural Wilson Scholars in 2014 for their extensive leadership and service experience in high school, ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools recognizes extraordinary readers

SALISBURY — More than 2,000 students are being recognized as “extraordinary readers” by Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Teachers, principals and school staff members have spent the week ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Spirit of Rowan: Healthy Rowan moves forward

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com Just a few years ago, Rowan County’s health outcomes could best be described as “dismal.” According to County Health Rankings, Rowan ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 11:40 am

Spencer

Spirit of Rowan: Spencer

The past year has been a busy one for the town of Spencer. Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest The town kicked off the summer ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 11:40 am

Local

Spirit of Rowan: Job training is a different landscape

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com For years, prospective employees fought over a small selection of jobs. But industry professionals are saying the tables have turned. With ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 11:37 am

Local

Peace, man: Hippie Festival encourages visitors to ‘stay groovy’

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sun-seekers and flower children flooded the Rowan County Fairgrounds over the weekend to feel the beat and get into ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Monday, May 21, 2018 12:10 am

Local

Second Cheerwine Festival a hit

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Like soda from a fountain tap, locals flooded Salisbury streets Saturday to get a taste of “life, liberty and the ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, May 20, 2018 12:10 am

Education

Hood Seminary confers 35 degrees

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Students of Hood Seminary looked to past and future as they donned their mortarboards and prepared to receive their ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, May 20, 2018 12:05 am

Education

Building the future: West Rowan student wins first in state masonry competition

MOUNT ULLA — A West Rowan High School student just made history. Ashton White, 19, a 2017 graduate, recently nabbed first place in the State ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, May 17, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Thousands of teachers march on state capital, demand better resources

RALEIGH — For many Rowan County teachers, it was personal. As an estimated 19,000 educators wearing red flocked to Raleigh on Wednesday morning to rally ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, May 16, 2018 7:00 pm

Education

Rowan-Salisbury school board approves alternative calendar for North Rowan High School

SALISBURY — Cheers and applause filled the room Monday night as the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education approved an alternative calendar for North Rowan High School. ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 12:00 am

Education

School board to discuss North Rowan calendar

SALISBURY — On Monday, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will take a third look at a proposal to change North Rowan High School’s calendar. As ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, May 13, 2018 12:05 am

Education

‘Love your teacher:’ Students pay tribute to great educators

SALISBURY — Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that have the most impact. For many students in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, it’s not the lessons they’ve heard in ... Read more

by Rebecca Rider, Saturday, May 12, 2018 12:00 am

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