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China Grove

Youth Council students in China Grove are goal-minded

CHINA GROVE – Students on the Mayor’s Youth Council have big dreams for the future. About 30 students are affiliated with the council, which meets ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:21 pm

Education

RCCC unveils mobile food pantry

SALISBURY – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has begun a mobile food pantry to assist students in need. The initiative comes thanks to a grant from Second ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11:32 pm

Business

Locals push for Salisbury to be selected for ‘Small Business Revolution’

SALISBURY – Downtown Salisbury is in the running to be selected for a revitalization project from “Small Business Revolution,” a TV series hosted by Ty ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:15 pm

Business

Patterson Farm named NC Grange Farm of the Year

CHINA GROVE – Patterson Farm Inc. was recently named Farm of the Year by the North Carolina Grange. The farm was nominated by Patterson Grange ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Couple install totem pole with sentimental ties

SALISBURY – As a way to commemorate his father’s life, Mark Scott recently relocated a totem pole that his father built more than 20 years ago. ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Monday, October 14, 2019 11:09 pm

Business

Biz Roundup: Charlotte region sees increase in home listings

CHARLOTTE – As the summer heat continued into September, home sales across the Charlotte region heated up as well. According to data from Canopy MLS, ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

News

Biz Roundup: Food Lion customers, associates donate to disaster relief fund

SALISBURY – Food Lion customers and associates donated more than $170,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in response to Hurricane Dorian, which ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Affordable Suites extends warm welcome for 20 years

SALISBURY – Affordable Suites of America’s Salisbury location will soon celebrate 20 years of service. The extended-stay hotel, located at 1305 Julian Road, opened in ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Kelsey Stover certified as veterinary acupuncturist

SALISBURY – Dr. Kelsey Stover has been certified as a veterinary acupuncturist through the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Class of Small Animals 2018. Stover ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

News

Blotter

SALISBURY — Two men broke into the Metro PCS store on West Jake Alexander Boulevard early Friday morning, breaking the glass front door with a ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Friday, October 11, 2019 7:31 pm

Local

Rowan Little League softball team visits White House

SALISBURY — Dignitaries, family members, coaches and players with the Rowan County Little League softball team toured the White House and met President Donald Trump ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Friday, October 11, 2019 7:20 pm

Kannapolis

Kannapolis holds celebration for new downtown streetscape

KANNAPOLIS – It’s not often that cities have parties in celebration of just-completed street work, but West Avenue wasn’t an ordinary project. The city on ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:33 pm

Business

Rowan County residents react to solar farm withdrawal

SALISBURY – Some Rowan County residents are celebrating the news that developers of China Grove Solar have withdrawn plans to build a 65-megawatt solar farm ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 9:14 pm

Local

County will draft agreement for nonprofit to build dog wing at animal shelter

SALISBURY – After a long fundraising effort, nonprofit Shelter Guardians is ready to move forward with construction of a dog wing at the Rowan County ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:17 pm

Local

County commissioners give architecture firm go-ahead for West End Plaza design

SALISBURY – The Rowan County commissioners on Monday approved an agreement with ADW Architects to design an agricultural center and events space at West End ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:00 am

Local

County commissioners press pause on new solar farms in Rowan

SALISBURY – The Rowan County commissioners on Monday approved a six-month moratorium on applications to establish or expand ground-mounted solar energy systems in the county’s ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Rowan EDC to host program on hiring strategies

SALISBURY – “How to Thrive in a Tight Labor Market” is the topic of a program to be held at the Gateway Building, located at ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Ducks Unlimited, Wrangler team up for Alcoa land conservation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ducks Unlimited recently announced that jeanswear maker Wrangler will donate $100,000 over five years for conservation and land acquisition in North Carolina, ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Novant Health Psychiatry office to close

SALISBURY — Novant Health is closing a psychiatric facility and a substance abuse treatment center in Salisbury. Novant Health Psychiatry and Novant Health Psychiatric Recovery ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: New district director named for SBA in NC

CHARLOTTE – Thomas A. Stith III has been sworn in as the North Carolina district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Stith will oversee ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Commissioners to consider agreement with architect for West End Plaza renovations

SALISBURY – County commissioners will consider approving an agreement Monday with ADW Architects to design an agricultural center and events space at West End Plaza. ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Patrons ball raises more than $100,000 for Wallace Cancer Center

SALISBURY ― The Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary with the 2019 patrons ball on Sept. 7 at the Country Club of ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Dollar General relocates to new store in Landis

LANDIS – Dollar General recently celebrated the grand opening of its newly store at 805 Coldwater St. in Landis. The location features a new layout ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: YSUP Rowan names new project director

SALISBURY – Lauren Alexander-Persse has been named project director for Youth Substance Use Prevention Rowan. YSUP is a coalition focused on preventing substance misuse among ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Adventures come to life in Underground arcade

SALISBURY – Virtual reality, puzzles and three-dimensional paintings are all part of Adventures Underground, which opened this month in downtown Salisbury. Vern and Tatyana Shurtz ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Biz Roundup: Justice Newby to speak at October Power in Partnership breakfast

SALISBURY – N.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Martin Newby will speak at the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce’s Power in Partnership breakfast at 7:30 a.m. ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Valerie Steele named aviation director of Mid-Carolina Airport

SALISBURY — Valerie Steele has been named aviation director of Mid-Carolina Airport. “This is a very important position for Rowan County, and we were fortunate ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Saturday, October 5, 2019 12:00 am

Entertainment

40th annual Autumn Jubilee on tap this weekend

SALISBURY – The 40th annual Autumn Jubilee will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Dan Nicholas Park, 6800 Bringle Ferry ... Read more

by Terrence Jefferies, Thursday, October 3, 2019 11:19 pm

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