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East Spencer board approves permits, changes for new homes

EAST SPENCER — The annexation of a parcel of land on Pine Tree Drive was approved by the ...

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Salisbury lakes set for trout restocking

SALISBURY — Local anglers, get your fishing gear ready. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will soon stock ...

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Spencer will apply to participate in UNC affordable housing program

SPENCER — The town has agreed to participate in a University of North Carolina program called “Our State, ...

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Happy Roots celebrates community branches

Three members of the Happy Roots family were recognized for their contributions to the nonprofit’s organizational mission during ...

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State approves $100K request for Grants Creek Blueway, Spencer

SPENCER — The town voted Tuesday night to accept a state grant for $100,000 from the Parks and ...

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Granite Quarry implements interstate commerce zoning district, annexes two properties with it

GRANITE QUARRY — Granite Quarry has a highway commerce zoning district centered around businesses on Highway 52, but ...

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Five join Kannapolis police department

KANNAPOLIS — Five new police officers including one graduate from South Rowan High School have joined the Kannapolis ...

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Kannapolis tree lighting this weekend

KANNAPOLIS – A Kannapolis Christmas returns this holiday season with events that have become treasured family traditions in ...

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Kannapolis turns 40

KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis celebrated 40 years of incorporation last Wednesday with a pop-up birthday event at the Swanee ...

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Villas on Lash residents honor neighbors with veteran lunch

SALISBURY — A group of Villas on Lash residents honored their veteran neighbors on Saturday, making and serving ...

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Local veterans honored by Jeepers, Texas Roadhouse

SALISBURY — For the third year in a row, a group of Jeep drivers have partnered with the ...

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Packing shoeboxes continues legacy and honors grandfather

CHINA GROVE — Continuing the legacy is what prompted Campbell Ellsworth to set a goal of packing enough ...

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Dog training center has new home; grooming now available

SALISBURY — Finding her talent and being naturally good at what she does is what Theresa Pitner said ...

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Telling his story — Shooting survivor honors best friend

What do you do when your best friend of 15 years suddenly isn’t there anymore, and his leaving ...

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Interim Jason Wilson named official SRU director

SALISBURY — Jason Wilson will shed his interim role and officially become the director of Salisbury-Rowan Utilities after ...

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Veterans Day message was one of gratitude

SALISBURY — Gratitude was the message that was shared throughout the Veterans Day chapel held at Salisbury Academy. ...

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East Spencer continues on growth curve, improvements

EAST SPENCER — The walls are up on both buildings in the new industrial center on Andrews Street ...

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NC Council of State settled in Tuesday’s election

Election night brought with it sweeping changes to North Carolina state government, chief among them the Council of ...

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State races in Rowan see incumbents returned

Senator Carl Ford is being sent back to his N.C. Senate seat for District 33 after defeating challenger ...

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Incumbent commissioners win reelection

Rowan County voters reelected two incumbents to the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, with both Mike Caskey and ...

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Partisan school board elections, citizens-only text amendment referenda pass

Two referenda received voter support during the election and were passed, one making the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education’s ...

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Marching forward: Saturday crowd champions personal freedoms

SALISBURY — Salisbury joined 200 cities nationwide on Saturday as host sites for the March to Protect All Our ...

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Rowan County sets early voting record, falls short of overall numbers

Over half of the voters in Rowan County made their voices heard during the early voting period, setting ...

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Fill the Freezer: Second Harvest celebrates expanded operations

SALISBURY — In Rowan County, more than 23,000 people live at or below the poverty line. On Thursday, ...

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‘We are all in’: annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet held; awards presented

“All In” was the theme of the 30th annual Freedom Fund Banquet, held in the Peeler Crystal Lounge ...

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Spencer brings back hometown Christmas parade

SPENCER — The town is returning to its roots this year by bringing back the Spencer Christmas parade. ...

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For(e) the children: Money from golf tournament helps children

SALISBURY — It’s for the kids. The Salisbury Rowan Association of Realtors held its seventh annual golf tournament ...

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Abandoned structures in Granite Quarry destroyed in Wednesday fire

GRANITE QUARRY — A structure fire involving an abandoned house and outbuilding in the 600 block of Dunns ...

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