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Challenged stories heard on Main Street during banned book “read-out”

SALISBURY — Locals gathered on Main Street in Salisbury on Saturday to read books that have been banned ...

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A little help from your friends: Community chili cook-off raises funds for Salisbury girl with rare genetic condition

SALISBURY — When Maggie Derby was born, she seemed like a healthy infant, but after some screenings when ...

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Mac Tabby Cat Cafe expanding with third location

SALISBURY — Mac Tabby Cat Cafe announces a third location that will open in downtown Salisbury in early ...

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Iraq prison guard tells his story in new book

SALISBURY — Veterans who serve overseas witness untold hardships that affect their daily lives when they get back ...

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Preview: county commissioners to consider land purchase offer for $485,000

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider a land purchase offer from Charlotte development firm ...

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Sheriff’s Office welcomes first therapy dog

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office now has a therapy dog. Sandy, a golden retriever, is the ...

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Senator Elizabeth Dole receives 2023 Thayer Award from West Point

WEST POINT — Senator Elizabeth Dole has spent her entire career as a public servant giving back to ...

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Gold Hill receives grant to improve sidewalks

GOLD HILL — Thanks to funding from a grant, Historic Gold Hill Village will be updating its sidewalk ...

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Salisbury Police recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month

(A previous version of this story listed the wrong number for Dr. Alberta McLaughlin. The story has been ...

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One charged in fatal Atwell motorcycle crash

ATWELL — Charges have been issued for a driver involved in a fatal motorcycle crash early Thursday evening. ...

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Salisbury settles suit with woman pulled out of car by hair in 2019 incident

SALISBURY — A lawsuit concerning a 2019 incident where an elderly woman was pulled out of her car ...

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Gold Hill Founder’s Day festival supplies residents with special piece of nostalgia

GOLD HILL — Back in the 1800s, Gold Hill was once a boom town where people came in ...

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Learning life-long skills: Catawba students get food-prep crash course

SALISBURY — Exercise science students at Catawba College got a hands-on look at meal prep on Wednesday during ...

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T. H. Hairston Sr. Community Day

The T.H. Hairston Sr. Community-Family-Friends Appreciation Day will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, ...

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Tiger World expansion plans recommended by planning board

SALISBURY — Since its opening in 2008, Tiger World has been situated at the back of a residential ...

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“Day Out with Thomas” stays on track despite weather

SPENCER — The first official day of fall was Saturday and it sure felt like it. The weather ...

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Opening its doors: New Partners In Learning facility prepares to open

SALISBURY — The long-awaited new Partners In Learning facility in Salisbury will officially be cutting the ribbon next ...

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Local business owners get crash course on marketing and social media

SALISBURY — It goes without saying that technology has entrenched itself in everyday life at greater pace than ...

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Field aflutter: Salisbury yard attracts monarch butterflies during southward migration

SALISBURY — Judy Klusman may be well known as a member of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, ...

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Livingstone College student dies Wednesday

SALISBURY — A Salisbury High School graduate who was enrolled in Livingstone College died on Wednesday. He was ...

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“Water Wednesday” lures kids and their families to fish for Creek Week

SALISBURY — Clean lakes, rivers, creeks and reservoirs each play a small role in Earth’s well-being, but if ...

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Agner celebrated for more than 60 years of service to Elks

SALISBURY — Harry Agner has a name most know, and those that don’t, know the name of his ...

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Chick-fil-A distribution center bringing 112 jobs to Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan County EDC announced that Project Swarm, who was offered a tax incentive from the ...

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Hispanic heritage celebrated in glorious living color

SALISBURY — Colorful skirts swirled and beautiful flags from 21 countries and territories flapped in Saturday’s breeze during ...

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Catawba College welcomes BikeWalk NC for their 12th annual Transportation Summit

SALISBURY — Starting Thursday and ending Saturday, Catawba College is hosting BikeWalk NC’s 12th annual Transportation Summit. BikeWalk ...

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Kannapolis “Name the Truck” Contest winners revealed

KANNAPOLIS — The city of Kannapolis has announced the winners of the “Name the Truck” contest. The contest ...

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Cornerstone: West Rowan masonry students leave mark on Beacon Hall

SALISBURY — Time has a way of taking its toll on things, and even the best-built structures need ...

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‘He will be sorely missed by all,’ former Rockwell Police Chief Hugh William Bost dies at 68

ROCKWELL — When Rockwell began the process of starting the town’s police department, Robert Bost, who was the ...

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