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Pops at the Post pops off before storms end performance early

SALISBURY — Lightning followed by wind and heavy rain brought an early end to this year’s Pops at ...

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Pedal Factory Spring Roll gets into high gear

SALISBURY — On Saturday, the Pedal Factory held its second annual Spring Roll event to raise funds so ...

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Emotions run high at event to end gun violence

SALISBURY — Gun violence has become one of the biggest issues facing America. On Saturday, in front of ...

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Storms bring early end to Pops at the Post

The Salisbury Symphony took to the stage on Saturday for the annual Pops at the Post concert. Beforehand, ...

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Overnight fire destroys home, sends one to hospital

SALISBURY — An overnight fire Thursday destroyed a home in the 200 block of Tabor Drive and sent ...

Business

Every trick in the book: Tutor applies unique strategies to summer reading program

SALISBURY — Students experiencing reading shortfalls have an alternative to summer school programming, thanks to one local tutor ...

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Men for Change campaign seeks donations

SALISBURY — In honor of Father’s Day, the Family Crisis Council of Rowan is launching the “Men for ...

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Kannapolis Youth Council celebrates graduating seniors

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Youth Council recently celebrated its graduating seniors and recognized its new 2023-2024 officers and ...

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Food Lion pioneer, leader Tom Smith dies

SALISBURY — Tom Smith, the former CEO and leader of Food Lion, has died today after a long ...

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Gathering focuses on algae problems with High Rock Lake

SALISBURY— High Rock Lake has always had a special connection with people in the community. However, environmental pressures ...

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Spencer police department now largest in history

SPENCER — The police department will be fully staffed as soon as one more officer completes training and ...

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Kannapolis train rides, splash pad now open on summer schedule

KANNAPOLIS — The Village Park Rotary Express, carousel and splash pad are open for the summer. The splash ...

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Partners in Learning gets funding from Golden LEAF 

ROCKY MOUNT — The Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded more than $7 million across three programs: the ...

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China Grove seeks state funding inclusion

CHINA GROVE — With numerous municipalities around Rowan County submitting a list for possible state funding to address ...

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Block party returning to Community Park in China Grove on Saturday

CHINA GROVE — The annual kickoff to summer, the China Grove Block Party, is on the calendar for ...

Lifestyle

Jehovah’s Witnesses gatherings begin Friday at Salisbury Assembly Hall

SALISBURY — After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the largest convention organizations in the world has chosen Salisbury ...

Crime

19-year-old woman charged with assaulting officers

SALISBURY — A 19-year-old woman faces assault on law enforcement officer charges after an early morning scuffle on ...

Crime

Blotter for June 1: Wanted man located, apprehended in Rockwell

ROCKWELL — Responding to a tip, Rowan County deputies located a wanted man in the Rockwell Food Lion ...

Lifestyle

D-Day remembrance at Price of Freedom Museum on Saturday

The annual D-Day remembrance ceremony at Price of Freedom Museum is set for Saturday, June 3, from 9 ...

Kannapolis

Collective Soul in Kannapolis on Saturday night

KANNAPOLIS — Collective Soul, a band that had numerous hits including songs “Shine,” “Heavy,” and “She Said,” is performing ...

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Happy Roots seeks partnership with schools

SALISBURY — A locally based nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching young people about urban agriculture and sustainability made ...

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Tears mix with rain at Memorial Day Service

SALISBURY — Even the heavens wept at the Memorial Day service at the Salisbury National Cemetery Annex on ...

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Community Action Day marks nearly six decades of service

SALISBURY — In the 1960s, the Lyndon B. Johnson administration declared a war on poverty by establishing community ...

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Salisbury’s Glenda Ball to speak at WWII event in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT — In 1945, John Albert Hayden Lingle of the U.S. Army Air Corps was taken as ...

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‘A Mile in Their Shoes’ event helps paint a picture of life after prison

SALISBURY — Most people assume once someone gets out of prison, their troubles are over. In reality, it’s ...

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Pedal Factory’s second annual Spring Roll is June 3

SALISBURY — The Pedal Factory’s second annual Spring Roll event will feature bikes, kids BMX clinic, music, contests ...

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Business roundup: Couple gets walk-in tub donation, Salisbury communications department honored

SALISBURY — Safe Step Walk-In Tub has donated and installed an a walk-in tub for Otto and Patricia ...

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Social justice groups to hold event June 3 for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Wear Orange Weekend

SALISBURY — Women for Community Justice, along with the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP, Salisbury Indivisible and Rowan Concerned Citizens, will ...

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