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Faith Fire Department receives Class 1 insurance rating from state fire marshal

FAITH — Usually when you walk into a room and see a group of firefighters you’d expect there ...

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Medicare fraud prevention, shredding event on April 18

ROCKWELL — Rufty-Holmes Senior Center is hosting a shredding and Medicare fraud prevention event in partnership with Rowan ...

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Three Rivers Land Trust transfers 4-wheel drive trail property to Uwharrie National Forest

The Uwharrie National Forest is one of the few locations in central North Carolina where off highway vehicle ...

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Gray Stone Day School eighth in statewide quiz bowl competition

MISENHEIMER — Students at Gray Stone Day School competed in a statewide quiz bowl competition last month and ...

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Town of Faith looking for residents to serve on new special events committee

FAITH — The town of Faith is looking for residents to join a new special events committee, which ...

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Stories Under the Stars returns to Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — Get ready for another series of unique storytelling and performing arts events as the Stories Under ...

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Highway 152 collision claims life

A motorist was killed in a four-vehicle collision Tuesday in an incident authorities describe as improper passing. The ...

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City of Salisbury using trivia and prizes to spread awareness of National Fair Housing Month

SALISBURY — April is National Fair Housing Month and Salisbury is working hard to make sure people remember ...

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It’s Bo time in Rockwell: Aldermen approve construction of new Bojangles

ROCKWELL — Residents who “gotta wanna needa getta hava Bojangles” are in luck. With a unanimous vote during ...

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Blotter: Rowan County Sheriff’s vehicles damaged in high-speed pursuit

SALISBURY — Multiple Rowan County vehicles were damaged after a high-speed multi-county pursuit that left a New York ...

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Community Care Clinic of Rowan County featured on PBS NewsHour

SALISBURY — The Community Care Clinic of Rowan County was featured in a story about N.C. Medicaid expansion ...

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How to donate to Gold Hill family that lost home in weekend fire

GOLD HILL — A GoFundMe was started for a Gold Hill family who lost their dogs and home ...

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Kannapolis seeks Jiggy with the Piggy volunteers

KANNAPOLIS — Jiggy with the Piggy volunteers are needed to help with the barbecue competition, 5k walk/run, arts ...

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Heavy fire in attic damages home in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — A fire broke out Tuesday in a Kannapolis home on East 17th Street. The occupant got ...

Crime

Man gets 48-year sentence after conviction on sex crimes

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man charged with statutory sex offenses with a child more than four years ago ...

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Indie alt-rock band Neon Trees to headline Cheerwine Festival

SALISBURY — Cheerwine and the city of Salisbury will welcome multi-platinum rockers Neon Trees to the Hotwire Communication ...

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Aviation company partnered with the Charlotte Hornets will use new corporate box hangar at Mid-Carolina Regional Airport

SALISBURY — With a financing contract expected to be approved for the construction of five new box hangars ...

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Egg drop group: China Grove church provides a fun Easter weekend for kids with an indoor twist

CHINA GROVE — Even on a rainy Saturday afternoon, South China Grove Baptist Church wasn’t going to let ...

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Man accused in alleged tree-cutting incident asserts his innocence

EAST SPENCER — Charles Ramsey is adamant that he did not cut down one, let alone two, trees ...

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Rockwell homeowner reaches nuisance agreement on problem property

ROCKWELL — A Rockwell home with a long history of disturbances was subject to a nuisance abatement judgment ...

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Rowan Sheriff’s Office: Kannapolis house fire started by family’s preteen son

KANNAPOLIS — A family’s 12-year-old son reportedly started the fire that destroyed their Kannapolis home last week. Four ...

Crime

Domestic disturbance leads to kidnapping charges

SALISBURY — A 29-year-old man faces charges of false imprisonment, assault on a female and possession of marijuana ...

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Faith Fire Department receives improved insurance rating

FAITH — A high-ranking state official will visit Faith later today to announce a new insurance rating for ...

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Latest Grove Cartel mural at odds with China Grove … again

CHINA GROVE — The owner of the Grove Cartel Brewing Company made an impassioned plea to the China ...

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Ford co-sponsoring bill proposing to ban transgender females from playing women’s sports

RALEIGH — On Wednesday, 30 Republican legislators in the North Carolina Senate filed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports ...

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Rockwell aldermen holding public hearing on plans for new Bojangles

ROCKWELL — The Board of Aldermen of the town of Rockwell will hold a public hearing at 6 ...

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Business roundup: Rowan Chamber’s Minority Business Trade Show set for April 27

SALISBURY — The Rowan Chamber of Commerce is holding its first Minority Business Trade Show on Thursday, April 27, ...

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Rowan Republicans hosting Michael Whatley, chairman of NC GOP, on April 13

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Republican Party will host Michael Whatley, chairman of the NC GOP, on Thursday, ...

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