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Salisbury author gets another chance to write about his favorite band

SALISBURY — Tyler Sehnal has wanted to write a book since high school. But unlike those who always ...

Lifestyle

Girls on the Run hosts camp program June 5-9 at Rockwell Elementary

For more than 15 years, Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont has provided after-school programming to ...

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Earth Day Jam set to focus on urban agriculture

SALISBURY — Earth Day Jam returns on April 22 for a consecutive year at Bell Tower Green park ...

News

Cyber security badge coursework preps manufacturers for digital threat

RALEIGH — A Salisbury native, Dr. Evelyn Brown, is spearheading an initiative designed to enhance manufacturers’ abilities to ...

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Salisbury-Rowan NAACP joins firefighters, police officers in donation drive for homeless

SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury Fire Department, Salisbury Police Department and the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP are partnering to ...

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Salisbury City Council approves contracts for street paving, sewer maintenance

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved an $869,540 contract with NJR Group Inc. for paving streets around ...

Local

Landis fills finance officer role

LANDIS — During its latest board of aldermen meeting, Landis town officials swore in a new finance officer. ...

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Salisbury City Council seeks input on election process

SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council will continue a series of community town hall meetings regarding the election process. ...

News

Luck of the draw: Gray Stone Casino Knight raises $20,000

SALISBURY — Cowboys and cowgirls tried their luck at a Gray Stone Day School fundraiser on Saturday. According ...

News

Education roundup: RCCC’s Brielle Long nominated for achievement award

SALISBURY — Brielle Long is the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College nominee for the North Carolina Community College System’s Dr. ...

News

Former Alcoa workers continue raising concerns about hazardous waste

By Chris Miller Stanly News & Press Workers at Alcoa in Badin achieved a milestone whenever they became ...

News

Electrical panel replacement affects businesses, residents near 100 West Innes Street

SALISBURY – Businesses and residents in the 100 block of West Innes Street may be without power beginning ...

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Rowan County Health Department evacuated after smoke detected

Rowan County Health Department employees were forced to evacuate the building after someone smelled what they thought was ...

News

Speakers offer input on what they want in next police chief

SALISBURY — “How long are you going to stay?” That’s one of the top questions residents say they ...

Education

Making the case: Livingstone College students take part in panel on government-funded reparations

SALISBURY — The case for reparations to descendants of enslaved Black people in America is not a new ...

News

Residents share tax revaluation concerns with commissioners

SALISBURY — During the public comment portion of Monday’s Rowan County Board of Commissioners meeting, residents spoke about ...

News

Commissioners present special proclamation to West Rowan girls basketball team

SALISBURY — The state champs were in the building. The West Rowan High School girls basketball team was ...

News

Residents offer input as Spencer plans for the year ahead

SPENCER — Following a constructive public input meeting on what residents see as priorities for the coming year ...

Crime

Two Salisbury men in custody, Albemarle police officer injured after chase, crash in New London

Stanly News & Press Two Salisbury residents are under arrest after a crash and an Albemarle police officer ...

News

Catawba holding Final Four watch party Wednesday in Goodman Gym

SALISBURY — The Catawba College women’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Final Four ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man arrested at apartment complex for assault by pointing gun at worker, bystander

SALISBURY  — Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Salisbury man on Sunday after he reportedly threatened two maintenance ...

News

Veterans Court and crisis intervention training for police could receive funding next fiscal year

SALISBURY — Two county projects could receive federal funding for fiscal year 2024: a law enforcement crisis intervention ...

News

Color of change: Rowan-Salisbury NAACP hosts paint party

Sometimes all a child needs to be inspired is a paintbrush and a little encouragement. The Salisbury-Rowan National ...

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Under the Helmet series shows the fire department in another light

SALISBURY — Just because someone has a serious job, it doesn’t mean they act serious all the time. ...

News

Local barber shop teams up with Veterans Social Center for free haircuts

SALISBURY — Barber shops have always brought people together. You can talk, debate, reminisce and share stories — ...

News

Duke Energy investigation of power line noise in north Salisbury neighborhood yields no answer

Residents in a neighborhood in the northern part of Salisbury reported hearing unusual noises coming from their power ...

News

Rowan gets its first commissary kitchen

SPENCER — A nurse by training and trade, Melissa Schneider is at heart a cook and a foodie, ...

News

Blessed are the hands: ‘Still room for the little guy,’ speaker says at monthly breakfast celebrating local farming

SALISBURY — In a state where the No. 1 economic driver is agriculture, Rowan County is powering ahead, ...

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