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Turn the page: CIS, McDonald’s spur youthful reading practices

SALISBURY — Within the pages of a book, a child can discover themselves and the world they inhabit, ...

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Traveling trophy has home at Power Curbers

SALISBURY — The 2024 Novant Health Workplace Wellness Cup traveling trophy award has a new home for the ...

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Dragon Boat Festival boasts teamwork and community

(Editor’s note: After several conversations, both internal and external, we decided to change the headline from Tuesday’s story about the ...

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Spencer firefighters celebrate with official badge pinning

SPENCER — Three years in the making, new hires and promoted members of the Spencer Fire Department officially ...

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Troop 443’s conservation adventure at Frying Pan Tower

SALISBURY — Recently, Troop 443 of Salisbury embarked on an journey to the historic Frying Pan Tower, where ...

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History on Tap opens up first school for Black students in Salisbury to the public

SALISBURY — The first Black grade school in Salisbury has been closed to the public for more than ...

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Learning the ropes at fire camp

A firefighter’s job can seem exciting, heroic and sometimes a little overwhelming given all the working parts of ...

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‘Empowered women empower children’: Salisbury woman’s project aims to educate, aid young girls

SALISBURY — A lack of formal education on her body’s physical development impacted Jante “Janet” Gibson-Bryant in ways ...

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Two vehicle accident closes W. Innes temporarily

SALISBURY — A two-vehicle accident on West Innes Street at Overman Avenue closed West Innes in both directions ...

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Salisbury hosts meeting showing Main Street project plans, asking for comments through late August

SALISBURY — Dozens of people appeared at the Salisbury City Hall on Tuesday to learn about and comment ...

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Home turf — Golf course superintendent 40-year career drawing to close

SALISBURY — The love of agronomy began at an early age for Ron Bivins as he started mowing ...

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Community flocks together to help support family

SALISBURY — Several flamingo flocks have been sighted in the Salisbury area, and wherever they land, they are ...

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GoFundMe organized for slain Salisbury teen

SALISBURY — One week ago, 18-year-old Damien Carter Senesaynho was shot and killed in Kannapolis while on his ...

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The great outdoors: Farmers Day vendors encourage getting outside

CHINA GROVE — Farmers Day is a huge draw for China Grove and Rowan County that celebrates the ...

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Three more file for school board election as filing closes

SALISBURY — As the filing for Rowan-Salisbury School Board of Education closed on Friday, three more names added their ...

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31 teams registered for the 10th Annual Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival

ROWAN COUNTY — The Rowan Chamber of Commerce has announced that 31 teams have registered for the 10th ...

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Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference

RALEIGH — Under the leadership of retired Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown, the North Carolina ...

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Salisbury City Council honors police officer for saving four-week-old’s life

SALISBURY — Salisbury honored one of its police officers during the city council meeting on Tuesday for saving ...

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Salisbury holding meetings on Main Street improvement project

SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury has set a series of drop-in information sessions for Tuesday, July 23, ...

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A love story 75 plus years in the making

ROWAN COUNTY — For most folks, July 3 was prep day for the 4th, but for one Rowan ...

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Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings

SALISBURY — The Commission on the Future of NC Elections convened its second all-commission meeting at Catawba College on Monday to ...

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West Rowan grad retires from Air Force to join aerospace company

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Colonel Justin Chandler, who hails from Salisbury, and graduated from West Rowan High School ...

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West Rowan’s Clarke honored by county commissioners and on Congressional floor

SALISBURY — On Monday, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners took time at the start of the meeting to ...

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Landis, DOT officials discuss potential Hwy. 29 traffic pattern

LANDIS — Even with a traffic signal, motorists attempting to navigate Old Beatty Ford Road, Ryder Avenue and ...

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Secretary of State makes campaign stop in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Elaine Marshall, the North Carolina secretary of state, made a stop in Rowan County on Saturday for ...

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Kannapolis fire injures one, displaces two

KANNAPOLIS — One person was injured and two adults were displaced by a kitchen fire in Kannapolis on ...

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Longtime Landis police officer reflects on half-century career

LANDIS — Buddy Porter Sr. began his career in law enforcement more than 50 years ago. While he ...

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The Carolina Artists guild welcomes NC artist Craig Richards for oil painting demo 

The Carolina Artists guild will be offering an interactive mini workshop at its meeting on Thursday, July 18, ...

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