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Planning board recommends rezoning for 60-acre business park

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Planning Board recommended a rezoning on Tuesday that would allow for a 33-lot business ...

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Salisbury approves 4.9-cent tax increase: Budget supports public safety, compensation, infrastructure improvements

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council formally adopted the budget for the fiscal year, which includes a 4.9-cent ...

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Juneteenth celebrations continue to grow in downtown Salisbury

SALISBURY — The 29th annual Juneteenth celebrations provided music, fun, food and history from Sunday afternoon through Wednesday ...

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West End LED street lighting temperature survey deadline is Friday

SALISBURY — The West End street lighting survey deadline is this Friday, June 21. Salisbury’s transportation department is ...

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All American Celebration and Car Show

Guests are invited to the All-American Celebration and Car Show at Landmark Church, 1910 Mooresville Road, on June ...

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Salisbury shows its Pride in upcoming festival

SALISBURY — On Saturday, Salisbury will be awash in all the colors of the rainbow as it celebrates the ...

Local

Rhema Praise and Worship Church celebrates choir anniversary

Rhema Praise and Worship Church, Inc., of 117 Long Ferry Road in Spencer, where Rev. Alonza Williams Sr., ...

Education

Livingstone reps, students celebrate Albert Stout Sr. at luncheon

Livingstone College News Service President Anthony Davis continues to make an impactful impression in efforts to create a ...

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SUN Bucks: food assistance program released

SALISBURY — According to the Rowan County 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment, the cost of healthy foods was ...

Crime

Blotter for June 20

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Possession of a dangerous drug occurred in the 1200 block of Camp Road ...

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Hall’s Chapel hosts port-a-pit pit dinner

SALISBURY — Hungry people are invited to attend a port-a-pit dinner at Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church on ...

Education

Op-ed: School choice? Or schools’ choice?

By Elizabeth Paul and Mary Ann Wolf Public School Forum of N.C. Decisions about education are some of the ...

Education

RCCC students excel at state comp

RCCC News Service SALISBURY — Thirty-five students from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College competed against students from across the state ...

Crime

Deputies obtain warrants for man who fraudulently sold house twice

SALISBURY — The sheriff’s office has taken out warrants for the arrest of a man who deputies said sold ...

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Dolly Parton Imagination Library: Rowan County families can receive bilingual books 

In a recent announcement by the North Carolina Partnership for Children and Smart Start Network, it was shared ...

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Commissioners hold ceremony renaming justice center in honor of retired sheriff Auten

SALISBURY — During an emotional ceremony on Monday, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners proclaimed the renaming of the ...

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Salisbury’s first World Refugee Day celebration holds special meaning

SALISBURY — Grace Gbunblee Knight is no stranger to the immigrant experience. A first-generation American, her family relocated ...

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Blotter for June 19

In Salisbury Police Department reports: A burglary by unlawful entry occurred in the 1100 block of South Fulton ...

Crime

Deputies searching for man who led them on chase from Rowan County to Guilford County

SALISBURY — The sheriff’s office has taken out warrants for the arrest of a Greensboro man after deputies ...

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Event at West Rowan High honors Chris Smith’s legacy through kindness, togetherness

MOUNT ULLA — Former West Rowan High School and NFL defensive end Chris Smith’s life was the focus of ...

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YMCA defrauded out of over $500,000

SALISBURY — Police are investigating after an employee at a YMCA in Salisbury reported that a check worth over ...

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‘Knowledge is power’ – Message of hope shared in cancer journey

SALISBURY — When Mary Willis Page heard the diagnosis of cancer, she was shocked. While she wasn’t expecting ...

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Salisbury scramble: Locals descend on nearby U.S. Open

PINEHURST — Millions watched as memories were cast against an unforgettable backdrop at the Cradle of American Golf over ...

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Police investigating Saturday morning stabbing

SALISBURY — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed early on Saturday morning, causing a severe laceration to ...

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Man arrested after engine troubles end police chase

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man was arrested on Saturday after deputies said that he fled from a ...

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The Carolina Artists Guild to host summer ‘show and tell’

The Carolina Artists guild will be having a fun summer meeting Thursday, June 20, at St. John’s Lutheran ...

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Deputies investigating after man shot at while attempting to pass vehicle blocking road

SALISBURY — Deputies are investigating after a man reported that his car was shot into multiple times after he ...

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Blotter for June 18

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Vandalism occurred in the 600 block of Forney Street at 2:25 a.m. on ...

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