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Shelton ready ‘to challenge old ideas’ on Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen
GRANITE QUARRY — Candidate Doug Shelton says the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen needs a new face, and ...
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Chris Cranford running for Rockwell Board of Aldermen
ROCKWELL — After thinking about running for office for some time, Chris Cranford is making a bid for ...
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Giannina Monzon wants to contribute to city as a Salisbury council member
SALISBURY — Giannina Monzon moved to Salisbury two years ago and now wants to serve the community. As ...
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Spencer board newcomer Muhammed seeks re-election
SPENCER — One month into his appointment to the town of Spencer’s Board of Aldermen, Rashid Muhammed said ...
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Sam Morgan campaigns for second term as Spencer alderman
SPENCER — Campaigning with hopes of bringing cohesiveness, enthusiasm, pride and camaraderie back to the Spencer community, Sam ...
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Agreement affirms NC transgender restroom rights
By Jonathan Drew Associated Press RALEIGH — A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people’s ...
Elections
Bringing community experience to the council, Karen Alexander hopes to return
SALISBURY — Karen Alexander is involved in the community, and that involvement makes her an effective member of ...
Elections
Tamara Sheffield looks to fill role of representing public again
SALISBURY — This campaign is different for Tamara Sheffield than the ones she ran in 2015 and 2017: ...
Politics
Political Notebook: Former NC governors say partisan gerrymandering ‘breaks the system’
As a state court began hearing a challenge to partisan gerrymandering last week, four former governors issued a ...
China Grove
China Grove incumbents unchallenged; Stroud calls out mayor
By Samuel Motley samuel.motley@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Incumbent Town Council members Rodney Phillips and Steve Stroud will go into ...
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All Salisbury City Council members file for re-election
SALISBURY — All five members of the Salisbury City Council will be on the ballot in November after ...
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NC judges keep voter ID lawsuit alive
Associated Press RALEIGH — Judges are keeping alive a lawsuit that challenges the state’s new photo voter identification ...
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East Spencer resident Travis Carter makes first run for public office
EAST SPENCER– Travis Carter is doing something he’s always wanted to do — run for public office. Carter, ...
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Spencer, Granite Quarry lack mayoral candidate as filing nears its close
SALISBURY — Today is the last day to file for municipal elections, and in Rowan County, two races ...
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Costantino hoping to continue on Granite Quarry board
GRANITE QUARRY — Alderman Jim Costantino says he wants to be a part of Granite Quarry’s continuing growth, ...
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Trump slams congresswomen; NC crowd roars, ‘Send her back!’
By Deb Riechmann Associated Press GREENVILLE — Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President ...
Politics
Four more file for office Wednesday
SALISBURY — Four people on Wednesday added their names to the list of candidates seeking municipal office in Rowan ...
Politics
‘Being that public servant’: Al Heggins files for re-election to City Council
SALISBURY — After winning the mayor’s seat as a political newcomer in 2017, Al Heggins has decided she ...
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Rowan Democratic Party vice chairman makes election bid
EAST SPENCER — Shawn Rush, the third vice chairman of the Rowan County Democratic Party, is running for ...
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Municipal elections filing continues
Eleven more candidates filed Monday and Tuesday to run in local elections this November. Chris Cranford filed for ...
Elections
P.J. Ricks to make second try for Salisbury City Council
SALISBURY — Patricia Jones “P.J.” Ricks ran for Salisbury City Council in 2017. This year, she will give ...
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NC trial looks at partisan bias after US justices won’t
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A partisan gerrymandering trial began Monday in which election advocacy ...
Politics
Political Notebook: Dan Forest to kick off run for governor in August
After stirring up excitement with speeches in Rowan County, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest plans to formally enter the ...
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‘Cry out for mercy and for justice’: Salisbury vigil calls for end of migrant detainment
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Gathered outside Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, protesters sang “This Little Light of ...
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First candidate files in Rockwell town board election
SALISBURY — As the first full week of filing for November municipal elections closed Friday, seven more candidates ...
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GOP mapmaker’s files allowed in gerrymandering trial
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A few dozen computer files recovered from the home of ...
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Superintendent’s lawyer named NC GOP executive director
Associated Press RALEIGH — An attorney for the state school superintendent has been named the state Republican Party’s ...
China Grove
China Grove Mayor Withers challenged by incumbent councilman in 2019 race
CHINA GROVE — For the first time in years, the town will have a competitive mayor’s race in ...
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Bulls vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 17
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