Politics

Salisbury City Council hears divided views on the fate of ‘Fame’

SALISBURY — One said, “Move Fame,” the next said he or she does not want the Confederate statue ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Gail Young announces run for District 83 House seat

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com Democrat Gail Young will try for a second time to win a seat in ...

Politics

County commissioners to hear proposal about consolidating departments

Staff report SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday will hear how a consulting firm plans to analyze ...

Politics

Rowan Board of Elections to have voter ID seminars

The Rowan County Board of Elections will hold seminars about voter photo identification requirements on June 24. A seminar ...

Spencer

Spencer swears in new alderman, selects interim town manager

SPENCER — Still dealing with fallout from the resignation of former Town Manager Terrance Arrington, the Spencer Board ...

Spencer

NAACP president escorted out of Spencer board meeting

SPENCER — Dealing with continued fallout from the resignation of Town Manager Terrance Arrington, the Spencer Board of ...

News

China Grove decreases property tax rate by 4 cents

SALISBURY — The China Grove Town Council unanimously passed a revenue-neutral budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year that ...

News

Filing for November elections begins July 5

Filing for offices in the Nov. 5 municipal elections will open at noon July 5 and continue through ...

Politics

Political notebook: Michael Whatley named NCGOP chairman

Micael Whatley was elected the new chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party its convention Saturday in Concord. ...

Politics

City to have public meeting on ‘Fame’ June 17

Staff report SALISBURY — The City Council has picked June 17 as the date of a special meeting ...

News

N.C. House fails to override ‘born-alive’ bill veto

RALEIGH — The N.C. House was unable to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors ...

Politics

Vigil highlights human cost of Medicaid coverage gap, calls for expansion

SALISBURY — The Rev. Dr. Regina Dancy knows that some students at her workplace, Hood Theological Seminary, use ...

News

Vote on ‘born alive’ abortion bill veto override set Wednesday

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the “born alive” ...

Politics

Commissioners decrease property tax rate by half cent, approve 2019-20 budget

SALISBURY — For the first time in 12 years, the Rowan County commissioners on Monday voted to decrease ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Rowan Democrats elect Dye first vice chair

Chariel “Minnette” Dye, the former campaign manager for the late Latasha Wilks, was elected first vice chair of ...

News

East Spencer thinks growth with addition to annexation bill

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — With their eyes on growth, town leaders reached out to state ...

News

Transportation Museum renovations, Empire Hotel funding not in proposed GOP state senate budget

SALISBURY — Money for North Carolina Transportation Museum renovations and the Empire Hotel restoration are not included in ...

Politics

Political notebook: Two Salisbury educators talk health insurance with governor

In a round table discussion with Gov. Roy Cooper and Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, early ...

News

County pauses Rescue Squad funding in proposed budget

By Samuel Motley samuel.motley@salisburypost.com  SALISBURY — Commissioners are reviewing Rowan County Rescue Squad funding and the organization’s focus ...

Kannapolis

Kannapolis introduced proposed budget for fiscal year

KANNAPOLIS — On Wednesday, Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg presented the 2020 fiscal year budget, which does not ...

Politics

Rowan County delegation lobbied for East Spencer and High Rock Lake exit during Raleigh trip

By Samuel Motley samuel.motley@salisburypost.com  SALISBURY — On Tuesday, a Rowan Chamber business and community delegation went to Raleigh ...

News

County manager proposes $81.5 million in capital funding to Rowan-Salisbury Schools by 2021

SALISBURY — Rowan County Manager Aaron Church on Monday proposed a budget that aims to chip away at the ...

Rowan County

Commissioners approve $1.5 million grant application for Chewy.com sewer line

By Samuel Motley Samuel.motley@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved an application for a ...

Rowan County

Rowan County commissioners to receive 2019-2020 budget for review

SALISBURY — When the Rowan County Board of Commissioners meets Monday, it will receive the 2019-2020 fiscal year ...

News

Geoffrey Hoy recognized as state Senior Democrat of the Year

SALISBURY — It came as a complete surprise for Rowan County Democratic Party Chairman Geoffrey Hoy when he ...

Politics

State grant for Empire Hotel project in question

SALISBURY — Items included in one state budget budget proposal don’t necessarily make it into another, and the ...

Politics

Latasha Wilks’ campaign manager running for local Democratic Party office

SALISBURY — Continuing Latasha Wilks’ legacy of advocacy, her former campaign manager, Chariel “Minnette” Dye, is running to ...

News

Rowan Board of Elections now offers voter ID cards

By Jessica Pautz jessica.pautz@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With municipal elections coming up this year and presidential elections in 2020, ...

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