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NC university leaders depart amid a culture war

By Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — When Carol Folt gave her first big speech as head ...

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Pelosi abandons Afghanistan trip, says Trump disclosed plans

By Erica Werner The Washington Post WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump on Friday ...

Sports

‘I was a terrible baseball player’: Rowan native Phil Kirk inducted into hall of fame in Goldsboro

Editor’s note: Rowan County native Phil Kirk, a former state senator, chairman emeritus of the State Board of ...

Politics

How to contact your lawmakers in 2019

FEDERAL Here are the office addresses and phone numbers of members of Congress who represent part or all ...

Local

Family Crisis Council seeks donations as government shutdown continues

SALISBURY — Until recently, Renee Bradshaw didn’t need to personally solicit donations for the Family Crisis Council, which ...

Politics

County commission’s annual planning work session scheduled Friday

SALISBURY — With an agenda ranging from crime to recycling, the Rowan County commissioners will meet Friday for ...

Politics

Salisbury City Council passes resolution condemning lynchings, seeking racial reconciliation

SALISBURY — In what Mayor Al Heggins called a tremendous day for Salisbury, the City Council on Tuesday ...

Politics

Salisbury City Council joins school consolidation conversation

SALISBURY — As plans for school closures and consolidation linger, members of the Salisbury City Council are discussing ...

Politics

Salisbury-Rowan NAACP calls for resolution about race to be on city council agenda

SALISBURY — The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP chapter is urging City Council members to add a revised Resolution of Reconciliation ...

News

Gerrymandering lawsuits linger in NC, other states as next redistricting nears

By David A, Lieb Associated Press As the 2019 state legislative sessions get underway, a busy year of ...

News

Government shutdown: Federal workers receive $0 pay stubs

By The Associated Press Here’s the latest on he partial government shutdown on Day 21. WHAT’S NEW TODAY ...

News

US House may resolve disputed 9th District election in NC

By Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — A U.S. House member signaled Friday that Congress may ultimately ...

Local

Text of revised Resolution of Reconciliation

Editor’s note: The following is a new version of the Resolution of Reconciliation previously presented to the Salisbury ...

News

Union members protest shutdown near Salisbury VA hospital

SALISBURY — John Love chanted from the roadside that all he and the other dozen or so union ...

News

Rowan enters 2018 legislative session with three members of state House

RALEIGH — Rowan County will have three voices in the state House as the North Carolina General Assembly ...

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China Grove’s Carl Ford moves from state House to Senate

RALEIGH — China Grove Republican Carl Ford can now be called Sen. Carl Ford after the North Carolina ...

News

AP fact check: Trump and the disputed border crisis

By CALVIN WOODWARD and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON — In his prime-time speech to the nation, President ...

News

NC election fraud probed long before 2018 race

By Michael Biesecker and Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — Long before accusations of absentee ballot fraud ...

Nation/World

Trump makes case for border wall in Oval Office address

By Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis The Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ...

Politics

Rowan County commissioners to pay $285,000 after losing prayer lawsuit

Rowan County commissioners will pay $285,000 in legal fees out of a savings fund to foot the bill ...

Opinion

The quixotic movement to get opposing voters to talk

By Lavanya Ramanathan The Washington Post Kristy Kaufmann shifted nervously in her seat. On the computer screen in ...

News

NC Republican lawmakers ending several legal appeals

Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislators have formally accepted that Gov. Roy Cooper and other Democrats ...

News

Supreme Court to take new look at partisan electoral districts, including NC map

By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether ...

Local

Commissioners approach the end of ACLU lawsuit

SALISBURY — Looking ahead at, potentially, the last business item concerning the ACLU prayer lawsuit, Rowan County commissioners ...

News

Republican Harris asks court to declare him the winner in 9th District

By Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — Republican candidate Mark Harris asked a state court Thursday to ...

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Hearing into 9th District ballot fraud claims postponed

By Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — A hearing digging into allegations of possible ballot fraud in ...

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Harris’ lawyer says there’s no basis for a ballot fraud hearing

By Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH — A lawyer for Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris said Monday ...

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Sen. Dan Barrett reflects on time in State Senate

  By Andie Foley andie.foley@salisburypost.com For state Sen. Dan Barrett, R-34, the journey from serving as Davie County ...

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