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Lawyers say 12 NC legislative districts remain illegal, including 83rd House District in Rowan and Cabarrus counties

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Illegal and unconstitutional boundaries remain within North Carolina’s new state ...

Education

Governor Cooper to speak at Livingstone College

SALISBURY - Gov. Roy Cooper will travel to town next week to be the keynote speaker at Livingstone ...

Elections

Bobby Brown wants to address Landis roads, finances

  LANDIS — Bobby G. Brown says “all you need to do is go and ride around” to see ...

Elections

Dennis Johnson runs for Kannapolis mayor with focus on accountability

KANNAPOLIS — Taking another shot at running for office, Dennis Johnson says the Kannapolis City Council needs to ...

Elections

Salisbury-Rowan NAACP will host candidate forum Sept. 21

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury-Rowan Branch of the NAACP will hold a City Council candidates forum ...

Elections

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts ousted by primary challenger Vi Lyles

Associated Press CHARLOTTE) — Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles captured a primary victory over the incumbent mayor Tuesday. ...

Elections

Roger Safrit: ‘I’m going to tell it like it is’

LANDIS — Roger Safrit says that, as a general rule, he does not make empty promises. “I’m not ...

Elections

In bid for second term, Berry places a focus on downtown revitalization

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — After one term on the City Council, Dianne Berry says she’s running for re-election ...

Local

Michigan court ruling could help commissioners’ prayer suit

SALISBURY — A Michigan court ruling on Wednesday may provide the boost Rowan County commissioners hoped for in ...

Elections

Ali wants to bring fresh ideas to Kannapolis city government

KANNAPOLIS — City Council candidate Addul Ali says it’s time to bring fresh ideas to city government.

Local

NC Supreme Court Justice to speak to Rowan Democrats

Mike Morgan, an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, will be the speaker at the Rowan ...

Elections

Rep. Carl Ford announces run for NC Senate

SALISBURY — State Rep. Carl Ford plans to run for a new N.C. Senate district that includes Rowan ...

Elections

In Kannapolis City Council bid, Boyd aims to represent all people

KANNAPOLIS — In his bid for a seat on the City Council, Howard Boyd says he wants what’s best ...

News

Local legislators receive interim appointments

Before the N.C. General Assembly adjourned last week, Rowan County’s legislators received appointments to interim committees. Included in ...

Editorials

Countdown to Nov. 7

Labor Day signals the end of summer and the kickoff of the fall campaign season. Most of Rowan ...

East Spencer

East Spencer candidate Tony Hillian says uniting citizens key to improvements

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — East Spencer native Tony Hillian is hoping to unseat one of ...

Elections

Legislators say Rowan could benefit from new district maps

SALISBURY — Rowan County could increase its presence in the N.C. General Assembly if recently redrawn maps hold ...

Elections

Rodney Queen says solution to crime is leaving no child behind

SALISBURY — Rodney Queen says that in the past few years, Salisbury has become known for four things: its ...

Elections

John Struzick wants to bring ‘positive energy’ back to Salisbury

SALISBURY — John Struzick says that when he first moved to Salisbury in 2009, the city “instantly felt like ...

Elections

Tamara Sheffield: ‘I want to have a whole city of ambassadors’

SALISBURY — Tamara Sheffield says her campaign platform hasn’t changed much since she ran for Salisbury City Council ...

China Grove

Safrit aims to keep China Grove on same path

CHINA GROVE — In his bid for a seat on the China Grove Town Council, Shane Safrit says he ...

Elections

Candidate David Post says Fibrant is the city’s most important — but not only — issue

SALISBURY -- David Post said that the problem with Fibrant is not that the city has spent too ...

Local

Attorney: ‘Appears likely’ that Rowan County commissioners will appeal prayer lawsuit

SALISBURY — Attorney David Gibbs said it’s likely that the Rowan County commissioners will take their prayer lawsuit ...

Local

Barrett begins term as NC senator

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Learning the nuances of the state legislature and unsure about his plans for ...

Elections

PJ Ricks: “We have got to do something in our community”

SALISBURY — Patricia Jones Ricks, better known as PJ Ricks, taught every age group from pre-kindergarten to high school when ...

Local

Democrats organize town hall on Sept. 21

Staff report SALISBURY — Democrats from two congressional districts plan to gather in Salisbury next month for a ...

Elections

Leda Belk says Salisbury needs a broader, county-focused perspective

SALISBURY – Leda Belk said that, when she served on the Rowan County Board of Commissioners from 2000 ...

Local

Reps. Budd, Hudson prefer local dialogue about future of Confederate monuments

SPENCER — As the nation debates whether to remove confederate monuments, Rowan County’s members of Congress say a ...

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