Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board discusses ‘Project Wheel,’ receives good news on two street projects

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen went into closed session Tuesday to discuss Project Wheel, an economic ...

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Granite Quarry still discussing Byrd property off Faith Road

GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen wants Town Manager Phil Conrad and Mayor Bill Feather to negotiate directly with ...

Education

100 years: Granite Quarry Elementary celebrates centennial

GRANITE QUARRY — Gloria Wilhelm peered into a blue doorway in an older wing of Granite Quarry Elementary School. ...

Faith

Granite Quarry-Faith Police Authority collecting clothing, toys for families at Christmas

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — Chief Mark J. Cook of the Granite Quarry-Faith Joint Police Authority, in cooperation ...

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Granite Quarry board mulls over offer of 9 acres along Faith Road

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry has been offered 9 acres off Faith ...

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New era takes root in Granite Quarry with swearing in of Cress, Linker

GRANITE QUARRY — Things got off to a rocky start Monday night for a new Granite Quarry Board ...

Education

As its centennial draws near, Granite Quarry grad remembers her time at old school

GRANITE QUARRY — The old stone walls of Granite Quarry Elementary School hold lots of memories for Francis ...

Crime

Granite Quarry woman charged four months after infant dies

GRANITE QUARRY — A local woman who brought her infant son to the fire department in July after he ...

Education

East Rowan High School students take lessons in empathy into community

GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan High School students have spent the past few weeks examining community issues and ...

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Granite Quarry planners give preliminary OK to 250-home subdivision

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Planning Board reviewed plans Monday for a 250-home subdivision off Faith Road. In ...

Elections

Ponds received 166 of 170 write-in votes for mayor in Granite Quarry

GRANITE QUARRY — Former Mayor Mary Ponds, for whom a write-in campaign was waged heading into Tuesday’s election, ...

Elections

Feather ekes out win; Cress, Linker nab aldermen seats in Granite Quarry

GRANITE QUARRY — It took Kim Cress’ daughter, who was flying for Delta some 800 miles away, to ...

Crime

Granite Quarry man with pending sex offense case accused of threatening to shoot a man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man already facing a court case for sex offenses was ...

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Employee deductibles are up, but Granite Quarry saves money on health care premiums

GRANITE QUARRY — The town will switch health care insurance providers and save close to $11,000 in the ...

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Retired Granite Quarry Chief Clyde Adams remembered as gentle giant

GRANITE QUARRY — There was a time when the town of Granite Quarry didn’t have a police department ...

Elections

Elect-Granite Quarry: Growth, downtown revitalization, bypass provide talking points in Granite Quarry

View the candidate Q&A chart By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Growth and how to manage it, ...

Elections

Granite Quarry incumbents say they’ve been proactive; challengers offer experience, ‘fresh eyes’

GRANITE QUARRY — Granite Quarry candidates touched on issues such as growth, grocery stores, a proposed U.S. 52 ...

Elections

Write-in effort underway on behalf of former Granite Quarry Mayor Mary Ponds

GRANITE QUARRY — Mary Ponds is not an official candidate for Granite Quarry mayor, but a visible campaign ...

Elections

Seeking another term as Granite Quarry mayor, Bill Feather wants to see things through

GRANITE QUARRY — Bill Feather, seeking election to a second consecutive term as Granite Quarry mayor, says the ...

Entertainment

Annual fiddler’s convention brings bluegrass to east Rowan

GRANITE QUARRY — Bluegrass bands and musicians trekked to east Rowan on Saturday night for the 51st annual ...

Elections

Granite Quarry candidate Doug Shelton wants to be voice for future, not past

GRANITE QUARRY — Doug Shelton, chairman of Granite Quarry’s Revitalization Committee and now a candidate for the Board ...

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Granite Quarry candidates forum next Tuesday at Legion hall

GRANITE QUARRY — A Granite Quarry candidates forum sponsored by the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce will be ...

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Musicians will compete in 51st Granite Quarry Civitan Fiddlers Convention Saturday

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Bluegrass musicians from near and far will crowd into the East ...

Elections

Kim Cress touts past experience as town employee in his run for Granite Quarry board

GRANITE QUARRY — Kim Cress, who retired in 2016 after 19 years as the town’s maintenance director, says he ...

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Granite Quarry aldermen fill several vacancies on Planning Board

GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen moved Monday to fill several vacancies on the Granite Quarry Planning Board, ...

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Family Fun Fest scheduled in Granite Quarry Oct. 28

GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry will hold a Family Fun Fest from 1 to 5 ...

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Granite Quarry urged to create a new comprehensive plan

GRANITE QUARRY — Town Planner Steve Blount urged the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen on Monday night to ...

Elections

Brinkley says landing a grocery store remains priority in Granite Quarry

GRANITE QUARRY — Mike Brinkley, who is running for re-election to the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen, says ...

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