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Landis receives ‘clean opinion’ on audit of 2020-21 budget

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — For the second year in a row, town officials on Monday received ...

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New Landis ‘postcard-style’ mural pays homage to past, looks ahead to future

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Mayor Meredith Smith says one of her favorite trips as a girl ...

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Town of Landis agrees to $187,500 payout to former manager Roger Hosey

LANDIS — Two years after aldermen voted to fire former manager Roger Hosey, the town has agreed to ...

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Return of Southern Rowan Christmas Parade gives spectators chance to enjoy festive tradition

CHINA GROVE — The last time Carolyn Wilson was at the Southern Rowan Christmas Parade, she was in ...

China Grove

Photo Gallery: Southern Rowan Christmas Parade

The Southern Rowan Christmas Parade returned to the streets of Landis and China Grove on Tuesday evening. With ...

Business

Old Town Soap Company continues to grow, finds manufacturing space in unlikely spot

LANDIS — Brent and Beth Engelhardt knew they needed more space for their expanding soap business. They didn’t ...

News

Southern Rowan Christmas Parade will return to downtown Landis, China Grove

CHINA GROVE — The Southern Rowan Christmas Parade will make its return next week to the streets of ...

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Landis board denies request to rezone 126-acre property

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town aldermen Monday unanimously denied a request to rezone a nearly 126-acre ...

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Town of Landis, former manager Roger Hosey reach settlement agreement

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — The town and former Manager Roger Hosey have reached a settlement in ...

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Landis officials discuss concerns with high utility charges; select members for Passive Park committee

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town Manager Diane Seaford on Monday clarified concerns about utility bill costs ...

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Landis Fire Department receives improved fire ISO rating of 2

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey brought news Monday that the town’s ...

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Zachary Lowensten named RSS Beginning Teacher of the Year

LANDIS – Corriher-Lipe Middle School staff congregated in the media center Thursday for what they were told was ...

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Landis aldermen deny selections for Passive Park Committee over process, approve request for additional police officer

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town aldermen on Monday voted against selections for the recently formed Passive ...

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Landis Fire Department temporarily halts operations because of positive COVID-19 tests

LANDIS — The Landis Fire Department will halt operations until Aug. 27 because multiple employees tested positive for ...

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Some towns, cities in Rowan top countywide 6% growth rate

By Natalie Anderson and Ben Stansell news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While data from the 2020 Census show Rowan County’s ...

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Landis board approves annexation request for North Cannon Boulevard

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town aldermen on Monday approved a voluntary annexation request for a parcel ...

Landis

Landis goes big with two helicopters for National Night Out

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Amid the faint echo of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” all eyes turned ...

Elections

Rowan voters will choose from 66 candidates for 42 open seats in November municipal elections

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With 66 candidates running for 42 seats across the county, voters across ...

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Goal of restructuring police, fire in Landis into public safety department becoming reality

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — When Public Safety Director Zachary Lechette started his job in December, the ...

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ElectriCities, Treasurer Folwell anticipate better rates for Landis customers with passage of reinvestment bill

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Following the passage of a bipartisan bill backed by Sen. Carl Ford, ...

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Landis moving forward with sewer system improvements at South Upright Street lift station

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Construction on a project replacing more than 3,000 feet of sewer infrastructure ...

Landis

Landis officials launching committee with citizens to begin work on passive park project

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — A dream held by longtime Landis residents D.C. and Frances Linn to ...

Politics

Political Notebook: 37 local candidates now running in county’s November municipal elections

SALISBURY — A total of 37 candidates across Rowan County are now officially campaigning for one of 42 ...

Politics

Candidate total rises to 24 for November municipal elections

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Since filing began Friday, a total of 17 incumbents and seven challengers ...

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‘A place where you want to go:’ Ethan Howard brings back old-school style at Landis Barber Company

LANDIS — On his family’s drive back from church every Sunday, 5-year-old Ethan Howard never stopped talking. “We ...

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Company with a calling: Blue-J Cleaning Solutions provides opportunities to people with development differences

LANDIS — When Janet Schultz started Blue-J Cleaning Solutions in 2012, she had no intentions of doing anything ...

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Landis removed from Local Government Commission’s watch list

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — After two years of being listed on the Local Government Commission’s watch ...

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Landis, Kannapolis discuss extraterritorial boundary change with 1,000-home subdivision planned

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town officials are moving forward with modifying the extraterritorial jurisdictional boundaries of ...

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