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Spencer updates obstruction ordinance to include motor vehicles

SPENCER — Spencer police will have new authority to move vehicles blocking alleyways and other thoroughfares after a ...

Local

Easter-themed events at the Transportation Museum

 N.C. Transportation Museum SPENCER — The Easter Bunny is coming to town next weekend! The Easter Bunny Express ...

Local

Spencer plans to advocate

SPENCER — Town leaders are slicing up the pie of county meetings. At Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor ...

Local

Spencer honors police officers

SPENCER — On Feb. 22, several members of the Spencer Police Department were recognized at an awards ceremony ...

Local

North Rowan High School goes on lockdown after threat

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — North Rowan High School was on lockdown Friday after a reported threat, ...

Education

North Middle School students take a trip to eastern Rowan County

Editor’s note: North Rowan Middle School students recently visited the eastern part of Rowan County. Here is their report. Erwin ...

Entertainment

Alicia Keys gets surprise from local music school

Today a special video was released on “The Voice” You Tube channel. The video features the girl band Nebulaz of Nebulux Music School ...

Local

NC Transportation Museum celebrates Piedmont Airlines 70th anniversary

By Spencer Dixon news@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Former employees of Piedmont Airlines gathered Tuesday at the N.C. Transportation Museum ...

Local

Spencer enters purchase agreement for Park Plaza

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The town of Spencer is one step closer to repurposing an old ...

Local

Spencer board honors Bill Stanback

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to tip their hats to a “great pillar ...

Business

Transportation Museum accounts for 11 percent of Rowan County’s tourism industry, report says

Staff report SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum had its most successful year ever in 2017, with record-breaking ...

Local

Spencer moves on to Phase 2 study for Park Plaza

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to pursue a Phase 2 environmental study on Park ...

Business

Pinocchio’s: New owners, same popular Italian food

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Pinocchio’s Ristorante in Spencer has new owners and new hours, but the same ...

Local

Investigation continues into Evergreen Drive house fire

SALISBURY — A fire that destroyed a house in the Spencer Forest neighborhood remains under investigation. Fire investigators ...

News

Polar Express event surpasses sales goal for fourth year

SPENCER — The Polar Express closed out its biggest year yet at the N.C. Transportation Museum. The holiday ...

Local

Spencer Police cancel Silver Alert for missing resident

SPENCER — The Spencer Police Department says a town resident who was reported missing earlier this week wasn’t actually ...

Local

Silver Alert issued for Spencer man

SPENCER — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for an endangered Spencer man. ...

Local

Texas two-step: Twin Hero Boys have been part of family affair for ‘Polar Express’

SPENCER — Though they each had three Polar Express performances ahead of them Wednesday evening, 11-year-old twins Jimmy ...

Local

Wineka column: Mary Ann McCubbin plays her biggest role — Santa

SPENCER — Hold onto your reindeer and set down that glass of eggnog — Santa Claus is a ...

Local

Sharon Hovis sworn in as Spencer mayor pro tem

SPENCER — Cheers erupted in Spencer Town Hall on Tuesday night as Sharon Hovis finished the last words ...

Local

The Park Plaza: Past and future

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SPENCER — At one time, the block between Fifth and Fourth streets was the ...

Elections

Hovis, Spencer grapple with election issue

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Sharon Hovis expected a roadblock or two on her way to holding a ...

News

131 floats brings holiday cheer to Spencer, Salisbury

SPENCER — Spencer native Samantha Peeler has been coming to the Holiday Caravan Parade since she was 3 years ...

Business

Appraisal fair and sale at doll museum

SPENCER — The N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures is hosting an appraisal fair and benefit sale. ...

Local

Spencer town hall looks to move into Park Plaza

SPENCER — Spencer took the first step Tuesday toward solving a long-standing problem: Park Plaza. The plaza, constructed ...

Elections

Sharon Hovis wins seat on Spencer Board of Aldermen

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen traded one member for another once all votes were tallied Tuesday. Challenger ...

Local

Pray Rowan to host prayer gathering Saturday

SPENCER — Pray Rowan, an organization started to promote unity in the community through the power of prayer, ...

Elections

Elect: Nine run for seven seats in Spencer

View the candidate Q&A chart SPENCER — Incumbents in Spencer aren’t running for their seats unopposed this election. ...

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