News

Firetrucks featured at NC Transportation Museum show

By Wayne Hinshaw For the Salisbury Post “We’ve got firetrucks, firetrucks and more firetrucks,” explained Michelle Comer, an ...

Business

SunTrust branch in Spencer closing later this summer

By David Purtell  david.purtell@salisburypost.com Editor’s note: After this story was published, a SunTrust spokeswoman said SunTrust will continue operating its ATM at ...

Local

Spencer board approves budget with increased tax rate

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Spencer’s Board of Aldermen Tuesday approved a budget that will raise the ...

Local

Fire truck show Saturday at Transportation Museum

N.C. Transportation Museum The N.C. Transportation Museum will host more than a dozen firefighting groups, showing off fire ...

Local

Public hearing Tuesday for Spencer’s proposed budget

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Spencer Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget ...

Local

Spencer board calls for increase in tax rate for proposed budget

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Spencer Board of Aldermen voted to use an increased tax rate for this ...

Local

J 611 locomotive conducts test run; farewell party Saturday

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The sun came out just in time to brighten the moment for several ...

Local

Goats return to eat kudzu in Spencer

SPENCER — The goats are back. A new herd of goats is munching away at the kudzu in the gully along the ...

Local

Spencer board approves grant for home improvements

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Spencer’s Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved a new grant program focused ...

Local

Spencer stormwater open house is Wednesday

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — An open house for people interested in learning about the town’s proposed stormwater ...

News

An express line to history: Newly-restored Engine 611 centerpiece of National Train Day in Spencer

By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SPENCER – The early clouds burned off to give attendees at National Train Day ...

Local

Spencer board to review proposed grant program for residential improvements

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Spencer’s Board of Aldermen will review a proposed grant program t0 encourage improvements to ...

Local

Goats returning to Spencer later this month

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The kudzu-eating goats will return to Spencer soon for another round of all-you-can-eat foliage. On May ...

Local

Armed Forces Celebration next weekend at City Park

City of Salisbury The Rowan County Veterans Council will host an Armed Forces Day Celebration May 16 at ...

News

McCrory visits Transportation Museum, Livingstone College

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com In a Thursday tour of Rowan County, Gov. Pat McCrory touted a multi-billion dollar ...

News

McCrory begins tour of Salisbury with stop in Spencer

Gov. Pat McCrory began his Thursday tour of Salisbury at the N.C. Transportation Museum to speak about a ...

Faith

Jaycees award winners announced

The 2015 Spencer and Faith Jaycees awards were presented Wednesday night at the Rowan County Museum. The winners ...

Local

Transportation Museum finishes restoration of locomotive, events planned

N.C. Transportation Museum SPENCER — The North Carolina Transportation Museum will hold two events to celebrate the restoration of ...

Local

Spencer board puts brakes on Yadkin museum

A proposed museum in Spencer hit a roadblock Tuesday night when the town’s Board of Aldermen denied a ...

News

Spencer board will hold public hearing on zoning for planned museum

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Spencer’s Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday will include a public hearing regarding a proposed ...

News

State officials announce $2.2 million renovation at Transportation Museum

SPENCER — North Carolina’s Transportation Museum is bringing steam power back to the future. State officials on Saturday ...

Crime

Spencer Police release images of armed robbery suspects

SPENCER — Police have released surveillance video stills of two men officials said robbed the Kangaroo convenience store ...

Local

Forestdale Pool in Spencer remains a summertime retreat

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Howard Everhart took his older brothers’ advice and bought shares in the ...

Local

Spencer fire department gets new, better rating

SPENCER — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced Tuesday that the Spencer Fire District completed its ...

News

Coming out of the shell: Youngsters enjoy treats at Spencer Easter “Eggstravaganza”

By Wayne Hinshaw For the Salisbury Post Three, two, one…GO! The Spencer Jaycees’ Easter Egg hunt is off ...

Crime

Spencer police looking for two robbery suspects

Spencer Police have released few details, but say they need the public’s help in identifying two males who ...

News

Transportation Museum event will focus on renovation of Powerhouse

N.C. Transportation Museum Crews have already begun work with the goal of saving one of Spencer Shops’ original ...

News

Riding the rails: ‘At the Throttle’ lets a few lucky folks live dream of driving steam engine

By Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher@salisburypost.com SPENCER— The steam locomotive is like a living thing, volunteer Lindsay Abee said as ...

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