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Spencer Library a community effort, community resource

By Elizabeth Roy For the Salisbury Post Twice a week, the Short family walks down Fourth Street in ...

Local

Spencer board will hear bids on stormwater project

The Spencer Board of Aldermen will receive bids on a project to fix the stormwater drainage system at ...

Crime

SBI: Home invasion, double murder not random

Family members say Antonio “Tony” Darnell Walker, 29, and his uncle, James Arthur Walker Jr. 43, were killed ...

Local

Former pastor wants to build museum of history along Yadkin River

SPENCER — One man is trying to bring history to the forefront along the Yadkin River. Gary Hauze, ...

Local

Goats eating up Spencer’s kudzu

The county fair isn’t the only place to see livestock. Have you heard about the goats in Spencer? ...

Local

Days Out with Thomas start Friday

Little engineers won’t believe their eyes or their ears. For the first time ever at Day Out With ...

Crime

Spencer Police looking for armed robbery suspect

The Spencer Police Department is looking for a man in connection with a Wednesday armed robbery. A release ...

Local

Yadkin Mill Village Reunion scheduled

The 8th annual Yadkin Mill Village Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27 at Yadkin Baptist Church Fellowship ...

Local

Spencer bans curbside mailboxes in historic district

SPENCER — Aldermen approved a change to the town’s ordinances this week that will ban curbside mailboxes in ...

Local

Spencer requires builder to remove store windows

SPENCER — Spencer is holding a pair of developers to their original agreement with the town, even if ...

Local

Goats coming to Spencer gully next month

SPENCER — A small army of hungry goats is coming to Spencer to feast on kudzu. The town ...

Local

Spencer board to consider property purchase

SPENCER — Spencer town staff will recommend that the town board respectfully pass on an offer to buy ...

Local

Business owners worry about varmints if goats eat kudzu canopy

SPENCER — Snakes and rats and woodchucks, oh my. Two business owners in Spencer say they like the ...

Local

Spencer may ban curbside mailboxes in historic district

SPENCER — Fed up with an ongoing disagreement with the U.S. Postal Service, Spencer aldermen are considering a ...

Local

Goats get OK to clear kudzu from Spencer Woods gully

SPENCER — Rather than using chemicals to kill kudzu, the town of Spencer may deploy six hungry goats ...

Local

Spencer alderman’s code violation left off public log

SPENCER — Spencer’s former code enforcement officer accused Town Manager Larry Smith of covering up a violation she ...

Local

Spencer library offers summer reading challenge

SPENCER — The public library in Spencer has new summer hours through Aug. 15, as well as a ...

Education

Doll and Toy Museum hosting summer day camps

SPENCER — The Spencer Doll and Toy Museum will host 2014 summer day camps through early August. Snacks ...

Local

Silver alert for missing Spencer woman canceled, woman found

SPENCER ­— A silver alert for a missing Spencer woman who had been gone from her home since ...

Local

Silver alert issued for missing Spencer woman

Police say she may be with male friend SPENCER — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons issued a ...

Crime

Business owner adds to reward in the Dee Rios murder

SPENCER — A local businessman is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the ...

Crime

Police: Victim of Spencer murder is ex-wife of suspect

SPENCER — Police investigators have identified the victim of a Wednesday morning homicide as Toney Ann Johnson, the ...

Local

Divided Spencer board passes budget, OK’s Small Town Main Street plan

SPENCER — A divided Spencer Board of Aldermen passed the 2014-15 budget Monday with no changes to the ...

Local

Spencer to reconsider Small Town Main Street participation

SPENCER — Elected officials in Spencer could decide Tuesday whether the town will continue to participate in the ...

Local

‘Polar Express’ train experience coming to Spencer

SPENCER — On the heels of one of the its most successful events ever, the N.C. Transportation Museum ...

Local

Polar Express coming to Spencer for holidays

SPENCER — The popular Polar Express Train Ride is coming to the N.C. Transportation Museum this holiday season. ...

Local

Spencer budget includes pay raises, no tax hike

SPENCER — While Rowan County commissioners and elected officials in several towns and cities consider property tax increases, ...

Local

Proposed Spencer budget avoids tax hike, gives pay raises

SPENCER — While Rowan County and several towns and cities consider property tax increases next year, the proposed ...

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