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Spencer looking for big impact from new storefront grants

SPENCER — Spencer has $35,000 on hand to help local businesses take their store fronts to the next ...

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Davidson County, Spencer officials detail partnerships for Yadkin River Park

SPENCER – Davidson County paired a hot afternoon with ice cream and history on Thursday to make some ...

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Day Out With Thomas returns to Transportation Museum

SALISBURY — The N.C. Transportation Museum buzzed this weekend with families who came to see Thomas the Tank ...

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Spencer town hall project at Park Plaza moving along

SPENCER — Spencer’s town hall project at Park Plaza is moving closer to its final stages. The project ...

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Spencer authorizes COVID-19 sick leave for vaccinated employees

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Alderman on Tuesday night adopted a resolution extending additional sick leave time ...

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Spencer Police Chief Mike James running for Davidson County sheriff

SPENCER — Mike James, Chief of Police in Spencer, has thrown his hat into the race to serve ...

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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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Town of Spencer will ask voters whether to extend mayor, aldermen terms

SPENCER — The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved putting longer terms for the board’s members and the ...

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Spencer’s Park Plaza town hall project still on track, change order coming

SPENCER — Despite some snags, Spencer’s project transforming part of Park Plaza into its new town hall is ...

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Spencer, East Spencer hosting joint National Night Out

SPENCER — National Night Out is coming to Park Plaza for the first time when Spencer hosts its ...

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Spencer moves back public hearing on longer, staggered terms

SPENCER — The town on Wednesday moved back a public hearing on a change to Spencer’s charter that ...

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Builders interested in Spencer-owned residential properties

SPENCER – Several pieces of land owned by the town of Spencer have drawn attention from developers recently. ...

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All Aboard: Volunteers work to get train rolling again at NC Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures

SPENCER — In the back of the N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures, past the intricate dollhouses ...

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 ...

Spencer

Spencer sets public hearing to discuss staggered, four-year terms for town board members

SPENCER — The town wants to hear from voters about revising the terms for its Board of Aldermen. ...

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Nonprofit announces $250,000 fundraising effort for park on Rowan side of Wil-Cox Bridge

SPENCER — Excited by the potential of a park on the Rowan side of the Yadkin River, Salisbury ...

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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Nine candidates file for municipal office on first day

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the first day of filing for this year’s municipal elections, nine ...

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All-American Saturday Night Out draws crowd, good times to downtown Spencer

SPENCER — Laurie Wilson didn’t sleep much on Friday night. The co-owner of The Old 97 Kettlecorn Company ...

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Former Spencer Mayor Buddy Gettys always had a project

SPENCER — Randy Gettys says his dad, Edgar Walter “Buddy” Gettys, saw Spencer as a microcosm of what ...

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Spencer art camp will spruce up new town hall

SPENCER — The town of Spencer’s new administration complex might win awards for the best-decorated municipal complex around ...

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N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures will re-open Saturday

The North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures will have its official re-opening on Saturday. After being ...

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Spencer adopts budget, new development ordinance

SPENCER — Spencer’s Board of Aldermen adopted a $3.8 million budget for the coming fiscal year and a ...

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Spencer administration presents $3.8 million budget

SPENCER — Town Manager Peter Franzese on Thursday presented a recommended $3.8 million budget to board of aldermen ...

Crime

New Salisbury Police crime information center uses 65 cameras to enhance policing efforts

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the second story of the Salisbury Police Department, a set of ...

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Spencer’s Park Plaza project on schedule with major roof repair underway

SPENCER — Contractors are installing a new roof on the section of Park Plaza purchased by Spencer to ...

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Spencer is latest town updating its development ordinance

SPENCER – Towns across the state are overhauling development ordinances to comply with new legislation, and Spencer is ...

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