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Spencer approves supplemental USDA loan for Park Plaza project

SPENCER – Another $256,489 is expected to be funneled to Spencer’s Park Plaza project after the town board ...

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Cannon Mills’ whistle sounds again, brings nostalgia with it

SPENCER — The sound that for decades dictated daily life around Cannon Mills and its subsequent iterations whistled ...

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Families visit N.C. Transportation Museum on reopening day

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SPENCER — James Smith on Saturday stood motionless as a model train stopped on ...

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Spencer’s new assistant manager will take reins of town government in 2021

SPENCER — Peter Franzese will be the town’s new assistant manager and eventually take over the manager job ...

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Two-alarm fire at Chroma Color started in bin with flammable material

SALISBURY — A fire at a local industrial company was started in and contained to a bin inside ...

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State responds to plea for transportation museum’s reopening

SPENCER — The first priority must always be the health and safety of guests and staff, the Department of ...

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‘Hanging on by a thread’: County pleads for restriction relief at NC Transportation Museum

SALISBURY — The N.C. Transportation Museum is a major economic force in Rowan County, with more than 100,000 ...

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After two years, Spencer smooths out its bumpy Fourth Street ride

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — For roughly two years, the N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures ...

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Spencer looks at reworking ordinances amid new state mandates

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Interim Spencer Town Manager David Treme on Tuesday requested the town board ...

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Duke Energy adds Spencer site to inventory of potential industrial locations

Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The town of Spencer on Tuesday received an update on a potential site ...

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Spencer’s long-awaited Fourth Street project on the verge of completion

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — More than two years in, the infamous Fourth Street project may be ...

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Billboard recognizing NRHS graduates goes up in Spencer

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER – The town has purchased billboard space to honor North Rowan High School ...

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Spencer adopts $3.2 million budget

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Alderman adopted the town’s 2020-2021 budget on Tuesday night ...

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City Council looks at specific options for continuing transit service

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The City Council on Tuesday received several options for using federal funds ...

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NC Transportation Museum to reopen to public Thursday after COVID-19 shutdown

SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum will open to the public Thursday with a new outdoor-only self-guided tour, ...

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Lack of payment from East Spencer, Spencer contributed to city manager’s transit proposal

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In proposing to discontinue public transit routes to Spencer and East Spencer ...

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Spencer views $3.2 million recommended budget

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER– Aldermen got their first look at the town administration’s recommended $3.2 million budget ...

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Spencer will hire assistant town manager with sights on promotion

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – After discussion in closed session, the Spencer Board of Alderman on Tuesday ...

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Spencer man who was reported missing found dead in vacant home

SPENCER — A Spencer man who had been reported missing since Wednesday was discovered Saturday deceased inside a ...

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Dollar General stores setting aside time for senior shoppers

Dollar General Corporation plans to dedicate the first hour of each shopping day to senior shoppers, as well ...

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Spencer, East Spencer turn private for code enforcement work

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Any town can send a notice and a subsequent fine to ...

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Moped operator killed in Spencer identified

SPENCER — Spencer Police have identified the moped operator killed in a Tuesday single-vehicle crash on North Salisbury ...

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Spencer sees Yadkin River site as prime spot for development

SPENCER — Excitement is building on the banks of the Yadkin River in northern Rowan County. A group ...

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Spencer police: Identity of victim in fatal moped crash not released pending relative notification

SPENCER — Spencer police have still not identified a man who was killed in a Tuesday moped accident ...

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Blackbeard exhibit comes ashore at N.C. Transportation Museum

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER – The infamous pirate Blackbeard was beheaded in North Carolina waters more than ...

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‘We’re putting you in an ambulance’: Man rescued after falling 75 feet from I-85 bridge

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Jeremiah Cribb shouldn’t be alive, his rescuers say, but the 24-year-old Concord ...

Education

North Rowan Elementary celebrates national and local leaders in Black History Month Gala

SPENCER – North Rowan Elementary School students highlighted some of the most important moments from history and locals ...

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EGGER Wood Products to start operations by end of year, plans to hire locally

LINWOOD — While EGGER Wood Products isn’t located in Rowan County, its proximity to Salisbury will allow local ...

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