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38th Winter Flight Run moves to Mt. Ulla
MT. ULLA – Salisbury-Rowan Runners on Sunday migrated its 38-year-old Winter Flight Run out of of its historic course in Salisbury and to the countryside. ...
January 18, 2021
MT. ULLA – Salisbury-Rowan Runners on Sunday migrated its 38-year-old Winter Flight Run out of of its historic course in Salisbury and to the countryside. ... Read more
SALISBURY – Mount Zion Baptist Church on Sunday kept a 44-year tradition going. The church’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration honors the life and ... Read more
SALISBURY – Michael Benjamin Gobble, 43, of Rockwell, was charged Saturday with felony statutory rape of a child and felony indecent liberties with a child. ... Read more
SALISBURY — Cars filtered through the parking lot at the Salisbury Civic Center on Saturday. Some people planned to come to the resource fair, and ... Read more
SALISBURY — Rowan County saw the wettest year on record in 2020, adding another point of interest to one of the most remarkable years of ... Read more
SALISBURY – Summit Virtual Academy is unique because it has drawn teachers and students from all over the county into its virtual space. Carlton Jackson ... Read more
SPENCER — Spencer welcomed its two latest hires at Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Faith Wilson is the town’s new finance officer and James ... Read more
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools Superintendent Tony Watlington on Tuesday began his plan to visit every school and facility in the district. He started at the ... Read more
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools Associate Superintendent Kelly Withers says there’s been a leveling off of COVID-19 cases in the district. Withers during Monday night’s school ... Read more
GRANITE QUARRY — The town’s Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday brought a surprise visitor with some top-notch news. N.C. Commissioner of Insurance and State ... Read more
SALISBURY — Superintendent Tony Watlington was sworn in on Monday at the Rowan-Salisbury School’s regular meeting. Watlington was tapped to take over for the district ... Read more
SALISBURY — Similar to schools, local child care centers are struggling to keep doors open because staffing is uncertain day to day. The state currently ... Read more
SALISBURY — There are about 50 slots of state-funded pre-kindergarten still available in Rowan County as of Tuesday, and families can still apply for them. ... Read more
SALISBURY — New Rowan-Salisbury Schools Superintendent Tony Watlington is set to be sworn in on Monday and begin his district tour on Tuesday. Watlington was ... Read more
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Education on Thursday approved one local charter school and took a step toward closing another. Faith Academy’s accelerated application ... Read more
GRANITE QUARRY — If you happen to be walking in the Centennial Park in Granite Quarry, watch out for hawks. Red-tailed hawks have been nesting ... Read more
SALISBURY — The North Carolina Board of Education on Wednesday viewed recommendations for the approval of charter hopeful Faith Academy and revocation of the charter ... Read more
SALISBURY – If it suits them, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College graduates can put their caps and gowns straight in the recycling bin after they have been ... Read more
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 infections among Rowan-Salisbury Schools staff and quarantine figures have remained remain low enough to reopen school buildings on ... Read more
GREENVILLE — A Salisbury native’s latest large-scale project is now emblazoned across West First Street in Greenville. The mural, reading “UNITE AGAINST RACISM,” is the ... Read more
SALISBURY — Marvin Moore just wrapped up his first semester at the helm of Salisbury High School after transitioning from the principalship Isenberg Elementary School. ... Read more
FAITH – Faith Academy is looking forward to final approval of its charter by the state Board of Education in a few days. And with ... Read more
GREENSBORO — Tony Watlington is on his way to Rowan County after 26 years working in Guilford County. The outgoing Guilford County Chief of Schools ... Read more
SPENCER — Peter Franzese is fresh on the job as Spencer’s town manager, appointed by the town’s Board of Aldermen in December after spending a ... Read more
SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools is about to enter a transition. Superintendent Lynn Moody will retire after Thursday and her replacement, Tony Watlington, will take over ... Read more
SALISBURY – Smart Start Rowan has been providing Christmas for local families through its Angel Tree program for 18 years. Started by program manager Laura ... Read more
SALISBURY — Mark Martin was late to his own retirement celebration Wednesday, but it was for a good reason. Martin saw a little dog in ... Read more
CHINA GROVE — Makenna Pate grew up in Rowan County, went to Catawba College and is now teaching at her old middle school. The China ... Read more