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Grant awarded to West End Community Garden
SALISBURY - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has awarded West End Community Garden a grant through Nourishing North Carolina, a statewide community garden effort making local,...
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Food Lion's new strategy unveiled Wednesday
SALISBURY - Food Lion launched today its new brand strategy in 269 stores in North Carolina and South Carolina, including its headquarter city of Salisbury. The new strategy is based on customer...
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RCCC students earn national recognition
SALISBURY - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Phi Beta Lambda students returned from their national conference in San Antonio, Texas with numerous awards, continuing the tradition of making the...
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Update: Fibrant upgrade to take longer than expected
SALISBURY - As previously announced, the City of Salisbury’s Fibrant network is in the process of upgrading its infrastructure, during a three week maintenance window that began on Monday, July 16....
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Baker ready to push the pedals across North Carolina
SALISBURY - Thirty firefighters, including several from our area are climbing off the fire engines and hopping on two wheels for a good cause and an amazing ride.It's called the Carolina Brotherhood...
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Salisbury man found in Florida charged with sex crimes
SALISBURY - A Salisbury man is in jail under $350,000 bond for sex crimes involving an underage girl. Police say the mother of the victim told them about the alleged incidents in March. Police began...
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Man's first words on new phone: "Help! They're trying to rob me!"
SALISBURY - It's a good thing that Chris Watson's brand new phone worked; his first call was a frantic dial up to 911. According to Salisbury Police, Watson had come into a little cash and wanted to...
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Security stepped up in local theaters for Dark Knight Rises
SALISBURY - Extra police security will be working Friday through the weekend at several local theaters in the area, including the Tinseltown Cinemark location in Salisbury. "The manager did call me...
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Two charged, one sought for illegally selling prescription drugs
SALISBURY - Two men have been charged for illegally selling prescription narcotics to undercover officers, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. Anthony Todd Christy, 42, of E. 20th Street...
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Storms blow through Rowan; downtown gets soaked
SALISBURY - Heavy rains pounded Salisbury late Friday afternoon sending the Krazy Night Out participants scrambling for cover. The storm came through around 6 with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning....
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SALISBURY - Back to school is less than a month away, but summer is far from over. Downtown Salisbury, Inc is hosting Summer Night Out! this Friday night. The free event runs from 5 pm - 9pm Friday,...
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Air Quality Alert in effect for region
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- An Air Quality Alert is in effect for Mecklenburg County during the day Thursday as a hot and humid air mass stalls across the region. The Alert is in effect for Lincoln,...
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Parker's Points - Pocono
Junior Nation has come alive! Dale Jr. is riding high on the top of the Sprint Cup chart, and our man Adrian Parker is all over it. So, without further stuff, here's the former South Rowan Raider...
View ArticleSeveral local colleges named on exclusive list
Several colleges in the Carolinas made an exclusive Forbes list this year. According to Forbes, the annual list of America's 650 Top Colleges doesn't look at reputation or selectivity. Instead, Forbes...
View ArticleFree whooping cough vaccination clinics
ROWAN COUNTY - Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that is spread from person to person, usually by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others. The...
View ArticleFC Carolina Alliance offering advanced fall soccer programs
This fall FC Carolina Alliance (FCCA) will again offer elite soccer training for children aged 4 – 10 in the Harrisburg and Salisbury areas through their “Munchkin” and “Pre Academy” programs. Each...
View ArticleRowan-Salisbury Schools release district report card
The following release is from the Rowan-Salisbury School System: The Rowan-Salisbury School System received encouraging news Thursday as the State Board of Education released the ABCs of Public...
View ArticleRowan Helping Ministries expansion project moves forward
Rowan Helping Ministries is one step closer to the “Miracle on Long Street.” Chris Bradshaw, volunteer chair of Shelter Ministries of Rowan County, has secured seventeen parcels of land in the...
View ArticleCantaloupe recall expanded, several local stores added to list
A North Carolina produce supplier that provides produce to select Food Lion and Reid’s stores announced Friday it has expanded its recent recall of Athena cantaloupes. Burch Equipment LLC, North...
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Vintage Ford, GM autos on display at NC Transportation Museum
The N.C. Transportation Museum will highlight two titans of the auto industry with back-to-back weekend auto shows this August. Saturday, Aug. 4, the N.C. Transportation Museum hosts the annual All...
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