Red Cross: We need blood and platelet donations after weather shortfall
As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset a weather-related shortfall in donations.Approximately 280 blood...
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Catawba names Bitzer as Provost
SALISBURY - From Catawba College: Dr. J. Michael Bitzer has been named Catawba College's Provost. He had been serving in the position on an acting basis since June 1, 2013. President Brien Lewis made...
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Police unveil west Salisbury crime strategy, produces immediate results
SALISBURY - A plan to put more police in a crime plagued part of Salisbury produced immediate results before it was even fully implemented. On Tuesday Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins unveiled the...
View ArticleCharter schools poised for expansion in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The number of taxpayer-financed schools outside the control of North Carolina school districts is heading for a big expansion. The State Board of Education on Thursday votes on...
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Two airlifted after bad crash near East Spencer
SALISBURY - Two helicopters had to be called in to help people hurt in a bad wreck in Rowan County on Thursday afternoon. It happened just before 2 at the intersection of Long Street and Long Ferry...
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Residents ordered out of boarding house; City says repairs never made
SALISBURY - Residents of a boarding house in Salisbury have been ordered out while the city decides what to do with the house. The City Manager says the house has been unsafe for more than a year and...
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Friday is last day to preorder for Kauffman fundraiser
SALISBURY - Friday is the last day to preorder a chicken dinner for the fund raiser that will benefit the family of Marco Kauffman.The Scotch-Irish Fire Department is hosting a barbecue on January 17th...
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Shat-R-Shield expanding Rowan facility
SALISBURY - From Shat-R-Shield: RowanWORKS, the Salisbury-Rowan County Economic Development Commission, announces that Shat-R-Shield, Inc. will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on January 15, 2014...
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Boarding house frequent stop for police
SALISBURY - The boarding house at 507 N. Long Street that city leaders have ordered to be vacated has been a frequent stop for Salisbury Police over the last eight months.WBTV pulled the call history...
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Heatley named to new position with Imperial Brown
SALISBURY - From Imperial Brown: Imperial Brown, walk-in cooler manufacturer, has named longtime employee Kristy Heatley to the newly created national position of Chain Account Specialist.Heatley, of...
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Father, son, ex-wife busted for trafficking bath salts
SALISBURY - On Thursday, members of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit and the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit executed a state issued search warrant at 355 Alana Drive,...
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State Senate candidate wants communities to have more control, including...
SALISBURY - A candidate for the state senate says local school systems should decide when the school year starts and stops. Tom McInnis is a Republican running for the 25th district seat that includes...
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More North Carolinians may be harmed by Target breach
RALEIGH, NC (WBTV) -- Personal information about even more North Carolinians may have been compromised as part of a massive data breach from national retailer Target, Attorney General Roy Cooper said...
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Traffic stop on 85 yields drugs, gun, cash; two Georgia residents charged
SALISBURY - On Tuesday, two Georgia residents were arrested on Interstate 85 by members of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit and the Davie County Sheriff’s...
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Inmate dies in Rowan County jail; foul play not suspected
SALISBURY - A Salisbury man was found dead in his bunk in the Rowan County Detention Center on Friday night, but investigators say they don't believe foul play was involved in the death. On Friday...
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RCCC partners with City of Concord; earns honor
SALISBURY - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was recognized with the 2013 Honorable Mention Innovation Award from the North Carolina Community College Adult Educators’ Association (NCCCAEA). The...
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New Performing Arts offerings at Rowan Cabarrus
SALISBURY - This fall marked the beginning of something musical at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College – the birth of a chorus. While the College’s Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree program began in...
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Search underway for escaped inmate; schools on lockdown in the area
SALISBURY - A search is underway for a man who escaped from Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury, according to prison officials. Schools in the area have been placed on lockdown as a...
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RCCC offers PC and network training with an eye towards certifications
SALISBURY - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is launching a new round of its PC and Networking Academy providing affordable training for advanced technology certification programs with knowledgeable,...
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Hefner VA Medical Center to mark King birthday with special events
SALISBURY - The W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center is honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through two events during the month of January. The community and VAMC staff members...
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