The first eight minutes were absolute agony, a hoops version of a root canal, but Salisbury’s boys basketball team was very ...

Hannah Wilkerson (North Rowan) made her last college shot, swishing a 3-pointer. Wilkerson transferred to Bowie State for her senior year and contributed […] ...

Lucas Watts has a GPA and a 40-yard dash time that are both in the 4.6 neighborhood. That unusual combination […] ...

The Salvation Army of Rowan County is inviting the public to attend its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 4, at noon, held on the second floor of the Rowan Museum […] ...

The Kiwanis Club of Salisbury is celebrating its 70th Pancake Festival and kicked off the special event at its Feb. 27 meeting at the Salisbury Country Club. Club […] ...

Words matter, and for more than 15 years, Partners in Learning has joined a national movement encouraging communities to choose respect and inclusion by ending the use of the “R-word,” […] ...

By Jonathan Lawler Carolina Journal Fuhgeddaboudit! No, that is not a typo. It is New York/New Jersey slang for “forget about it.” That’s what this Jersey boy, now proud North […] ...

To reiterate Elizabeth Boltz’s letter of Feb. 19, let me present the perspective from someone in the legal community who interacts daily with the clerk’s office. If you are not […] ...

The Rowan County Public Health Department is recognizing National Nutrition Month (March) by encouraging community members to “Discover the Power of Nutrition.” This year’s theme highlights the ...

By Renee C. Scheidt Growing up in a Southern, rural, blue-collar area, it was to be expected that politically, we were Democrats. My parents taught me that “Republicans are for […] ...

The names Price and Duncan have meant a lot to education around Salisbury over the years, and thanks to the work of an exploratory group it could take […] ...

(Note: North Carolina taxpayers paid for more than $500 million in vouchers this school year. State lawmakers made the voucher program universal in 2023, allowing even wealthy families to qualify […] ...