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Letter-to-the-Editor: Include Local Education Agencies in any Bond Referendum
Chuck Hughes, Salisbury, N.C. ♦ Although it is important to support our great colleges, it is equally important to support the K-12 infrastructures that pave the way to the campuses of higher...
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Update: Talisha Danielle Crowder Found Murdered in Vehicle Monday Evening at...
RFP Staff ♦ UPDATED: http://rowanfreepress.com/2016/01/19/ex-boyfriend-brandon-jerron-hawkins-was-charged-today-with-first-degree-murder-in-the-death-of-talisha-crowder-in-salisbury-n-c/ Talisha...
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Ex-Boyfriend Brandon Jerron Hawkins was Charged Today with First Degree...
RFP Staff ♦ Ex-Boyfriend Brandon Jerron Hawkins, 20 was charged today with first degree murder in the gunshot slaying of Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, a Pfeiffer University student from Salisbury....
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Video: Rowan County Commission Met at 6 P.M. on January 19th in Salisbury, N.C.
RFP Staff ♦ Video: Rowan County Commission Met at 6 P.M. on January 19th in Salisbury, N.C.: http://rowancountync.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=568
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K-Dee Jewelers Robbed on 112 East Innes Street in Downtown Salisbury, N.C....
RFP Staff ♦ On Tuesday January 12th K-Dee Jewelers on 112 East Innes was allegedly robbed by a well-dressed Black couple masquerading as customers. The couple allegedly helped themselves to expensive...
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Mayor Karen Alexander’s Ideas on Registering Guns in Salisbury Ignores N.C....
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ “Salisbury, N.C. is 17.3 square miles surrounded by reality.” A couple of days ago someone shared an article with me from Salisbury’s print media. In the article Mayor Karen...
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Councilmen Hardin and Post Bring Transparency to Salisbury City Council...
Todd Paris, Associate Editor and Salisbury Attorney Councilman Kenny Hardin and David Post Bring Transparency to Salisbury City Council Meetings After years of complaints, Salisbury City Council will...
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Video: “Community Matters” Host Bill Lumaye Interviews N.C. Connections...
RaleighCW/Community Matters ♦ Host Bill Lumaye of “Community Matters” interviews the N.C. Connections Academy Principal Nathan Currie and math teacher Kris Yerkie about N.C. Connections Academy, an...
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Alert: The City of Salisbury, N.C.’s Curfew Ordinance for Juveniles Under 16...
RFP Staff ♦ In response to mounting juvenile crime in Salisbury, here is a parental reminder about the City of Salisbury’s curfew ordinance: Within the Salisbury limits it is unlawful for juveniles...
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Brandon Jarron Hawkins, Alleged Murderer of Talisha Crowder in Salisbury,...
RFP Staff ♦ Brandon Jarron Hawkins, 20, of 1032 Gold Road and alleged killer of Pfeiffer University student Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, in Salisbury, made a brief appearance in District Court today...
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Brian Seandale Oglesby Arrested Thursday for Alleged Armed Robbery and...
RFP Staff ♦ Brian Seandale Oglesby AKA “Shondale”, 36, a Salisbury felon, was arrested Thursday morning by Rowan Sheriff’s Office deputies for an alleged armed robbery and beating his victim’s face...
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Military Items Needed for a Children’s Exhibit at HAPPY’S FARM in Rowan...
Rodney Cress, Veteran Advocate ♦ I’m collecting military memorabilia for HAPPY’s FARM, a Rowan non profit, beginning a military exhibit for the 60 children remaining there after school hours until...
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Photo Report: Roads Becoming Extremely Hazardous throughout Rowan County,...
RFP Staff ♦ The roads throughout Rowan County are becoming extremely hazardous as nightfall approaches and a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain made area streets and roadways difficult to...
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Kudos and Demerits for Salisbury, N.C.’s Incumbent City Council
Todd Paris, Associate Editor and Salisbury Attorney ♦ After looking for the Salisbury N.C. City Rules for Council Meetings on the City’s website and failing, I stumbled upon the one used for Salisbury,...
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Myles Cannon, Skateboard Enthusiast and Rowan-Cabarrus Early College Student,...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Back in the mid 60’s I built a homebrew skateboard out of wood plank and outfitted it with wheels cannibalized from roller skates. I’d go flying down steep hills in G-Town (a...
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Hunt on in Rowan County for an All-Terrain Vehicle Alleged to Have...
RFP Staff ♦ This morning during a snow emergency news conference in North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory reported that an all-terrain vehicle deliberately struck an N.C. Highway Trooper in Rowan...
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Homicide: 77 Year-Old Woman Died Yesterday from a Beating Sustained During...
RFP Staff ♦ A 77 year-old woman Sylvia Seebeck died yesterday from injuries sustained from a beating during an apartment break-in on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. near the Salisbury Civic Center. The...
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Video: Salisbury N.C. Mayor Karen Alexander Goin’ to Funky Town
RFP Staff/Lipps, Inc. ♦ Video: Salisbury, N.C. Mayor Karen Alexander Goin’ to Funky Town:
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Dead Ed’s Shop Closing in Downtown Salisbury, N.C. Buffalo Wild Wings Might...
RFP Staff ♦ The bad news: Dead Ed’s will close on East Innes in Salisbury as will an antique store and a clothing store on Main Street. More stores are rumored to shutter after an especially tough...
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Salisbury, N.C. HOPSCOTCH: 12 Unsolved Murders
Miscellaneous Body Found, Inc. ♦ Salisbury, N.C. HOPSCOTCH: 12 Unsolved Murders
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