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East Innes Post Office Evacuated in Salisbury and Nearby Streets Blocked Off...
RFP Staff ♦ The East Innes Street Post Office was evacuated around 1:20 p.m. and nearby streets were blocked off in Downtown Salisbury due to precautions being taken over a suspicious package spotted...
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Charlotte in the Running for Gigabit Google Fiber Network
RFP Staff ♦ According to a Google blogger, Charlotte N.C is one of 9 metropolitan contenders for a gigabit Google Fiber Fiber Optic network. A gigabit is currently the fastest high-speed internet...
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Video: Artemis pCell Wireless Transmission Advance Likely to Revolutionize...
Steve Mensing, Editor/Video by Artemis ♦ An incredible breakthrough in wireless transmission is being launched by Artemis likely revolutionize mobile device receptivity and wireless transmission...
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N.C. Senate Candidate Greg Brannon’s Campaign Took a Major Hit Tuesday in...
RFP Staff/News & Observer Video ♦ N.C. Senate candidate Greg Brannon’s campaign took a major hit Tuesday in Raleigh after his conviction for making misleading or false statements to investors. It...
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Four Suspected Arsons This Week in Salisbury and East Spencer
RFP Press ♦ Sources in both the Salisbury Fire Department and the Salisbury Police Department suspect that four fires in Salisbury this week may have been arsons. The Rowan Free Press reported two...
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Dan Forest Calls to Bring Back the NC Education Standards and Accountability...
Press Release ♦ Raleigh, NC—During his testimony today before the LRC Study Committee on Common Core State Standards, Lt. Governor Dan Forest, an outspoken critic of the Common Core rollout in North...
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ALERT: Friday Morning Will bring Severe Thunderstorms and Strong Winds to...
National Weather Service ♦ ALERT: Friday Morning, between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., severe thunderstorms and high winds with damaging gusts expected in Rowan County. A fast moving cold front will cross Rowan...
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Salisbury’s Most Famous Crime: The Tutterow Murders. Soon on the Rowan Free...
RFP Staff: ♦ Upcoming in the Rowan Free Press we will revisit the Tutterow Murders with first person interviews of law enforcement officers intimately involved in the investigation and persons living...
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J.D Power Consumer Ratings of Internet, TV, and VOIP Phone Service
Steve Mensing, Editor J.D. Power (A division of McGraw Hill) independent Consumer Ratings of Internet, TV, and VOIP phone services are recognized as the industry’s report card on service, product, and...
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10 Reasons Why We Should Not Subscribe to Fibrant. The Fibrant Debacle is...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ This morning I read in the city government’s “newsletter” an editorial stating: “Comcast and TimeWarner Cable, the two largest cable providers in the nation, are also merging in...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest Testifies on Common Core
Press Release Yesterday, Lt. Governor Dan Forest gave testimony in front of the NCGA LRC Study Committee on Common Core State Standards in North Carolina, warning that a one-size fits all approach to...
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VA Announces Rollout of Secure Veteran Health Identification Cards
Press Release WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the phased roll out of newly designed, more secure Veteran Health Identification Cards. The new cards are...
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President Obama to Award 24 Medals of Honor
White House Press Release ♦ On March 18th, 2014, President Barack Obama will award 24 Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. These veterans will receive the Medal of Honor in...
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Statement from Lt. Governor Dan Forest on Wake County Superior Court ruling...
Press Release ♦ “Today the Wake County Superior Court made a disappointing decision. The decision halted the disbursement of opportunity scholarships, which have a focused purpose of providing critical...
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The 10 Most Viewed Marina Bare Cartoons
Marina Bare, Artist ♦ The 10 Most Viewed Marina Bare Cartoons as of February 22, 2014: Salisbury’s Downtown Master Plan 5 years in the Future:...
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Letter-to-the Editor: The Ruling Against Opportunity Scholarships
Chuck Hughes, Board of Education ♦ I fail to see the unconstitutionality of any program that gives parents free choice to choose where they want their children educated. I also question the reasoning...
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Letter-to-the Editor: The Status Quo in Salisbury and Rowan County Doesn’t Work
Jonathan Morris, U.S. Army Ranger Ret. and Rowan Sheep Baron ♦ I see the decrepit downtown Salisbury powerbase is still trotting out the same tired candidates for county commissioners in hopes they can...
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Special Meeting Between the Rowan County Commissioners and the School Board...
RFP Press ♦ In accordance with NCGS 153A-40(b), the Chairman of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting to be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting...
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Gangs Mark Their Turf in Downtown Salisbury, N.C. Kress Building Vandalized...
RFP Staff ♦ Only two weeks ago, Salisbury gang activity landed in the news with the gang related shooting at Salisbury High School. Saturday morning, the RFP received information about the upsurge of...
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Rowan County Sheriff’s Department’s Most Wanted List Recently Updated
RFP Staff The Rowan County Sheriff’s Department Most Wanted criminal list was recently updated and for a brief time included teenager Douglas Patrick. Douglas Patrick, 17, was wanted for residential...
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