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Letters-to-the Editor: A Tale of Two Cities: Huntington Beach, CA and...
Sharon Mendoza, Landis, N.C. ♦ I’ve experienced cities with similar problems to Salisbury who overcame them. They had job losses, poverty, and major property decay with vacant business locations...
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Downtown Salisbury Business Owners Disconnect with their “Cause”. Why Bawl...
RFP Staff ♦ There seems to be a real disconnect between downtown business owners and their “cause”. 81.24 cents special district taxation, on top of city and county tax, and they’re upset about the...
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Sheriff’s Deputy Assaulted by 3 Inmates at Rowan County Jail in Salisbury,...
RFP Staff ♦ Three inmates Quentin Mathis, Khari McClelland and Darius Smotherson were charged with assaulting a sheriff’s deputy at the Rowan County Jail in Salisbury, N.C. The assault happened when...
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Local Government Commission (LGC) Loan Application for the West End Plaza...
RFP Staff ♦ Local Government Commission (LGC) Loan Application for the West End Plaza (Salisbury Mall). This application was cancelled on 6/2/14. Go to the bottom of the first column marked Salisbury...
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How to Jump Ship from Fibrant’s Soaring Prices and Get the Best Deals Possible
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ So you’re feeling the heat of Fibrant’s price rise or you’ve recently felt envious toward your friends who are getting far better deals on their TV, VOIP phones, and internet....
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The Last Man Standing: The Badin Road Drive-in Theater in Historic...
RFP Staff ♦ Enjoy slamming your car door to get in the popcorn line? Cuddling with your “honey bun” and forgetting all about your fave B-rated movie? The last of a dying breed: the drive-in theater...
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The Last U.S. Military Deserter Executed: The Execution of Private Eddie...
RFP Staff ♦ The last U.S. military deserter executed was the execution of Private Eddie Slovick by firing squad in January 1945. Private Slovick deserted his comrades during the battle of the Hurtgen...
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Charlotte Veteran Job Fair Today Thursday June 5th–from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M
Rodney Cress, Veteran Advocate Charlotte Veteran Job Fair Charlotte Motor Speedway 5555 Concord Parkway South Charlotte, NC 28027 Charlotte Veteran Job Fair June 5, 201411:00 AM – June 5, 2014 3:00 PM
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Rep. Harry Warren’s Newsletter for June 4th: Respect for School...
Rep. Harry Warren, (District 77), (919) 733-5784 , Harry.Warren@ncleg.net ♦ Hello, Friends! This week in Raleigh, the House began work on finalizing our budget proposal. Already this month, we, the...
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Civitas Report Card for N.C. State Representatives and State Senators
Civitas Action Org. ♦ 2013 Civitas Report Card for N.C. State Representatives and State Senators. How did your state representatives and state senators do? http://civitasaction.org/fullranking.php
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Letter-to-the Editor: Veteran’s Death by Neglect/Ignorance – Now Confirmed
Chuck Hughes, Veteran ♦ Every Veteran who has followed my articles on the Veteran who died a couple of years ago, because the RN in charge refused to administer the Heimlich Maneuver when the gentleman...
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Two Wounded in Thursday Night Shootings on Celebration Drive in Salisbury, N.C.
RFP Staff ♦ Sometime after 10 P.M Thursday night, an argument broke out between two males over the paternity of a child, resulted in two men being shot. One was struck in the thigh and was rushed to...
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Fibrant’s New TV Pricing Scheme: Certain to Drive Off Customers
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ If Fibrant’s TV prices were not way too high already, the new pricing scheme is a major barrier to hustling their TV packages. What’s really absurd is their raising the price of...
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Local Lothario Busted Offering to Buy Sex in Salisbury from Undercover Cop on...
RFP Staff ♦ The Salisbury Police on Thursday afternoon put the breaks on a local John after neighbors complained about Jose Colindres allegedly propositioning women in the vicinity of Maupin Avenue in...
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Girl, Totally Dedicated to Her Cell Phone, Attacks Resource Officer at...
RFP Staff ♦ Thursday morning Casandra Pharr-Bacon, 18, refused to turn over her cell phone when she arrived at school. Turning in cell phones is part of regular school protocol at Henderson...
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“Paid for by Jim Sides for Rowan County Commissioner”
Paid Political Advertisement The sample ballots distributed by my campaign were sponsored by “Jim Sides for Rowan County Commissioner.” I regret that the following statement, “Paid for by Jim Sides for...
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Senator Gene McLaurin (25th District) Legislative Update
Sen. Gene McLaurin, (25th District) ♦As we now move into the month of June and summer heats up, so have our committee schedules at the NC General Assembly. We are set to pass a balanced budget,...
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Two Gunmen who Terrorized a Woman in Salisbury, N.C. and Killed Her Dog are...
RFP Staff ♦ Two men, Gabriel Brown and Jalen Cook, who terrorized a woman in Salisbury and killed her dog Sasha were just placed on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Most Wanted List. Last week Brown, Cook...
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Video: Watch Secretariat Win the Triple Crown in the Most Outstanding...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Today millions of televisions across the globe will be tuned into the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes (6:52 p.m. NBC), the third race of championship horse racing’s “Triple...
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No Respect Due Elected Officials or Management Who Distort the Truth, Omit...
John Q. Public ♦ Most people possess little respect for elected officials or upper level management who regularly and knowingly distort the truth, omit it entirely, cover it over, try their hand at...
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