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State Law Dictates that Doug Paris’s “Mutual Termination” Record Can Be Unsealed
RFP Staff ♦ City Hall’s cover-up of Doug Paris’s “mutual termination” and “golden parachute” by conveniently hiding behind employee personnel records is nothing more than an artificial barrier to the...
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White Collar Crime in Government. Where to Contact the SBI, FBI, & N.C. State...
RFP Staff ♦ Leads on possible criminal wrongdoing in municipal government may be submitted to the NC State Bureau of Investigation or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Their pages and tiplines are...
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Future Foods at Rowan Public Library on Tuesday August 11th at 6:30 P.M.
Public Announcement ♦ One part ‘attack of the killer tomato’, two parts ‘pure science’… Join us as we learn more about the latest technologies for producing food and how it will impact our future in...
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County Planning Board Votes to Allow “Concealed Carry” in County Parks and...
RFP Staff ♦ On Monday the Rowan County Planning Board met at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building at 130 W. Innes in Salisbury, N.C. Planning Board members present were Chairman Rip Kersey,...
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City Clerk Myra Heard Responds to Kenny Lane about Missing Information on...
RFP Staff ♦ Yesterday City Clerk Myra Heard responded to Kenny Lane’s email concerning missing information on his Freedom of Information Act request. In fairness to Myra we are reprinting her follow-up...
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Vandalism on the Rise in Salisbury, N.C. Windows Smashed in Old West Innes...
RFP Staff ♦ With vandalism on the rise throughout Salisbury, N.C., sources in the Salisbury Police report a number of businesses suffered broken windows along Old West Innes Street through the weekend...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Will Richard Miller and Dr. Lynn Moody Be Held...
Rabbi Will McCubbins, China Grove ♦ I’m more than a little curious and so are a lot of citizens in Salisbury and Rowan County. Will the Chairman of the Board of Education Richard Miller and...
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Next Chamber Community Meeting on Monday August 11th at Miller Recreation in...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ The Chamber announced its next community meeting will be held on Monday August 11th at the Miller Recreation Center, 1402 West Bank Street in Salisbury’s West End. This...
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The Federal Grand Jury Charges for Fraud against Casey and Sandy Parsons in...
RFP Staff ♦ The Federal Grand Jury Charges for Fraud against Casey and Sandy Parsons in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (PDF):...
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Former Candidate Dr. Leon Threatt Endorses Coakley for NC 12th Congressional...
Press Release ♦ Dr. Leon Threatt, former Republican candidate, has announced his endorsement of Vince Coakley for North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District. Coakley responded, “I’m both blessed and...
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LGC’s Vance Holliman’s Response to County Commissioner’s July 7th West End...
RFP Staff ♦ LGC’s Vance Holliman’s Response to County Commissioner’s July 7th Resolution Requesting Immediate Action by the Local Government Commission:...
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Happy Birthday West End Plaza! You are 27 years Young Today and a Vital Asset...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEST END PLAZA! Today you were born 27 years ago and your magnificent and sturdy structure is a testimony to your enduring youth. We love you West End Plaza and...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Re: Concealed Carry in County Parks & Buildings
Rick Johnson, USAF Ret., Rowan County, N.C. ♦ Let me see if I understand the arguments against Concealed Carry in County Parks & Buildings....
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Republican Men’s Club Breakfast at Ryan’s Saturday Morning August 2nd
Public Announcement ♦ Republican Men’s Club Breakfast at Ryan’s Saturday Morning August 2nd. Doors open at 8 a.m. and meeting starts at 9 a.m. Bring your friends! Women are encouraged to attend....
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329 S. Main Peace Offering Fails! Vandals WINNING in Salisbury, N.C.
RFP Staff ♦ Peace Offering Fails! Vandals WINNING in Salisbury, N.C.
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(Replay) Doug Paris and Last Saturday’s Men’s Breakfast (Video)
Steve Mensing, Editor (Originally published in the RFP on November 7th 2013. The conflict that day still reverberates even though “mutually terminated” Doug Paris is gone and Jim Sides will go into...
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Historic Preservation Tax Credit Stops at Years End. Many Across the State...
RFP Staff ♦ The North Carolina State budget pulls the plug in the Historic Preservation Tax Credit at years end. In a Raleigh press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate Leader Phil...
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Two Knocked Off Sheriff’s Office MOST WANTED List. Aziz Alim Rahim Al-Amin...
RFP Staff ♦ Two left the Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted list in the last 48 hours: Aziz Alim Rahim Al-Amin AKA Ronald Rankin, was located at a house in Thomasville, N.C. on Thursday on Information from...
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How does the proposed budget affect NC’s most seasoned teachers?
RFP Staff ♦ For those who have viewed the concise segment of the North Carolina proposed budget that groups teacher salary steps into five year groups rather than the long-standing yearly steps may...
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RFP Responds to Karen Alexander’s Email Response to Attorney Edward Norvell
RFP Staff ♦ When did our city become so entrenched in hiding the truth, attempting to intimidate those who speak the truth, and attacking those who reveal it that they cannot even admit that it is not...
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