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Walmart is the Number One Retailer in Salisbury and Rowan County
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Despite the claims and myths put forward by uninformed supporters of shop local independent retailers, Walmart contributes more to Salisbury, N.C.’s well-being than all the...
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Books-A-Million Closes at the West End Plaza. A victim of Internet Commerce
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ We heard Monday from one of the county commissioners that Books-a-Million would be closing at the West End Plaza. It came as no surprise as many book stores are endangered...
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The Salisbury Professional Fire Fighters Association to Donate Much Needed...
Public Announcement ♦Salisbury’s bravest answering calls for help even when off-duty. Members of the Salisbury Professional Fire Fighters Association will be arriving at Rowan Helping Ministries (226...
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East Rowan High Students will Present Rachel’s Challenge, an Anti-Bullying...
Public Announcement ♦ East Rowan High Student Caitlin Garret and fellow students will present Rachel’s Challenge, an anti-bullying program, at the August 12th Republican Party Meeting. The meeting will...
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How Successful Small Cities Grow. Let Economics Shape City Growth–Forget...
RFP Staff ♦ Many of us recognize from our visits to other small cities around North Carolina and across the nation that successful small cities grow when economic development is allowed to flourish on...
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Is Anyone Really Surpised at the Closing of the Hotel Salisbury and the...
Kenny Hardin, Salisbury ♦ Is anyone really surprised at the closing of the Hotel Salisbury and the Books-A-Million store? I don’t understand the business and economic development plan of this City. I...
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Food Truck Stolen from the Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency in the...
RFP Staff ♦ Police sources report a food truck was stolen from the Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency at 1300 West Bank on Thursday morning at 12:30 a.m. The truck is described as a white 2001...
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Chamber Community Meeting on Monday August 11th at Miller Recreation in the...
Public Announcement ♦ The Chamber will hold a community meeting will be held on Monday August 11th at the Miller Recreation Center, 1402 West Bank Street in Salisbury’s West End. This community meeting...
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Video: Chris Cohen, Candidate for Rowan County Commissioner, Speaks on Behalf...
RFP Staff ♦ Chris Cohen, candidate for Rowan County Commissioner, speaks out for West End Plaza:
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Dealing with the Sociopaths Among Us
RFP Staff ♦ How many persons do you know who lack a conscience or guilt? Who among those in your life recognize they have no true empathy or emotional attachments to others? “People fake a lot of...
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The Joint Planning Committee for the County Commissioners and the Board of...
Public Announcement ♦ The Joint Planning Committee for the Rowan County Commissioners & the Board of Education will Meet Tuesday August 12th at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the J....
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The Youth Drain of Small Cities and Towns Contributes to the Stampede Leaving...
RFP Staff ♦ Recently we had a conversation with friends over coffee about the youth drain affecting many small cities and towns across the U.S.A. This ongoing “youth drain” is why many local college...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: City of Salisbury Applied for a $7.37 Million Dollar...
Guy Fawkes Committee, Rowan County ♦ Recently it was discovered the city of Salisbury made an application for a $7.37 million loan to re-purpose a run down parking lot in downtown Salisbury (parcel...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: A Plea to the School Board and Dr. Moody
Travis Allen, Candidate for Board of Education ♦ School Board and Dr. Lynn Moody, I would like to ask you to put off plans and expenditures for renovating Knox Middle School and moving forward with the...
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The Center for Disease Control’s Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Website
Center for Disease Control ♦ The Center for Disease Control’s Ebola Website. The most complete and factual source of information about the Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) Virus. About Ebola...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Salisbury’s City Hall’s Continued Non Compliance and...
Kenny Lane, Rowan County, N.C. ♦ Recently I wrote the Rowan Free Press about the difficulties I’ve had with the City of Salisbury’s government in complying with Freedom of Information Act requests. I...
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Historian Michael C. Hardy will Present the “War in Western North Carolina”...
Public Announcement ♦ SCV Camp 405 will present a program by award-winning author and historian Michael C. Hardy on the “War in Western North Carolina”. The presentation will take place in the...
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Chamber Community Meeting at Miller Recreation Center in the West End.
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Monday evening the Chamber organizers Kenny Hardin, Pastor Anthony Smith, and Chris Sifford joined with the West End Community and West End Pride Organizations to host a...
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Why People Avoid a Small City and Why People Leave?
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Ever since the conversation in Salisbury, N.C. turned to the “disturbing demographic” concerning the city’s formerly hidden crime, poverty, and poor education statistics many...
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Special Meeting For County Commissioners on Thursday, August 21st to Conduct...
Public Notice ♦ The Chairman of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners has called for a Special Meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a Closed...
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