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Video: Monday Evening’s Rowan County Commission Meeting on September 15th in...
RFP Staff ♦ Video: Monday Evening’s Rowan County Commission Meeting on September 15th in Salisbury, N.C.: http://rowancountync.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=479
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Burglars Out-of-Luck Early Saturday Morning in an Attempted Break-in at...
RFP Staff ♦ According to Salisbury Police sources sometime in the early morning hours on Saturday Cerebus Firearms, a popular Salisbury, N.C. gun shop at 704 Jake Alexander Blvd. W., was the target of...
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Common Sense School Solutions Launched on Facebook in Support of Phil Hardin,...
Public Announcement ♦ Common Sense School Solutions just launched on Facebook. “We are a gateway for the people of Rowan County, N.C. to come together and seek common sense solutions to the problems...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: New Breed of Petty Criminals Involved in Vending...
Jonathon Morris, U.S. Army Ranger Ret. and Rowan County Sheep Baron ♦ While smashing windows and spray painting graffiti and gang tags ranks in the forefront of vandalism in Salisbury, N.C., very near...
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Gunman Robs Woman Monday Evening at Church and West Fisher in Downtown...
RFP Staff ♦ Salisbury Police sources reported a gunman robbed a woman, 29, of her cell phone near Church and West Fisher sts at approximately 7 p.m. Monday. The woman, walking East on West Fisher,...
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Matthew F. Jones, a Homeschooled Student from Salisbury, is the Lone National...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ At the Rowan Free Press we want to extend our congratulations to the lone National Merit Scholarship finalist in Rowan County this year: Matthew F. Jones, a homeschooled student...
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Sen. Gene McLaurin: Clean Drinking Water Should Not Be Taken For Granted
NC Senator Gene McLaurin ♦ The coal ash problem in North Carolina was here long before the Dan River spill in February. This is a decades old problem — one that should not take decades to correct....
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Letter-to-the Editor: Violent Crime Swamping Salisbury, NC. Citizens Need to...
Rabbi Will McCubbins, China Grove, N.C. ♦ Yesterday I read that yet another armed stick-up occurred in Salisbury, N.C.–this one Downtown on Fisher over by Church Street where a female victim got robbed...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Salisbury’s City Hall Acts in an Illegal Manner Evading...
Kenny Lane, Rowan County ♦ Mayor Woodson recently promised his increased vigilance and greater accountability of city government. I question how serious he is about this. I have made several requests...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Crackdown on Freeloading Bicyclists–Get Licensed, Get...
Jonathon Morris, U.S. Army Ranger Ret. and Rowan County Sheep Baron ♦ Kudos for Commissioner Pierce! It’s time to crackdown on freeloading bicyclists. I agree 1000%. If they want to use our highways...
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Tyrone Rufus Davis Wounded in Attempted Drive-Bye Robbery in Salisbury, N.C.
RFP Staff ♦ Tyrone Rufus Davis, 37, was wounded by a pair of drive-bye robbers on MLK, Jr., Ave. near Cemetery Street at 1 a.m. Monday. Davis sustained a foot wound when he attempted to flee. He was...
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Rowan-Salisbury School System Needs to Revisit Its Priorities for Capital Needs
RFP Staff ♦ With dwindling funding available and future financial uncertainty, Rowan-Salisbury School System needs to revisit its priorities for capital needs. Although contracting with SF+a Architects...
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City Council Begins Plans for the Hiring of a New City Manager. May Take Up...
RFP Staff ♦ On Tuesday evening the Salisbury City Council voted 5 to 0 to go ahead with making plans for hiring a new City Manager to replace “mutually terminated” Doug Paris. City Council decided to...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Why Doesn’t the Salisbury Police Post an Unsolved...
Crystal Lineberry, East Rowan ♦ I read with interest the Sheriff’s Office’s Unsolved Murders–Cold Case Files on the Rowan Free Press. The Sheriff’s Office is doing a service for the families of the...
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Video: Downtown Salisbury, NC and the “Great Empty Cities of China”
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ The City of Salisbury, N.C., ever amusing, is dreaming big dreams. In Salisbury’s downtown area, already awash with plenty of empty apartments and office spaces going unrented,...
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Google Voice: A Free VOIP Phone Service You Can Install on Your Computer
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ The very best FREE VOIP phone service is Google Voice which you can obtained with a Google account like Gmail or YouTube. Basically its a free landline that goes over the...
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Joshua Michael Evans, 37, of Rockwell N.C., Held for a Half Million Dollar...
RFP Staff ♦ Joshua Michael Evans, 37, of Rockwell, N.C. was arrested Thursday at his home on the 2000 block of Edgar Road following an SBI investigation of online child pornography. Rowan County...
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Salisbury City Council Meeting on September 16th. Special Use Permit for the...
Salisbury City Council ♦ Salisbury City Council Meeting on September 16th. Discussions on a Special Use Permit for the West End Plaza, Downtown Revitalization Program, and starting the process of...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Bicycle Insurance a Wise Choice–Check Out Velosurance
William Davis, Seattle, Washington ♦ Read a recent Letter-to-the Editor concerning insurance for bicycles with interest.. Smart move for any bicyclist whether its mandated in your state or not....
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Rash of Burglaries in Salisbury, N.C. this Past Week. Some 8 Break-ins...
RFP Staff ♦ According to Salisbury Police sources some 8 break-ins occurred during the past week in Salisbury. Many of these burglaries took place in the North and East sections of the city. Many of...
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