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The Alleged Lack of Rural Internet in Rowan County. Someone Forgot to Mention...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Just read an article in the print version of the Salisbury Post that discussed the alleged lack of internet and WIFI to rural areas out in the county. Somehow our economic and...
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Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday, September 22nd at 5 P.M.
RFP Staff ♦ Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday, September 22nd at 5 P.M. at Long Street Administration Building, 110 S. Long Street, East Spencer, N.C. Agenda Highlights: • Dr. Julie Morrow,...
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Telvin Maurice Morgan, 23, Allegedly Goes Ballistic at Novant Health Rowan...
RFP Staff ♦ It’s said that visiting hospitals can be a stressful event for some. Telvin Maurice Morgan, 23, of the 100 block of East Henderson St. in E. Spencer faces 6 charges for allegedly going...
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Welcome to Salisbury, North Carolina: “The City of Make Believe”
The RFP Staff ♦ Welcome to Salisbury, North Carolina: “The City of Make Believe” • The fabulous city of Salisbury comprises a total area of 17.8 square miles “surrounded by reality”. • According to...
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25 Years Ago Today: Hurricane Hugo. The Untold Story of the Downtown Looting...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Several days ago we made a request in the Rowan Free Press for firsthand accounts of the looting of downtown Salisbury in the aftermath of Hugo where over 20 break-ins took...
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NC Public Schools ACCOUNTABILITY AND TESTING RESULTS 2013-2014. Find your...
NCPublicSchools.Org ♦ NC Public Schools ACCOUNTABILITY AND TESTING RESULTS 2013-2014. Find your school’s and school system’s testing & graduation reports for 2013-2014 here:...
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Man Arrested for Concealing a Meat Cleaver, Brass Knuckles, and a Wooden Club...
RFP Staff ♦ David Ray Stiller, 29, of the 300 block of W. Miller Street in Salisbury, N.C. was arrested outside his home on Saturday and charged with concealing a meat cleaver, brass knuckles, and a...
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Moody’s April 11th “Negative Outlook” for Salisbury May Stymie City’s Ability...
RFP Staff ♦ How much can Salisbury really afford to lend or gift, in order to get Downtown Salisbury Inc. and local banks off the hook for the Empire Hotel? Historic tax credits expire at year’s end....
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Stop the Silence Rally Set for Saturday, September 27th in Salisbury
Public Announcement ♦ Stop the Silence NC is hosting their second annual Anti-Bullying Community Rally September 27th, 2014 This year the rally will be located at 110 S. Lee Street Salisbury, NC 28144....
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Nathan Latta, 25, Attempts to Flee Court in Salisbury, N.C., Gets Restrained,...
RFP Staff ♦ Nathan Latta, 25, in court Monday when the judge hearing his case raised his bond to $100,000 for a failure to appear in court. When Latta learned his bail got raised, he attempted to flee...
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Report 6 Confirmed...
RFP Staff Monday the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the state now had 6 patients under the age of 10 who tested positive for Enterovirus D68. DHHS’s press...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Bicycle Riders Need Tags and Insurance for Highway Use
Kenny Lane, Rowan County ♦ I recently watched the video this past week where Commissioner Craig Pierce suggested some potential legislative initiatives for bicycles on highways. Two of the ideas make...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Salisbury City Council
Rick Johnson, Rowan County ♦ Ladies and Gentleman of the Salisbury City Council, I understand you are considering the county commissioner’s application for a special use permit to place government...
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Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Meeting at 5 P.M. Monday
RFP Staff ♦ Yesterdays Rowan-Salisbury’s Board of Education meeting at the Long Street Administration Building began with a children’s award ceremony and a discussion about the school systems’energy...
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Imposters, Passing Themselves Off as Duke Energy, Flatten Elderly Man and Rob...
RFP Staff ♦ Last Friday at 3 p.m. a pair of imposters, passing themselves off as Duke Energy employees, showed up at the home of an elderly couple and told them they needed to check power lines or the...
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Rowan County Board of Elections Sample Ballot for the November 4th 2014...
Rowan County Board of Elections ♦ Rowan County Board of Elections Sample Ballot for the November 4th 2014 General Election:...
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The North Carolina Phantom Voter Project. “Unearthing Fraudulent Voters One...
Voter Integrity Project of North Carolina ♦ The North Carolina Phantom Voter Project. “Unearthing Fraudulent Voters One Grave at a Time”: http://www.phantomvotes.org/
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Dr. Avis Williams Blog: “Reading with Dr. Avis”. How to Get struggling Young...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ This evening noticed a blog on Facebook concerned with reading and literacy: “Reading with Dr. Avis”. Reading and literacy is an extremely important topic that our...
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County Woman Alleges Sheriff’s Deputy Groped Her and that She Can’t Be...
RFP Staff ♦ Friday, Trishia Bassett, 36, of 335 Happy Lake Road in Rowan County, alleged a Sheriff’s deputy groped her. That evening a sheriff’s deputy checked the registration of a black car he...
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A Primer on North Carolina Public Records Law: Public Records Overview
RFP Staff ♦ A Primer on North Carolina Public Records Law: Public Records Overview: http://www.nclm.org/meetings-training/Documents/Ask%20the%20Expert%20Public%20Records%20Overview.pdf
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