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County Attorney Going Forward with an Appeal to Superior Court over City...
RFP Staff ♦ As mentioned earlier this morning the Rowan County commissioners will go forward with an appeal of yesterday’s decision by Salisbury’s City Council to deny a special-use permit for...
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Video: Salisbury City Council Meeting on October 7th. Quasi-Judicial Hearing...
RFP Staff ♦ Video: Salisbury City Council Meeting on October 7th, 2014. Quasi-Judicial Hearing for Special-Use Permit for West End Plaza and Vote begins at 8 minutes and 7 seconds:...
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Double Homicide During Home Invasion Shooting on 5th Street in Spencer, N.C....
RFP Staff ♦ Spencer Police sources reported a double homicide during a home invasion shooting in the 600 block of Fifth Street in Spencer, N.C. around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday evening. Identified as the...
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Video: The 2nd Kay Hagan Versus Thom Tillis U.S. Senate Debate (Complete)
Fox News ♦ Video: The 2nd Kay Hagan Versus Thom Tillis Debate (Complete):
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Woman Allegedly Head Butts, Severely Beats, and Bites Man in Attack at...
RFP Staff ♦ Courtney Quinn Breault, 38, was arrested for allegedly for severely beating her boyfriend at the Quality Inn at 825 Klumac Road in Salisbury, N.C. Salisbury Police were summoned to Room 214...
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Anonymous Tipsters Allege Drugs Sold at the Double Homicide House in Spencer....
RFP Staff ♦ This morning the RFP received anonymous tips alleging that drugs were being dealt out of the home where a last evening’s robbery and double homicide at 611 5th Street in Spencer, N.C....
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Rowan-Salisbury School Board Voted Unanimously to Evaluate and Adjust Bible...
RFP Staff ♦ Before a packed and overflowing house at the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education listened to approximately 75 minutes of public commentary all from persons in...
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(Updated) How Can We Spot Our Own Hidden Racism and Prejudice? The...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ “I hate everybody equally and most of all I hate hate groups”, Steve Allen, social philosopher, TV host, comedian, and jazz pianist This article and test is an updated version...
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Anonymous Tips about Crimes are Often the Way Many Major Crimes are Solved
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ One of the outstanding weapons in the fight against crime is the “anonymous tip” and the anonymous tip hotline frequently called in many cities “Crime Stoppers”. The anonymous...
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Homeless Man Busted for Allegedly Pushing “Toot” in Walmart’s Parking Lot in...
RFP Staff ♦ Derrick “D-Ray” Ray McDonald,30, homeless, was charged Thursday with two counts of felony trafficking in cocaine and three counts of parole violation. Under a $10,500 secured bond, McDonald...
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Salisbury High on Lockdown After Man with a Shotgun Reported Nearby in...
RFP Staff ♦ Salisbury High School, scene of a gang related student shooting earlier in the year, was locked down this morning when a man with a shotgun was reported near the school. At the moment...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Salisbury City Council Abused Their Authority
Chuck Hughes, Salisbury, N.C. ♦ I believe the City Council abused its authority when it denied the county’s request for a special-use permit in order for it to move forward with relocation of some...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: This November I will be supporting Dean Hunter, Travis...
Jonathon Morris, U.S. Army Ranger (Ret.) and Rowan County Sheep Baron ♦ This November I will supporting three outstanding candidates for the Rowan-Salisbury School Board: Travis Allen, Dean Hunter, and...
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Another Drive-by Shooting in Salisbury, N.C.’s West End on Thursday Night....
RFP Staff ♦ The Salisbury Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Salisbury’s West End Community taking place on the 1600 block of West Horah Street sometime after 11 p.m. Thursday. Two young...
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Letter-to-the Editor: The County’s Strong Stand Showing at Our Last Board...
Chuck Hughes, Board of Education ♦ As a board member, I sincerely appreciate the county’s strong showing at our last board meeting and the continued support of Rowan County while we work our way...
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Aaron Phillip Vaughn, 37, Shot to Death on Victory Street in Salisbury,...
RFP Staff ♦ Violent crime is on the uptick again in Salisbury’s West End. Saturday morning at 1 a.m. Salisbury Police and emergency responders were summoned to a home on the 700 block of Victory Street...
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North Carolina’s Gay Marriage Ban Ended by a Federal Judge. Same Sex...
RFP Staff ♦ U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. in Asheville, N.C. ruled yesterday that the same-sex wedding ban, approved by North Carolina voters in 2012, is unconstitutional. Same sex...
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Lt. Governor Dan Forest on Friday’s Court Decision
Press Release Friday, an unelected federal judge violated the foundational principles of this great nation. In 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and later by ratification, the...
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Chamber Think Tank will Present a Candidates Forum at Ryan’s Steak House in...
Chris Sifford, the Chamber ♦ The October 26, 2014 Chamber Think Tank will be at Ryan’s Family Steak House in Salisbury at 4:00 p m. We as a group have tackled multiple situations in our respective...
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Vietnam Veterans Park Dedication Saturday, November 15th in Concord, N.C.
Public Announcement ♦
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