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State bill adds referendum on partisan school board elections
RALEIGH — A bill ratified on Thursday adds a referendum to the November ballot asking voters in the Rowan-Salisbury School System district whether they believe the school board election should be partisan or non-partisan. The bill has been in the works between the House of Representatives and the Senate since January of 2023, when Rep. Harry […] The post State bill adds referendum on partisan school board elections appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Tennessee offers 2025 South Carolina commit Brian Rowe
Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 wide receiver prospect Brian Rowe. “Blessed to receive an offer from Tennessee,” Rowe said. The 6-foot, 175-pound three-star wide receiver is from Jay M. Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina. Rowe ranks as the No. 411 prospect in the class of 2026. He ranks as the No. 65 wide receiver and No. 11 player in North Carolina, according to 247Sports. The Vols are the fourth Southeastern Conference school to offer Rowe a scholarship. Rowe has received scholarship offers from Tennessee, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Michigan State. Michigan State first offered Rowe on March 19. He committed to South Carolina on April 9. https://x.com/thatboiibeezy2/status/1790088623875911730
Trinity Oaks’ Groce graduates from LeadingAge Leadership Academy
SALISBURY — Donna Williams Groce, learning for life director at Trinity Oaks senior living community in Salisbury, graduated from the prestigious LeadingAge North Carolina Leadership Academy during a ceremony held on May 8 in Asheville as part of the association’s 2024 Annual Conference and Expo. The academy is a year-long program designed to develop statewide […] The post Trinity Oaks’ Groce graduates from LeadingAge Leadership Academy appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Smart Start Rowan delivers message of thanks
Saying thank you was the message that Smart Start Rowan wanted to share with childcare providers during Child Care Provider Appreciation Week. Thanks to a grant, the organization was able to deliver 482 Chick-Fil-A box lunches on May 10 to licensed childcare provider facilities in Rowan County. Meals were prepared and packed for delivery by […] The post Smart Start Rowan delivers message of thanks appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Lovable dog with ‘adorable snort’ needs a home in North Carolina. ‘Patiently waiting’
A lovable dog with an “adorable snort” landed back at a North Carolina shelter — and now, she needs another home. “Her favorite thing in life is to be loved upon,” the Humane Society of Concord & Greater Cabarrus County wrote May 10 in a Facebook post. “She’s the perfect couch potato companion at home.”
Man accused of hitting, killing another man with pickup truck in Concord
CONCORD, N.C. — A man is facing charges after police say he hit and killed a person on a Concord road Friday afternoon. The Concord Police Department said it happened just before 1:30 p.m. along Davidson Highway near Winecoff School Road, east of I-85. Officers said 35-year-old John Lee Stevenson Jr. was walking west on the highway when 41-year-old David Royce Brown hit and killed him while driving a Nissan Titan pickup truck.
Blotter for May 17
In Salisbury Police Department reports: A theft of a motor vehicle occurred in the 100 block of Hemlock Drive between 3 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on May 15. Shoplifting occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street between 10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. on May 14. It was reported on May 15. The total […] The post Blotter for May 17 appeared first on Salisbury Post.
North Carolina 13-year-old girl living in foster care dreams of getting adopted
N.C. — May is National Foster Care Month to raise awareness for the thousands of children who are living in foster care. In North Carolina, there are around 12,000 children awaiting adoption. Thirteen-year-old Tatjiana is one of those youth waiting for a place to call home. “I really want...
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