The Holiday Caravan Parade Committee was already making plans for the 2025 parade five minutes after the 2024 parade ended, and now the goal is to find corporate sponsors for this year. “We don’t have ...

On Global Environment Day (June 6), the nonprofit Happy Roots experienced a surge of energy — literally and figuratively — as ...

By Don Basnight The wart on her chin had four white whiskers and the hairs were stiff like those on a pig at Granddaddy’s ...

By Chandler Inions My cousin David Milligan died this week. There won’t be any Sunday specials on TV about the legacy he ...

With a mop of curly hair a cheerleader would envy and with 170 pounds stretched across a pale, 6-foot-4 frame, it always was ...

These days, families seem to be growing more and more convoluted, with multiple marriages and blended families and the pets that become like children to so many of us. Father’s Day has always felt ...

By Marjorie Ritchie In the spring of 1994, my older brother, Shep, returned to our childhood home to live out his last days. My father and mother insisted that they be his primary caregivers who would ...

Veterans have the character, discipline and skills needed to succeed as small business owners and entrepreneurs. Wondering what it takes and how you can prepare? The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce ...

Rowan Helping Ministries is hosting a special reception for its Building Bridges Through Art exhibit on Tuesday at Waterworks Visual Arts Center. The exhibit features artwork created by shelter guests ...

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. The fathers who eagerly spend every available moment with their kids. The fathers who teach their kids to play soccer, to throw a ball, to ride a bike, to bait a ...

The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider a permit to exceed the noise ordinance from the High Rock Lake Association for its summer concert series during the upcoming meeting on Monday.

The Salisbury City Council will consider adoption of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the upcoming meeting on Tuesday. As it stands, City Manager Jim Greene Jr.’s recommended budget ...