Robert Sullivan

SALISBURY — Ever Home Plastics will be creating its first U.S.-based facility in Rowan County, a move that will bring a planned $3.65 million investment and approximately 46 new jobs to the area over the next four years. The Rowan EDC announced on Thursday that the company, which is a subsidiary of Vacane Home Concepts, […]

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The dozens of countries that make up this organization, including the United States, are all allies, ready to come to each other’s defense in times of intense struggle. The military equipment and vehicles these countries own matter immensely, as they contribute a great deal to the strength of any given nation’s overall military power.

CLEVELAND — The candy-catching umbrellas were out in numbers on Saturday as families lined Main Street for the Cleveland Christmas Parade. The parade, sponsored and run by the Cleveland Lions Club, was the 51st annual Christmas parade for the town. The parade was founded by the local Boy Scouts in 1972, and the Lions Club took […]

GRANITE QUARRY — Granite Quarry hosted the annual Christmas at the Lake festival on Saturday, and this year brought more attendees, a larger festival of trees and a larger footprint for the event. The full festival has been held at Granite Lake Park on North Salisbury Avenue since 2021, said Events Coordinator Debbie Loflin-Benge, but the […]

SALISBURY — Long-time former Rowan County deputy and police officer and former Senior Auditor William “Andy” Downs has been named the director of auditing and fleet management for Rowan County. “I’m excited for the new opportunity with Rowan County and looking forward to seeing what the future holds,” said Downs. Downs has worked for the […]

CHINA GROVE — Don Bringle retired in early December after over 20 years at the head of Rowan County Parks and Recreation, a time which has seen the opening of Woodleaf Park and a multitude of renovations to other parks throughout the county. During that time, Bringle also served the county as director of facilities […]

SALISBURY — Over the past five years, Blue Collar Cycle Company has donated over $22,000 worth of toys to Powles-Staton Funeral Home’s Operation Toy Soldier. On Monday, over a dozen bicycles and other toys geared at older children received an escort from the business on Old West Innes Street to the funeral home. The funeral home […]

An amateur U.F.O. hunter at Grovers Mill, of “The War of the Worlds” fame, makes a shocking discovery.

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FAITH — Ever since joining the Faith community earlier this year as owners of M & K’s Trolley Espresso, owners Mabel and Karina Jacome have truly become members of the small-town community. That continued this December with the “Christmas at the Trolley” event, which brought school groups and families to downtown Faith for carols and […]