West Rowan Lunch Club

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

The West Rowan Lunch Club (Senior Citizen's Meal Site) will celebrate Black History Month with a special program, on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Program leader will be Vickie Gray from Livingstone College, along with students from the college. Other pro...

Business roundup

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

Michael J. Wright of Ameriprise Financial, 132 E. Innes St, has earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner by its board of standards. He specializes in investment management and comprehensive financial planning. He completed financial plann...

Driver crashes into house, causing major damage

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — A car crashed through the front of a house on Amity Hill Road on Saturday evening, but no one in the home was injured. According to emergency communications, Camillo Sanchez’s 1994 Ford Ta...

Chicago Theological Seminary professor to speak at Hood

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

Dr. JoAnne Marie Terrell, associate professor of ethics and theology at Chicago Theological Seminary, will be the featured speaker during the Hood Theological Seminary's annual Heritage Lecture Series to be held Feb. 9 and 10. The two day event will fea...

Facing terminal cancer, Salisbury Police officer still focuses on others

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For Salisbury Police Officer Wiley Lamm, being diagnosed with terminal cancer wasn’t the worst part of being at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. For Lamm, who has spent his career wo...

Bellissima owner wants wedding dress shop to be approachable, down to earth

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As Monica Cameron tried on her wedding dress five years ago, a bridal consultant in Winston-Salem placed a beautiful veil on her head. When Cameron asked about the price, the employee revealed the...

Former Olympian among those competing in Winter Flight 5K

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By David Freeze For the Salisbury Post Organizers of the 29th Annual Rowan Regional Medical Center Winter Flight 8K expected rain later in the day, but early morning showers didn’t dampen the mood of participants and volunteers. Approximately 400...

School board looking to choose plan on Monday

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — If things go the way the school board chief plans, the Rowan-Salisbury School System will be making plans for its central office Tuesday. Board of Education Chairman Dr. Jim Emerson sai...

Bellissima owner wants wedding dress shop to be approachable, down to earth

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As Monica Cameron tried on her wedding dress five years ago, a bridal consultant in Winston-Salem placed a beautiful veil on her head. When Cameron asked about the price, the employee revealed the vei...

Industry wants to add 145 jobs in Salisbury

Source: Local News | The Salisbury Post | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An existing industry in Rowan County is asking for incentives to add 145 jobs and invest $22 million in the county. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider setting a future public hear...