Granite Quarry News

GRANITE QUARRY a ' Brad Kluttz is seeking re-election to the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen.

The following people had filed through Thursday for Nov. 3 municipal elections. China Grove - Julius "Butch" Bivens, Town Council Cleveland - John I. Steele Jr., mayor - Danny Gabriel, Board of Commissioners - John O. Brown, Board of Commissioners - Leonard M. West, Board of Commissioners - Travis Summitt, Board of Commissioners Granite Quarry ...

Salisbury City Council will consider an ordinance Tuesday authorizing the demolition of an abandoned house at 420 E. Cemetery St.

EAST SPENCER a ' An afternoon fire destroyed a house on South Long Street Saturday.

The Rev. Gary Gulledge of Granite Quarry has been elected state chaplain for the North Carolina American Legion.

Local law enforcement agencies will be getting a mini-windfall courtesy of the Rowan-Kannapolis ABC Board.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is offering a preparation/review course for people planning to take the N.C. Residential General Contractor License examination.

Richard Perkins, executive vice president of Rowan Business Alliance, has died suddenly, according to Summersett Funeral Home.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office charged three teens with breaking into houses and trying to sell some of the stolen items.

Rain gave way to blue sky and sunshine for the outdoor wedding of Tina M. Robinson and Jerry E. Stone.

Faith Fire Department Assistant Chief Wesley Fulk pours a bottle of water over his head to cool off after working with several other departments to extinguish a house fire on Legion Club Road in Granite Quarry.

Army Pvt. Franklin W. Walton has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, ...

Two Salisbury teens face multiple break-in and larceny charges in connection with a spree of car break-ins in and around Salisbury and Granite Quarry.

A Salisbury woman reported several items were stolen from her home including a $2,000 wedding band and a $2,000 laptop computer, according to reports from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.

A massive wave of thunderstorms swept across the county Thursday evening, downing trees and leaving thousands without power.

For the Salisbury PostGRANITE QUARRY a ' The Granite Quarry Civitan Club has provided 100 teddy bears to the town's police department for officers to use when dealing with children.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College's Alpha Sigma Sigma Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society recently inducted 37 new members.

Children and parents are gathering at the Park Avenue Community Center this week to play with blocks a ' hundreds of foam, wooden, cardboard and plastic blocks of all shapes and sizes.

The Iota Psi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met May 19 at Chef Santo's restaurant in Salisbury.

Granite Quarry Star Students for May, with the theme Integrity, include: Landis Citizens Landis Elementary Citizens of the Month for May are: First grade: Nolan Eudy, Jocelyn Juarez, Nicholas Smith, Brandon Lara and Auston Wilhelm.