Rowan County is a place where you can be as connected as you desire to be.

We would not be where we are today — in this opportune place to live, work and play — without the generosity of others that came before us and it continues today. It is important that we “pay it forward” and never let go of that spirit, taught to us by the hard-working, community-minded people who made the right choices.

Take a stroll on South Main Street, and you’ll quickly find several downtown merchants within a block of each other who have earned the right to celebrate their “staying power,” if they could only take the time to step back and look at their achievements.

Founded by a female entrepreneur, Roman & Grey Beauty specializes in unique, eco-friendly bath and body products. Their products can be found locally at Grievous Gallery and Lost & Found in downtown Salisbury.

Parents and teachers have been forced more than ever to work together to meet the needs of their children. As Washington State Superintendent Judith Billings said, “Children are the priority. Change is the reality. Collaboration is the strategy.”

If you have received your COVID-19 vaccine through the Rowan County Health Department, there is a good chance the person giving you “the jab” was a school nurse.

Salisbury Academy has been thriving and seeing that their students are provided a quality education throughout this pandemic.

Known as Spencer Woods to locals, the Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve is a 42-acre park with 2.5-miles of hiking trails. It’s pet-friendly but leashes are required. It’s great for trail biking and features two wooden shelters and a small pond with floating dock.

As we head into the second summer of COVID 19 we are hopeful of being able to safely enjoy “eating out” and the many wonderful restaurants Rowan County has to offer. We are thankful that many of our restaurants have survived the pandemic and we look forward to eating locally and helping them thrive once again.

Economic Development of a community is vital to the health of a community. Through Economic Development, jobs are provided and people are able to feed and shelter their families, and thrive in today’s world.

If you have received your COVID-19 vaccine through the Rowan County Health Department, there is a good chance the person giving you “the jab” was a school nurse.

I know we are all ready to get out on the lake, but are we? We have been on High Rock Lak a thousand times but really what should we do BEFORE we get out there and let the breeze flow through our hair?

Its spring, I get it. But enough with the rain already Mother Nature! How much more can we use?

The High Rock dam catches most of the debris which could remain in High Rock Lake. However, if we all work together to keep our litter – fast food wrappers, grocery bags, soda cans, and more, off the roads, this debris will not end up in the lake.

There’s a change in the wind, and it involves the word “music.” It’s a good change, or rather a good addition. More and more, our cities and towns are beginning to provide musical entertainment for their citizens, much of it in the form of live music. It’s everywhere, especially this time of year.

Known as Spencer Woods to locals, the Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve is a 42-acre park with 2.5-miles of hiking trails. It’s pet-friendly but leashes are required. It’s great for trail biking and features two wooden shelters and a small pond with floating dock.

Vaccines are now available in Rowan County but how else can you keep yourself healthy in 2021. Watch the video.