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Duke Energy · Rowan CountyDuke Energy wants to add two natural gas-powered turbines at its former coal-fired plant in Rowan County, according to a filing with the N.C. Utilities Commission. The project at the former Buck Steam Station would have a combined capacity of 850 megawatts and may open by 2030. A 718-megawatt natural gas-fired plant opened at the site in 2011.See the Story
Duke Energy Seeks Add Gas-Fired Plants in Rowan County
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Education · SalisburyBy Elisabeth Strillacci SPENCER — For the third year in a row, young people from Spencer and around Rowan County got a hands-on education about what being a firefighter is all about. The Justin E. Monroe Fire Camp is a three-day program for students who are heading into grades six through nine. This year’s camp, which is hosted by the Spencer Fire Department and taught by Chief Michael Lanning and his department, ran July 22-24, and ended in a g…Read Article
Edging beyond the comfort zone: Spencer hosts third annual youth fire camp - Salisbury Post
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Social Media · SalisburySALISBURY — A video recently began circulating on social media that shows a young Black male’s violent encounter with law enforcement. Although it happened in Jacksonville, Florida, that young man is a Livingstone Blue Bear. William Anthony McNeil Jr. was arrested on Feb. 19 and charged with resisting arrest. However, a video shot on McNeil’s phone from inside the car that was posted on Sunday went viral, prompting reactions from law enforcement…Read Article
'I was really scared.'— Livingstone student at center of viral police video - Salisbury Post
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