GUILFORD LAKE — Not many are thinking about water rescues at Guilford Lake this year with the water level down 20 feet to replace the dam’s spillway. But it happened on Saturday when two deer got stuck in the mud and the wildlife officer who came to the rescue got the boat stuck. “We ...
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No ...
SALEM — The Salem school board has approved new contracts for several administrators. The school board Monday night approved new three-year contracts for the period of Aug. 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, including (with salary in parenthesis): High School Associate Principal Melanie ...
SALEM — Salem’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) will be renewed for the next five years, but will not be in effect for the Super Cruise this year. The city council voted unanimously to approve two ordinances concerning the DORA in its meeting Tuesday. One ordinance officially renews the DORA for the next five years, fulfilling the city’s legal obligation to officially review whether to continue the DORA every five years, including a public hearing for feedback on the DORA which was held on May 7. The second ordinance removes the prohibition against the DORA being in ...
LISBON — Street improvement projects in Salem, Wellsville and Columbiana received approval Wednesday for Columbiana County’s 2026 Community Development Block Grant application, with work to be done next year if awarded. County commissioners approved the list of projects presented Wednesday by Tad Herold, consortium director of county Economic Development, and by county Port Authority Executive Director Brittany Smith. The commissioners recently approved an agreement for the Port Authority to administer the county CDBG program, which the Port Board of Directors approved ...
COLUMBIANA — Low birth rates, homeschool, open enrollment and private school vouchers are continuing to affect enrollment at the Columbiana School District. District Superintendent Dr. Don Mook provided the board of education this month with the latest enrollment figures compared to prior years. According to his report, enrollment is currently at an all-time low of 880 total students. This is the lowest enrollment has been since the 2012-2013 school year, which is the farthest back Mook’s report went, although he did have a separate snapshot of enrollment between the years of ...
