West Rowan News, Events, and Fun

 Ebony Rivers Boyd - Running for Rowan County School Board   Ebony Rivers Boyd was at west branch Rowan Public Library today (10-8-2022) for a meet and greet with residents from the western part of the county. Ebony is running for seat 4 of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education. “We know how to come together,” said Ebony. Although we don’t do it all the time, “we have the ability. We have the ability to show up as a force.” With a unique and varied background, Ebony says that she is able to relate and also “think outside the box.” She feels that she would add value to the board and a strong voice for the community. Ebony grew up in the area and attended Knox and graduated from Salisbury. She then spent six years teaching at the same schools as well as working for DSS and child support education. She is now in higher education. She said that she knows what teachers need, because she was a teacher in the local schools “not so long ago.” She “understands t...

 Sabrina Harris and Family Candidate for Rowan County School Board 2022 Sabrina Harris, who is running for Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education, was at the west branch of Rowan Public Library in Cleveland, NC this afternoon (10-8-2022). She was accompanied by her husband, her two children currently at Mt. Ulla Elementary and West Middle, and her mother. Having her family along at the event fits right in with Sabrina’s goal of getting a “buy in from the whole family” when it comes to local education. Sabrina said that teachers need support. They need everyone to get involved. She said that it can be as simple as getting grandparents and aunties to come out to see the gingerbread houses the kids made for a class project. She has done that and also served as an assistant dance coach at North Rowan Middle School, on the parent advisory board for Head Start, and as a volunteer to read to classes. If elected, Sabrina said that her key focus areas would be: -security -comm...