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🌱 What Salisbury’s new community paramedic means for overdose response locally

Salisbury, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Salisbury’s new community paramedic means for overdose response locally
  • How could the Henderson Grove data center rezoning affect your neighborhood?
  • What did Catawba’s ‘Ballots & Bots’ panel warn Salisbury voters about?

Also on today's calendar: CRCHC Mobile Wellness Unit and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a t-storm; cooler, temps: high: 66, low: 61.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Press Release: New Community Paramedic for HOPE (rowancountync.gov) — Rowan County Public Health and EMS in Salisbury have added community paramedic Zackery Hamilton to the Post Overdose Response Team, expanding follow-up care after local overdose calls. Working directly in neighborhoods, he’ll offer Narcan, harm-reduction education, and connections to treatment and recovery services, aiming to reduce overdose deaths and strengthen long-term support for Salisbury and Rowan County residents.
   

2. Preview: Salisbury to consider Henderson Grove Church data center rezoning (salisburypost.com) — Salisbury residents should know that City Council will hold a public hearing Oct. 6 on rezoning more than 95 acres on Henderson Grove Church Road for a Trammell Crow data storage facility. After environmental concerns at the Planning Board, the city worked with the developer to add more tree cover, and council will now decide whether to approve the conditional district rezoning.
   

3. NC election experts warn about voter trust as AI makes political misinformation easier to create • NC Newsline (ncnewsline.com) — A recent ‘Ballots & Bots’ forum at Catawba College in Salisbury explored how artificial intelligence could fuel political misinformation and erode voter trust ahead of the midterms. Experts, including political scientist Michael Bitzer and State Auditor Dave Boliek, discussed deepfakes, transparency in close races, and why voters should rely on trusted local sources and understand how elections are run in North Carolina.
   

4. High school girls tennis: Hornets win another championship (salisburypost.com) — Salisbury High’s girls tennis team just wrapped up another dominant season, going 14-0 in conference play and securing a 24th straight league championship. With a young, six-player roster led by juniors Gabbi Fatovic and Anna Kate Goodman, the Hornets carry a 90-match conference winning streak into 2027 and now turn their attention to dual-team playoffs and individual pre-regionals.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Salisbury

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