1/6 Talking during a break in the event are, from left Maegan Mack, Gemale Black and Angel Roberts. – Karen Kistler

Karen Kistler

karen.kistler@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Down Home N.C. held its first listening session in Rowan County during which time neighbors, local leaders and elected officials were invited to join in conversation about local issues.

Two elected officials were on hand for the event including China Grove Mayor Rodney Phillips and Gemale Black, who had been elected to the Salisbury City Council but had not officially been sworn in yet.

Maegan Mack, a Down Home organizer, said that the nonprofit runs “listening campaigns where we go into the community and we look to understand what is the widely and the deeply felt issues that we can organize and mobilize multir

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