As a long time resident of Rowan County, it is very astonishing how locals are not given a chance at a career in the towns and streets that we grew up in. This town has become a who you know and how much you have accomplished, instead of a community of second chances and congratulatory outcomes on earning your degree after a point in life after trauma and experiences. Rowan County has became a who do you know up top to get ahead, which is sad because alot of my peers that I grew up with that came from basically nowhere have became stronger individuals in their adult lives, could contribute greatly to Rowan County. Maybe I’m on the defense, but I choose to take a stand for all the second chancers in this county before the email is sent out that you have decided to go another route in the hiring process. Thank you and God Bless Rowan County!
— Staci White
Salisbury