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Former U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who died late on Election Night Tuesday, was a lot of things in his life.
A principled conservative. An attorney. A bureaucrat, a Coast Guard veteran. A history buff. An avid tennis player. A confirmed bachelor. A lover of straw hats and loud sport jackets.
But the thing Coble might best be remembered for was his downright friendliness and his efforts to work for constituents in the 6th House District — a seat he doggedly held on to for three decades and only gave up with his retirement in 2014.
President Barack Obama used his veto power for the fifth time this week when he rejected a defense authorization bill. In reaction to the veto, North Carolina’s senators and a U.S. House member representing Rowan said Obama was endangering the country’s security.
Shawn Adelsberger and Agility Fuel Systems went shopping more than a year ago and found Rowan County.
Adelsberger, the general manager of Agility’s East Coast headquarters in Salisbury, recalls one particular stop on the shopping trip quite vividly. After all, it’s the spot Agility stopped at to make a $20 million purchase.
Adelsberger and Agility were actively browsing available buildings in multiple counties for an East Coast facility. He stopped on Corporate Center Drive — near Julian Road — in front of group of men in suits.