Local
Post named second-best midsize daily paper, wins 28 awards
RALEIGH — The Salisbury Post was named the second-best midsized daily newspaper in the state and won a total of 28 awards Thursday in the ...
Top Stories
Man who fell off 75-foot bridge reunited with rescuers
By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A week ago, Jeremiah Cribb was found lying in a mud pit ...
Fifth-graders defend U.S. Constitution for class project
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Out of the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights, which two ...
Alcorn, Bates, Molrine receive Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Humanitarian Awards
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — To keep the legacy of Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, the Human Relation Council ...
Psychologist visits Salisbury Academy to discuss ways of coping with childhood anxiety
SALISBURY – According to the Centers for Disease Control, childhood anxiety and depression are on the rise, with ...
Local
Local health department keeps vigilant for coronavirus, though risk remains low
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the world watches an outbreak of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, the Rowan County Health Department is closely monitoring ...
by Liz Moomey.
High School
Area Sports: North boys advance to third round
From staff reports SPENCER — North Rowan’s boys basketball team advanced in the 1A state playoffs on Thursday with a 64-58 win against North Stokes. ...
by Mike London, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:52 am
College
Loss to W-S State at CIAA Tournament ends Livingstone’s season
Staff report CHARLOTTE — Jaylen Alston scored 17 points to lead Winston-Salem State past Livingstone, 71-52, here Thursday night in a quarterfinal game of the ...
by Dennis Davidson, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:19 am
Letters
Letter: Every voter should support referendum
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a family affair at the Hill house. By the time my twin boys graduate, a member of my family will have ...
by Post Letters, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Ann Farabee: Get set
On your mark. Get set. Go. Year after year, early each morning I would go to my classroom, sit down at my desk, and ...
by Post Lifestyles, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Letters
Letter: Don’t over regulate reflexologists
As a practitioner of reflexology as well as a small business owner, I have for years operated my practice committed to high ethical and professional ...
by Post Letters, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Faith
Faith Briefs Feb. 28-March 1
Cedar Grove AME Zion hosts Women’s Conference The Women of Grace Ministry of Cedar Grove AME Zion Church, 2430 Hildebrand Road, hosts its first Women’s ...
by Post Lifestyles, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Local
Posters Feb. 28
• One Heartbeat, The Andrew Ashley Benefit, Sunday, March 1, noon-7 p.m. New Sarum Brewery, 109 N Lee St. Corn hole tournament 1 p.m. Silent ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Talkback, what online readers are saying about …
Legislators: County’s priority projects ‘out the door’ … Lower income people cannot afford daily living expenses and insurance. Either way they go is hardship. Are ...
by Post Opinion, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Quotes of the week: ‘You can’t let it go’
“It’s just a feeling that attaches to you. Once you do it, you can’t let it go.” — Rylan Furr, who has taken a unique ...
by Post Opinion, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
Faith
14th annual CHAOS Youth Theater this weekend
By Candice Carter for the Salisbury Post LANDIS— The 14th annual CHAOS Youth Theater, “Connected,” is March 7 and 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church in ...
by Post Lifestyles, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:00 am
High School
HS basketball: Carson girls battle to win over Asheville
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Can you really win a second-round 3A playoff game while making 31 turnovers? Carson’s girls supplied the answer ...
by Mike London, Thursday, February 27, 2020 11:55 pm
High School
Salisbury girls cruise to second-round win over Wilkes Central
By Dennis Davidson dennis.davidson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s girls basketball team is loaded with talented freshmen and sophomores, but senior point guard Anayia Fulson showed Thursday ...
by Dennis Davidson, Thursday, February 27, 2020 11:44 pm
Sports
Tom Lewis, Harris English ride exemptions to early Honda Classic lead
By Tim Reynolds AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sponsor exemptions are basically free-play gifts handed out by the people in charge ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:55 pm
Sports
MLB appoints 1st African American umpire crew chief
By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:49 pm
Racing
Auto racing at-a-glance: Cup series in Fontana
By The Associated Press All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Auto Club 400 Site: Fontana, California Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:05 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. (FS1); ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:59 pm
Sports
Cowboy Up: MadBum solid in first outing with Diamondbacks
AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner showed the Arizona Diamondbacks he’s more than a rodeo star. The team’s marquee free-agent acquisition of ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:57 pm
Sports
MLS embarks on 25th season by looking back, and forward
By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer As Major League Soccer embarks on its 25th season with two new expansion teams, it seems worth noting ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:49 pm
Sports
Braves’ Foltynewicz ready to put 2019 season behind him
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — When Mike Foltynewicz was asked how long it took him to get over his nightmarish start in Game 5 of ...
by Post Sports, Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:34 pm
Entertainment
It’s a sad and funny ‘Trip to Bountiful’ from St. Thomas Players
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Pack your tissues and exercise your funny bone for St. Thomas Players’ production of “The Trip to Bountiful.” Linda Jones, ...
by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, February 27, 2020 11:29 am
Check this out
Rowan weather: Sunshine and wind
Winter is not done yet. Today will be cold and windy, with a low in the 20s. It will be sunny and 47, with west ...
by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:47 am
Local
Forward 2040 committee gets input from citizens
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As people came in and out of the Salisbury Customer Service Center on Wednesday morning, they shared what they ...
by Liz Moomey, Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:02 am
News
Cooper, Forest will need primary wins before expected showdown
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor will have to defend his seat against the highest ranking Republican official elected statewide in this fall’s general ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:01 am
Education
Student turns fundraiser into way to do something for people in need
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER – Fundraisers and schools go hand-in-hand: field trips, raising money for parent-teacher organizations, clubs, athletics and arts programs. Most students ...
by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:01 am
Entertainment
Opens tonight at Lee Street theatre: ‘The Trip to Bountiful’
Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7 • 7:30 pm. St. Thomas Players’ production of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful,” challenges the old adage that you ...
by Post Lifestyles, Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:00 am
Books
Six authors coming to South Main Book Co. Saturday
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Six authors will be at South Main Book Company on Saturday to sign books and talk to readers. Among them ...
by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:00 am
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