Crime
Blotter: Pair charged in connection with three Enochville armed robberies
ENOCHVILLE — A man has been charged with armed robbery of three convenience stores in the Enochville areas between Jan. 7 and Jan 16. Shelby ...
Top Stories
Annual MLK humanitarian awards recognize some of community’s best
SALISBURY — During a Sunday program that blended worship and an awards ceremony, six community members had their ...
World War II photos tell a story never spoken
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com No one had seen the photos for 45 years. No one realized the ...
Council will consider transferring lot to Downtown Salisbury Inc.
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While a study showed downtown Salisbury has a “perceived parking problem,” the ...
A camaraderie: Old Armor Beer Company opens to give back to fellow veterans
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — As individuals, Kyle Lingafelt, Stefan Perrine and Richard Bradley wanted to make ...
Local
County will move recycling center for new animal shelter wing
SALISBURY — Rowan County Commissioners on Tuesday will iron out details of a privately funded dog wing addition to the animal shelter, The dog wing ...
by Staff Report.
Local
Town Crier community meetings Jan. 20-26
Third Monday, Jan. 20 — Dr. MLK Jr. Celebration Breakfast Jan. 20 • 7-8:30 a.m. $10. Annual MLK breakfast at the J.F. Hurley YMCA on ...
by Staff Report, Monday, January 20, 2020 12:00 am
Local
Political notebook: Absentee ballot applications now available
Applications for absentee ballots are now available at the Rowan County Board of Elections. An immediate relative may make an application for a ballot to ...
by Liz Moomey, Monday, January 20, 2020 12:00 am
Sports
Mostert lifts 49ers to Super Bowl with 37-20 win vs Packers
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Kyle Shanahan received the NFC championship trophy from his Super Bowl-winning father Mike ...
by Post Sports, Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:00 pm
Sports
Mahomes’ feet, arm lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City ...
by Post Sports, Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:00 pm
Local
$10,000 put up for initial phases of Rowan trail head at Wil-Cox Bridge
Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — A nonprofit group has agreed to fund survey work and landscape design for the development of a park on the ...
by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:10 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: County Commissioners see role for themselves in school closure talks
Rowan-Salisbury School Board members aren’t the only ones thinking about consolidation in 2020. While commissioners have already promised funding, they made need to offer their ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:02 am
Letters
Letter: Republicans don’t want to hear evidence
Settling the grounds for impeachment of President Donald Trump is simple. In a tweet on Jan. 11 at 9:29 AM he said the following: “Now ...
by Post Letters, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Kent Bernhardt: Stir straws and spare tires
I’m pretty sure modern civilization started to crumble the day stir straws replaced spoons. Well, it may not have been that exact day, but ...
by Post Lifestyles, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Local
MLK parade and celebration at civic center draws crowd
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Vehicles, community organizations and dance troupes snaked through downtown on a chilly Saturday to commemorate civil rights icon Rev. ...
by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Mack Williams: Walls and spaces
The other night, visiting my son, Jeremy, daughter-in-law, Rose, and mother-in-law, Doris in Yanceyville, I glanced over from watching British TV (a favorite of Doris) ...
by Post Lifestyles, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Letters
Cal Thomas: What I’d like to hear from the candidates
By Cal Thomas House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s strategy of holding on to the two weak articles of impeachment against President Trump was starting to rattle ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Business
Business briefs: Standard Process lease at NC Research Campus extends to 2025
KANNAPOLIS — Standard Process has entered into a five-year lease agreement with the David H. Murdock Research Institute for new lab space for the Standard ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Lifestyle
People and Places Sunday, Jan. 19
Rowan Retired School Personnel At the January 15 meeting of Rowan Retired School Personnel, clothes were collected for the clients of the Rowan Vocational Workshop. ...
by Post Lifestyles, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Editorials
Editorial: Sheriff’s office right to take on tough fight
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is right to take aim at so-called “fish arcade” businesses. The Sheriff’s Office last week issued a letter to 22 ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Darrell Blackwelder: The Winter jasmine is out early this year
There is a yellow blooming shrub cascading in a landscape near St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury. The profuse bloomer looks very much like our ...
by Darrell Blackwelder, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Dr. Magryta: Is snacking ok?
Is snacking a good idea? The simple answer is NO! There are many reasons why. Snacking is the process of frequently eating small volumes of ...
by Post Lifestyles, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Clyde
Clyde: What will Salisbury residents find in 2040?
By Clyde In the year 2040, if we’re all still alive we may find: • We disembark from the New Salisbury Stanback Station, which has ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Letters
Letter: Don’t negotiate with foreign terrorists
Even a blind and deaf person could understand what’s going on in Washington, D.C. The leftist, liberal Democrats have turned to the dark side. They ...
by Post Letters, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
Landis
Landis calls for special meeting to consider personnel policy
LANDIS — The Landis Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Landis Town Hall. Aldermen will hold a closed ...
by Liz Moomey, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am
High School
All-Rowan County football: Wilson made Cavaliers go
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Offensive Co-Player of the Year Malcolm Wilson, North Rowan’s senior running back, is in special company. He’s ...
by Mike London, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:45 pm
College
College basketball: Catawba women stay tied for first place
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Veterans Madi Hallman and Taisha DeShazo led the scoring, and freshmen Lyrik Thorne and Janiya Downs made the key ...
by Mike London, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:35 pm
High School
All-Rowan County football: Houston accepted new role … and ran with it
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was in 2000, before West Rowan senior Jalen Houston was born, that something similar to his amazing 2019 ...
by Mike London, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:33 pm
College
Johnson, No. 11 Louisville earn win at No. 3 Duke
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM (AP) — Louisville’s big lead was all but gone, leaving the 11th-ranked Cardinals clinging to a slim margin ...
by Post Sports, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:15 pm
College
JCSU spoils party, topping the Blue Bears, 77-72
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Leave it to rival J.C. Smith to crash the party at New Trent Gym. With a rambunctious Saturday afternoon ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:07 pm
Sports
Area Sports: Catawba men fall to L-R
From staff reports Catawba’s men’s basketball team lost to hot-shooting Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday at Goodman Gym. Devin Cooper scored a career-high 37 for the Indians, ...
by Mike London, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:02 pm
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