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Duke Energy gives $10,000 for heating assistance

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Families will be able to keep warm this winter with help from Duke Energy. The Salvation Army of Rowan County was ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 12:00 am

News

$800 million: Powerball fever hits Salisbury

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Patricia Ramsey said her whole family will be buying Powerball tickets for tonight’s drawing. The Ramsey family likes to take vacations together. “We’re ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Saturday, January 9, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Rowan County Animal Control patrolling Fulton Heights for aggressive dogs

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Rowan County Animal Control is doing everything it can to catch the aggressive dogs that are running loose in Fulton Heights, ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Friday, January 8, 2016 12:00 am

News

City Council OKs $7 million for new water meters

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Salisbury-Rowan Utilities has plans to replace more than 19,000 water meters around Rowan County. During the Salisbury City Council meeting on ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Thursday, January 7, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Locals react to Obama’s actions on gun safety

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Brandon Cupp, owner of Cerberus Firearms on Jake Alexander Boulevard, said his wife Ashleigh pretty much runs the local gun show. ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:00 am

News

Wastewater spill had no negative environmental effects, SRU director says

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com A recent untreated wastewater spill had minimal to no negative environmental effects, Jim Behmer, director of Salisbury-Rowan Utilities, said. On Dec. 30, ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:00 am

News

Salisbury City Council honors retired police chief Collins

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The Salisbury City Council honored retired police chief Rory Collins with a resolution on Tuesday, but not every council member thought ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:00 am

News

Freightliner laying off 936 in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — Joia Bryant, an employee of the Freightliner Manufacturing plant in Cleveland since June of last year, said she woke up Monday to a ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Aggressive dogs killing cats in Fulton Heights

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com On Dec. 28, Alison Veros let her cat Buddy outside as she typically does in the mornings. Ten minutes later, as ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Monday, January 4, 2016 12:10 am

News

Salisbury City Council to honor former Police Chief Rory Collins

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The Salisbury City Council will be meeting on Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. at 217 S. Main St. During the meeting, ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Monday, January 4, 2016 12:10 am

News

10 to watch: Karen Alexander

Karen Alexander Karen Alexander was formally sworn in as mayor of Salisbury at the beginning of December after winning the most votes during the November ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:10 am

News

10 to Watch: Meg Ham

Meg Ham Meg Ham was named the president of Food Lion on Nov. 1 of 2014. Before taking the helm of the Salisbury-based grocery store ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:00 am

Business

Bringing the paint party to you

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Michelle Allen and her friends decided to have a girls’ night out. Classes in which attendees can paint a picture and ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:00 am

Entertainment

Greensboro entertainer to bring performances to Salisbury

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com A chef and entertainer out of Greensboro is getting ready to shake up the theater arts scene in Salisbury. Joseph “Jojo” ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:00 am

News

New Year’s Eve events promise night of free family fun

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The City of Salisbury has been organizing the New Year’s Eve at the Bell Tower event for the last three years, ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 am

News

Deadline extended for program entries for All-America City application

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The deadline for preliminary entries from programs in Salisbury and the surrounding area for the All-America City Award competition has been ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Where in the world is Santa Claus?

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Today, millions of people will be able to find out exactly where Santa is on his journey by tracking his trip online. ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Thursday, December 24, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Gov. McCrory to speak at Rowan Chamber Gala

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Governor Pat McCrory will be speaking at the Rowan Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala meeting. The 90th annual gala meeting will ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Breakfastime coming to Salisbury

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Breakfast (and lunch) lovers, rejoice. Breakfastime Family House will be moving into the previous Farmhouse Restaurant location at the corner of ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 12:00 am

Crime

Crime Blotter

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • Leon Treshawn Potts, 26, of the 700 block of Farmhurst Drive in Charlotte, was charged with carrying a ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Monday, December 21, 2015 12:10 am

Local Events

Visitors enjoy Christmas spirit and history at Kerr Mill

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Sloan Park hosed its annual Christmas at Kerr Mill event in Mount Ulla on Sunday. From 1 to 3 p.m., community ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Monday, December 21, 2015 12:00 am

Education

Christmas break-down: Students may experience learning loss over winter break

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Almost anyone involved in the American school system has heard of the summer slide — the loss and/or regression of learning ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, December 20, 2015 12:10 am

Business

Adapt or die: Two downtown Salisbury businesses celebrate 40 years

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The Stitchin’ Post Gifts store at 104 S. Main St. started out as a needlework shop. “That was when cross stitch ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Sunday, December 20, 2015 12:00 am

Local

With love, from Jacob: Balloon message travels 100 miles back to family

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com “This can’t be real.” That was one of Linda Hawkins’ first thoughts when she got the news. People release balloons for ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Friday, December 18, 2015 12:04 am

Business

Local bishop talks vocation versus job at Chamber of Commerce breakfast

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com A vocation is so much more than a 9 to 5 job, according to Bishop Tim Smith. The Rowan County Chamber of ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Friday, December 18, 2015 12:00 am

Business

City Council approves grants for new downtown apartments and restaurant

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com The Salisbury City Council has approved a downtown revitalization incentive grant for the Wallace Dry Goods building on East Fisher Street. ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Christmas Happiness: Remembering golf buddies, present and past

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com When Teak Edgeworth passed away a couple years ago, Bob Bailey said it left a hole in the golf club. The ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Salsarita’s to give and give back at Thursday’s grand opening

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina’s new Salisbury location will be celebrating its grand opening on Thursday. The new location is at 120 Rowan ... Read more

by Amanda Raymond, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:07 am

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