Ben Stansell covers business, county government and more for the Salisbury Post. He joined the staff in August 2020 after graduating from the University of Alabama. Email him at ben.stansell@salisburypost.com.
SALISBURY — In what was a busy last scheduled meeting of 2021, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday allocated funding for an overdose ...
SALISBURY — When he was running track and playing football at South Rowan High School in the 1970s, John Peterson received some memorable advice from ...
SALISBURY — Residents in parts of Rowan County where internet connection is problematic will soon have a new option for logging online. Nick Steward, area ...
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider approving a tax incentive grant for a project that could create 40 jobs ...
ROCKWELL — The winding black and white stripes of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Smoke stacks from Cannon Mills rising above green pines. Dunn’s Mountain covered ...
SALISBURY — Rowan County’s unemployment rate improved slightly from 3.8% in September to 3.7% in October, according to data released last week by the North ...
SALISBURY — For sisters Talaya and Tierra McManus, compromise comes naturally. It only made sense, then, that the siblings decided to meet in between their ...
SALISBURY — Three Rivers Land Trust will protect 5,381 acres of natural land and family farms across the Piedmont after receiving a record increase in ...
LINWOOD — EGGER Wood Products announced Thursday it will invest $50 million in additional equipment at its Davidson County facility and create at least 35 ...
SALISBURY — To bring in donations for Toys for Tots this year, Aidan Melton is relying on help from an old friend. Started in 1947 ...
SALISBURY — Rowan County’s time as one of the 40 most economically distressed counties in the state lasted only a year after it was upgraded ...
SALISBURY — Screeching to a stop in the F&M Trolley Barn on Wednesday afternoon was a yellow 1965 Pontiac GTO carrying United Way Executive Director ...
KANNAPOLIS — A month shy of its 85th birthday, the Gem Theatre’s preserved place in American history was celebrated Tuesday morning. During a brief ceremony ...
SALISBURY — As dry conditions persist across North Carolina, the N.C. Forest Service on Monday implemented a statewide burning ban that includes Rowan County. To ...
SALISBURY — Hollie Hutchens was tired. She was physically tired from long, nonstop shifts at Novant Health’s intensive care unit in Winston-Salem and mentally tired ...
SALISBURY — It’s been difficult for Ashley Creek to stomach what she’s seen in Rowan County in the previous two years. Creek, who serves as ...
SALISBURY — Low-income households in Rowan County can apply for help covering the cost of heating homes starting on Wednesday, Dec. 1. People 60 or ...
SALISBURY — After a pandemic-induced closure and move across town, a reinvented SoFul Yoga and Wellness is striking a new pose at the Railwalk. SoFul ...
SALISBURY — Living in Charlotte, Steve Staley has plenty of Thanksgiving Day races to choose from that are just a few miles away. But on ...
SALISBURY — Tamara Marlowe showed up to the first day of her new job at the Rowan County Health Department dressed to impress. Expecting to ...
SALISBURY — For somebody who is used to working behind-the-scenes, Nellie Troxell was shocked to have the limelight turned on her last week. Troxell was ...
SALISBURY — Brenda Overcash usually watches the ‘Tis the Season Spectacular parade in Spencer, but this year she set up shop at the corner of ...
CHINA GROVE — The last time Carolyn Wilson was at the Southern Rowan Christmas Parade, she was in the procession as a member of the ...
SALISBURY — Standing on a narrow yellow walkway more than 100 feet in the air, Jenny Lee yelled a message to Rowan County. She isn’t ...
The Southern Rowan Christmas Parade returned to the streets of Landis and China Grove on Tuesday evening. With over 100 entries, there was plenty of ...
FAITH — After celebrating his 99th birthday with family on Friday, Jim Deal wasn’t expecting Sunday to be anything out of the ordinary. He was ...
SALISBURY — A 42-year-old woman was jailed Saturday for making a series of purchases with someone else’s credit card. Barbara Lynn Moose of Salisbury was ...
SALISBURY — Community members competed on the gridiron at Salisbury High School Saturday in a flag football game that will help the area’s at-risk youth. ...
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