Ben Stansell, Author at Salisbury Post - Page 36 of 43
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.
News
SALISBURY — In a year where donors have every excuse not to give, Carole Simmons said that the generosity to support the Novant Health Rowan Medical ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 12:00 am
Faith
SALISBURY — Only a few hours before the show was set to go on, the performers of First Baptist Church’s “The Sounds of Christmas” music ...
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by Ben Stansell, Monday, December 14, 2020 1:39 am
Crime
• Dale Gene Baldwin, 58, of Winston-Salem, was charged by the Rowan County Sheriff’s office on Friday with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 10:36 pm
Business
SALISBURY — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority has approved 30 grants to local governments, including two grants totaling ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — Tears rolled down LaShaye Overman’s cheeks as she cut piece after piece of wood, turning sheets of pine into little rectangles. The name of ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:00 am
News
SALISBURY — Fulton Heights wasn’t able to host its annual Halloween parade this year, but the historic neighborhood will offer a dazzling Christmas display this holiday ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:00 am
News
SALISBURY — David Cromley’s flight into the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday night was one he won’t soon forget. Not only was the flight ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:00 am
News
SPENCER — A Christmas tree illuminated the Park Plaza parking lot in downtown Saturday night, ringing in the holiday season and serving as the crescendo ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:00 am
Local
Update – 1 p.m. on Sunday: Due to required coordination with the Carolinas Medical Center, Alsup’s body will not be escorted to the funeral home ...
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by Ben Stansell, Saturday, December 12, 2020 4:34 pm
Business
SALISBURY — After a year of adapting to restrictions and limitations, local restaurants and bars will once again have to navigate new regulations through the ...
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by Ben Stansell, Friday, December 11, 2020 12:00 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — The COVID-19 economic relief package currently being hashed out by Congress will have major implications for the country as a whole, but it ...
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by Ben Stansell, Thursday, December 10, 2020 12:00 am
BREAKING NEWS
SALISBURY — Integro Technologies will create 30 new jobs and invest $2.67 million in equipment and improvements to expand its existing facility in downtown Salisbury, ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12:54 pm
Local
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the purchase of a temperature checking tunnel from Integro Technologies that will be stationed ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:10 am
Business
SALISBURY — The first Rowan Countians to benefit from the county’s investment in rural broadband are scheduled to be “online” by the end of the ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — With Rowan County’s unemployment rate improving in October, Rowan County Board of Commissioners Chair Greg Edds said it’s a trend that will “continue ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Monday will consider the purchase of three automatic temperature checking tunnels that would be ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — Justin Gray may just be a senior at Catawba College, but the work he’s doing as an intern with Walser Technology Group is ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — A program designed to strengthen local supply chains by connecting manufacturers across the Charlotte region is coming to Rowan County early next year. ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — Goosebumps crept up Josh Barnhardt’s arms as he watched the sign be illuminated for the first time. “It came out even better than ...
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by Ben Stansell, Friday, December 4, 2020 12:00 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — Around 9 p.m. any night of the week, Federico Hernandez can be found in the Main Street Marketplace warehouse, preparing the plants ...
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by Ben Stansell, Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:10 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — In lieu of a sleigh, Santa Claus will be riding a bright red fire truck through the streets of China Grove two ...
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by Ben Stansell, Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:00 am
China Grove
CHINA GROVE — The town council at its Tuesday night meeting approved the 2021 representatives to the Cabarrus-Rowan Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Cabarrus-Rowan ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 7:05 pm
Business
SALISBURY — In what local leaders called both a “gut punch” and a “blessing in disguise,” Rowan County was downgraded to the bottom tier in ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:10 am
Business
SALISBURY — Last year, Chris Ostle felt like he was on top of the world. The Fish Bowl, the downtown bar he co-owns with Branson ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:10 am
Business
SALISBURY — Salisbury-Rowan Utilities was recently honored for exceeding federal and state drinking water standards for 2019. The water and wastewater provider for the city ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — The idea was so good that Stephanie Potter says she wishes she thought of it a decade ago. It took a pandemic for ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — As Garrett White pulled into the parking lot of the smoking duplex, flashing blue and red lights came racing in behind him. “I ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:00 am
Local
EAST SPENCER — Around 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, Providence Baptist Church Pastor Sy Ponds walked into the church’s fellowship hall and started a pot ...
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by Ben Stansell, Friday, November 27, 2020 12:13 am
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