Ben Stansell, Author at Salisbury Post - Page 41 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.
Business
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday received a report giving an in-depth review of its development application process. The presentation, delivered ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:43 am
Local
SALISBURY — Rowan County government is losing its assistant manager to retirement and the director of its largest department to a new job. Finance Director ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:10 am
Local
SALISBURY — For the first time ever, Shane Herrin held his 5-month old daughter in his arms this weekend. After serving a yearlong deployment with ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 10:32 pm
Local
CHINA GROVE — The keys to a time capsule were found in January — exactly when the congregation of Concordia Lutheran Church planned 20 years ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 10:29 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces several charges after being arrested for trespassing on property and allegedly damaging a Ring video camera. The Rowan County ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 10:19 pm
News
HIGH ROCK LAKE — Rocky Phillips held the white barrel steady as Barry Childers fired up his power saw and cut a chunk off the ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:05 am
Business
CHINA GROVE — Trent Cherry has never seen a Lord of the Rings movie. Nor has he ever read J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. But that hasn’t ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — After announcing a $45 million capital investment expansion to its Rowan County facility, Continental Structural Plastics is seeking 100 new employees. The global ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:00 am
Lifestyle
SALISBURY — For the past several months, DKM Media has been shooting pictures, flying drones and mapping out rooms digitally in order to transition the ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:00 am
Business
KANNAPOLIS — The deal was almost done when COVID-19 began to impact the United States. After finding success at their China Grove location, Brent and ...
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by Ben Stansell, Friday, September 18, 2020 12:00 am
Local
SALISBURY — The county’s Environmental Health Department is making some progress toward eliminating a long wait time for inspections. After untimely terminations and retirements left ...
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by Ben Stansell, Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — When Chewy in 2019 announced its arrival into Rowan County, it projected the company’s fulfillment center would create 1,200 jobs by 2025. Since ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:00 pm
Business
SALISBURY — The words spoken by Christopher Moxley immediately resonated with Veleria Levy. After Moxley, an entrepreneur and partner at the retail store 704 Shop ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:00 am
Local
SALISBURY — After beginning his artistic career in Salisbury decades ago, Rowan County native Kevin Moss is now giving back to the community where he ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:10 am
Business
SALISBURY — Victor Wallace has been in the realty business for over four decades, but even he is shocked by what he’s seeing in the ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:00 am
News
SALISBURY — On the night of Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Bell Tower in downtown Salisbury lit up in an array of colors, transitioning from soft ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:10 am
News
SALISBURY — Even after working as a nurse in the Korean War and caring for patients in the W.G. Bill “Hefner” VA Medical Center for ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:05 am
Business
SALISBURY — As Evelyn Medina walked out of her shop on North Main Street a couple weekends ago, she was excited to see people watching ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — Rowan County Chamber of Commerce members will have the opportunity to advertise their services in the 2021-22 Salisbury/Rowan County Street Map and Resource ...
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by Ben Stansell, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:00 am
Business
By Ben Stansell ben.stansell@salisburypost.com LANDIS — When Raymond and Dawne Stafford closed Stringbean’s BBQ and Family Restaurant in the middle of the 2009 recession, they ...
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by Ben Stansell, Friday, September 11, 2020 12:00 am
Business
SALISBURY — Emotions were high as 22 local leaders discussed the most pressing issues facing the country, state and county at Morgan Ridge Vineyards late ...
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by Ben Stansell, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:00 am
Local
SALISBURY — The North Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating a two-vehicle collision on Mooresville Road that left multiple people hospitalized Friday. The collision happened ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 7:36 pm
Local
SALISBURY — A new chemical booster station may be needed to ensure residents in northeast Rowan County have water that meets the state’s standards. After ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 5:52 pm
Local
SALISBURY — Rowan County could soon have a lobbying presence in the state and national capitals. Commissioners Chairman Greg Edds brought in lobbyists Chris Wall ...
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by Ben Stansell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12:00 am
Local
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners received a variety of plans for consolidating human service agencies at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. The presentation ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:26 pm
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — When David Freeze hosted the Will Run for Food 5K in late February, he didn’t know that it would be the last race ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:10 am
Local
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners today will consider scheduling a public hearing to extend its solar farm moratorium. The current moratorium on large-scale ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:10 am
Business
SALISBURY — Rowan County saw its unemployment rate climb in July, doubling from a year earlier and continuing a trend of the county having a ...
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by Ben Stansell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:00 am
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