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 — Campers are coming to Rowan County. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the sale of a 40-acre plot at the ...
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday agreed to reimburse a developer $4.2 million in future infrastructure improvements for a 380-acre industrial ...
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CHINA GROVE — Council member Rodney Phillips views China Grove as an ecosystem in which schools, businesses, churches and residents all play a part. That ...
SALISBURY — Two physicians whose licenses were previously suspended or on probation were hired by the Salisbury VA Medical Center without secondary approval, according to ...
SALISBURY — Rev. Robert Orr Freeman, known as “Bob” to most, was a storyteller. One of his favorite tales involved Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner. ...
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider incentivizing the development of a 380-acre industrial park that would bring 2.6 million ...
SALISBURY — Larry Kennedy’s life changed forever when he walked into a laboratory and was exposed to a large quantity of formaldehyde for the first ...
SALISBURY — The Historic Salisbury Foundation will have Jake Murdock of Carolina Metal Detecting as the featured speaker for the annual meeting on Thursday. All ...
By Madeline Wagoner intern@salisburypost.com In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • Dalton Cain Barnes, 18, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a ...
CHINA GROVE — Local elected leaders and economic officials gathered in China Grove’s Town Hall on Thursday evening to welcome the town’s newest corporate resident ...
CHINA GROVE — Abracadabra. Rowan County has pulled “Project Rabbit” out of its hat. Macy’s, the national department store company, will invest more than $584 ...
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Woodleaf man on Wednesday and charged him with multiple felony sex offenses over alleged abuse that ...
SALISBURY — Murphy’s Law holds that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” DeMarcus Jenkins, a truck driver, has his own version of that ...
ENOCHVILLE — A large metal building near Enochville containing several different vehicles was ravaged by a large fire on Monday. Firefighters from numerous departments and ...
SALISBURY — The city hosted its second Sounds of Salisbury concert series performance on Sunday afternoon, turning over the stage to two local bands who ...
SALISBURY — A man on probation for indecent liberties with a child has been charged with several new crimes. Jose Antonio Moreno, 42, of Kannapolis ...
SALISBURY — Families and friends gathered at Gateway Park on Saturday for Downtown Salisbury Inc.’s Ring in Spring. The Easter Bunny stopped by to take ...
SALISBURY — There was plenty of speaking and listening at the Covenant Community Connection’s “Supporting Public Education” forum on Saturday afternoon, but the event focused ...
SALISBURY — It didn’t take long for Katie March to make up her mind. Scrolling through her Facebook feed one morning earlier this month, March ...
Constructed by Joseph Kerr around 1823, Kerr Mill was for years the primary source of flour, cornmeal and feed for Kerr’s western Rowan County plantation ...
The very name of the town seems to beg the question. Why is it called China Grove? Chartered in 1889, the southern Rowan County town ...
In 2005, Davidson County Broadcasting applied to build a large radio tower in rural Mount Ulla. The close-knit community rallied against the tower, eventually winning ...
Elsie Bennett knew the feed business wasn’t going to sustain her 100-plus-year-old general store. Looking for a way to rejuvenate the Bear Poplar shop, Elsie ...
When German immigrant Michael Braun was in need of building material to construct his home in eastern Rowan County, he didn’t have to go very ...
California might be the state most Americans associate with gold mining, but North Carolina experienced its own golden age before prospectors flooded west. Gold Hill ...
SALISBURY — The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Rowan County and other areas in western North Carolina due to high ...
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 400 block of Ludwick Avenue, according to a news release sent around 3:30 ...
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The Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Sean Monahan will be two of the most…
A pair of the league’s top scorers match up when Giannis Antetokounmpo (first, 32.4 PPG) and the Milwaukee…
Saturday’s college basketball slate includes four games with A-10 teams in action. Among those contests is the UMass…
A pair of the NBA’s best scorers hit the court when Giannis Antetokounmpo (first, 32.4 points per game)…