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Preview: Salisbury City Council to consider increase to insurance premiums for city employees

SALISBURY — At their upcoming meeting, the Salisbury City Council will hear from Finance Director Wade Furches about increasing health insurance premiums by 3 percent ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 31, 2024 12:00 am

Local

Kesler Mill development making strides after years of planning

SALISBURY — Even though Planning and Neighborhoods Director Hannah Jacobson said “there’s still a long way to go,” the 12-acre Kesler Mill redevelopment site project ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:05 am

Local

Rowan EDC annual meeting highlights accomplishments and upcoming plans

SALISBURY — The Rowan Economic Development Council held its fourth annual meeting on March 26 at the F&M Trolley Barn where elected officials and local ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:10 am

Local

“State of the Stormwater” touches on different projects and proposed fee increase

SALISBURY — Public Works Assistant Director Michael Hanna gave a presentation entitled “State of the Stormwater” to the Salisbury City Council at its March 19 ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:05 am

Kannapolis

Kannapolis City Council changes safety procedures for public meetings

KANNAPOLIS — At its March 25 meeting, the Kannapolis City Council voted to make enhancements to enforce safety and security procedures for public meetings that ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Good boy: A Rowan County Sheriff’s Office K-9 calls it a career

SALISBURY — Rex, one of the K-9s at the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, has retired from duty after six years on the force. A retirement ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program has an end in sight

SALISBURY — After years of planning and gathering information, the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program is beginning to see a light at the end of ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:05 am

Local

Rowan County native talks at Rowan Chamber’s ‘Salute to Agri-business’

SALISBURY — This week was National Agriculture Week and to pay tribute to all those who commit their lives to growing food for people all ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:10 am

Kannapolis

Preview: Kannapolis to consider approving parks and recreation masterplan

KANNAPOLIS — At its upcoming meeting, the Kannapolis City Council will hear from Parks and Recreation Director Gary Mills about approving the parks and recreation ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am

News

Spirit of Rowan: Preserving our land: Three Rivers Land Trust’s effort to save North Carolina

SALISBURY — As more and more land development happens close to Rowan County and the rest of North Carolina, it can be easy to forget ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:00 am

News

Spirit of Rowan: A river runs through us: How the Yadkin Riverkeeper is committed to helping a state benchmark

ROWAN COUNTY — It’s almost too easy to take water for granted. Even though water covers over 70 percent of Earth’s surface, only 1 percent ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:00 am

News

Spirit of Rowan: Staying connected: Spencer has a plan to realize a 24-year-old objective

SPENCER — For many small towns across the country, getting the right amount of money to match their ambitions is often the most difficult aspect ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:00 am

Lifestyle

Hot mic: Salisbury recording artist plays the show of his life

SALISBURY — On March 9, Salisbury-based musical artist Jayland Sanders performed at the Spectrum Center in downtown Charlotte as part of “Charlotte Hornets Music Industry ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Saturday, March 23, 2024 12:00 am

News

Salisbury City Council approves contract with construction company for asphalt resurfacing project

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council has allocated its 2024 street resurfacing contract to NJR Group, Inc., an Albemarle-based construction company, for $1,081,989. In 2022, ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Friday, March 22, 2024 12:10 am

News

Salisbury ‘Rings in the Spring’

SALISBURY — To usher in spring with some style, Salisbury is putting on “Ring in Spring” on Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Friday, March 22, 2024 12:05 am

Local

Salisbury provides update on panhandling signage

SALISBURY — At its last meeting, the Salisbury City Council officially approved of changing the city’s panhandling ordinance. While it does not strictly make panhandling ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:10 am

News

Fame Preservation Group holds Charles F. Fisher Banquet to honor Civil War veteran

SALISBURY — Fame Preservation Group, Inc. hosted their first annual Charles F. Fisher Banquet at Christiana Lutheran Church’s fellowship hall to pay tribute to the ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Boots on the ground: Salisbury goes on walk to enhance South Main Street

SALISBURY — On a beautiful Saturday morning, the Planning and Neighborhoods Department organized a community walk for its South Main Area Plan where city staff ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:10 am

News

Preview: Salisbury City Council to consider increase to insurance premiums for city employees

SALISBURY — At its upcoming meeting, the Salisbury City Council will hear from Finance Director Wade Furches about increasing health insurance premiums by 3 percent ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

News

Changing the world one painting at a time: Durham artist coming to Waterworks for gallery talk

SALISBURY — Durham-based artist James Keul is going to be leading a gallery talk entitled “In the Gallery” at Waterworks Visual Arts Center on March ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury City Council approves design completion for Yadkin River raw water pump station

SALISBURY — To go towards Salisbury-Rowan Utilities’ Yadkin River water supply resiliency project, the Salisbury City Council decided to agree to a contract with Black ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Saturday, March 16, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury City Council approves downtown master plan

SALISBURY — At the March 5 Salisbury City Council meeting, Downtown Development Director Sada Troutman presented the 2025 downtown Salisbury master plan, which will be ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Friday, March 15, 2024 12:10 am

News

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Throughout March, to commemorate Women’s History Month, the Salisbury Post will be taking the time to reflect upon and celebrate the women of Rowan County ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Thursday, March 14, 2024 12:00 am

Business

Kannapolis parklets already leaving an impression with local businesses

KANNAPOLIS — As the weather gets warmer, more people will be taking advantage of it by choosing to eat and drink outside when they visit ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury City Council receives an update on Fire Station No. 3

SALISBURY — It appears the new Fire Station 3 is still on track to be done by the end of the year. At the March ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:10 am

Education

Anita Parker, Kevin Clark win another term on Kannapolis City School Board

KANNAPOLIS — Anita Parker was elected to a third term on the Kannapolis Board of Education on March 5 after not having to run against ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

News

Salisbury City Council moves forward with citywide strategic plan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council formally approved the final draft of the city’s strategic plan during its March 5 meeting. “This is the culmination ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Friday, March 8, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury officially amends panhandling ordinance

SALISBURY — After having discussions about it at their last two meetings, the Salisbury City Council approved revisions to the existing panhandling ordinance on March ... Read more

by Brad Dountz, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:05 am

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