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Carl Blankenship has covered education for the Post since December 2019. Before coming to Salisbury he was a staff writer for The Avery Journal-Times in Newland and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2017, where he was editor of The Appalachian.

Education

Salisbury Academy students explore abstract expressionism

SALISBURY – Abstract expressionism is a long way from its mid-century origins, but Salisbury Academy eighth graders got a taste of the seminal modern art ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:01 am

Education

RSS on two-hour delay Thursday

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools announced it will operate on a two-hour delay Thursday. Thursday will be the first day this week students have attended classes ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 5:51 pm

Crime

Blotter: Jan. 19

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A larceny was reported at a residence on the 100 block of Leewood Lane in Salisbury on Thursday. ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 3:00 pm

Education

Faith Academy Charter School lottery open through Feb. 28

FAITH — Faith Academy’s annual school lottery process has begun, giving interested parents an opportunity to place their students in the charter school. Lottery enrollment ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:00 pm

Ask Us

Ask Us: What’s the latest on Knox-Overton K-8 project?

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Monday, January 17, 2022 12:48 pm

Education

School board to discuss strategic plan, COVID-19 at annual retreat

SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools will hold its annual board retreat on Tuesday and dig into the district’s pending strategic plan. The board will also consider ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:01 am

Local

Steve Blount starts as planner in Spencer, discusses outdated comprehensive plan

SPENCER – Steve Blount, a local magistrate and the town planner Granite Quarry until recently, has taken the reins of Spencer’s planning department. Blount finished ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Friday, January 14, 2022 12:01 am

Education

RSS closes three elementary schools Thursday, one to remain remote after staffing shortages

SALISBURY – Parents at Hurley, Isenberg and Knollwood Elementary schools received a message on Wednesday their students would not be returning to school the next ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:55 pm

Local

Spencer awards $35,000 to 15 businesses for property improvements

SPENCER — The town awarded $35,000 in grant funding split between 15 local businesses to help make improvements to the fronts of their properties on ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:05 am

Education

Sacred Heart brings in current, prospective students for winter-themed learning

SALISBURY – Sacred Heart Catholic School brought some wintry fun to campus on Saturday aimed at younger kids. The event was themed around Fin, the ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:01 am

Ask Us

Ask Us: Readers ask about former Tilley Harley-Davidson site, gain-of-function research, I-85

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Monday, January 10, 2022 12:30 am

Crime

Blotter: Man charged for racing on Interstate 85

Matthew David Henderson, 27, of Salisbury was charged Friday with felony fleeing or eluding arrest with a motor vehicle, speeding in competition, speeding in excess ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Monday, January 10, 2022 12:00 am

Local

‘Exercise my ideas’: Mike Ploplis turns in his wings to live artist dream

SALISBURY — In November, Mike Ploplis fulfilled his lifelong dream and decided to make art a full-time endeavor. The Salisbury-based painter spent almost 30 years ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:10 am

Books

Salisbury native Kristy Woodson Harvey’s ‘Peachtree Bluff’ picked up by NBC

SALISBURY – Salisbury native and novelist Kristy Woodson Harvey’s fictional Georgia town of Peachtree Bluff may soon find its way to a screen near you. ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Saturday, January 8, 2022 5:00 pm

Coronavirus

Catawba College says nearly all students, staff vaccinated in time for classes to begin

SALISBURY – Catawba College will begin this semester with an almost entirely vaccinated campus when classes start on Monday. On-campus housing reopened Thursday and the ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 6, 2022 7:38 pm

Education

Catawba College names four new deans

SALISBURY – Catawba College has named four people to dean positions starting in the upcoming semester. The positions are intended to round out the college’s ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 6, 2022 7:37 pm

Coronavirus

Salisbury Post names top 10 stories of 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations became widely available last year, with health workers as some of the first local recipients. The first large-scale clinics started off slow. Access ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:06 am

Education

Knox teacher visits Ghana during winter break

SALISBURY – Anita Curry first visited Ghana in 2019, and was not expecting to go alone. By mid-November in 2019, everyone the Knox Middle School ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:00 am

Education

Internet restored after cyber attack against Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools has restored internet services, but it’s still rebuilding internal systems after a cyber attack last week. The district initially referenced the ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:26 am

Education

RSS board approves metal detector wands, bag restrictions at future athletic events

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools will add security screening measures to athletic events in response to a shooting last week. All of the district’s athletic events ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 8:08 pm

Education

RCCC moves classes online through Jan. 24

SALISBURY – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College announced it will begin this semester online. Classes at the college resume on Friday, but they will remain online through ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 5:04 pm

10 to Watch

10 to Watch in 2022: Jordi Roman

Jordi Roman took an unusual path to Rowan-Salisbury Schools that spanned continents. One of the Post’s 10 to Watch in 2022, Roman started leading the district’s ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

Education

10 to Watch in 2022: Brittany Barnhardt

Brittany Barnhardt is a lifelong resident of Rowan County who was recently elected mayor of Granite Quarry by a wide margin. Barnhardt is one of ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

News

10 to Watch in 2022: Norma Honeycutt

Partners in Learning Executive Director Norma Honeycutt is trying to take the local nonprofit to the next level and provide a service missing in Rowan ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury rings in 2022 with an old tradition at its newest park

SALISBURY — The city rang in a new year at Bell Tower Green Park on Friday, bringing back a tradition put on hold for construction ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Saturday, January 1, 2022 10:31 am

Local

Photo gallery: Salisbury rings in 2022 at Bell Tower Green Park

SALISBURY – Salisbury rang in the new year with a show at Bell Tower Green by local band Divided by Four and brought back the ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Saturday, January 1, 2022 1:09 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry working on ordinance change to regulate driveways

GRANITE QUARRY — Granite Quarry is still working through updates that would modernize how it allows driveways to be built, and those changes have been ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Friday, December 31, 2021 12:05 am

BREAKING NEWS

RSS reports ‘cyber incident,’ says systems may be down when classes begin

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools says it was the victim of a “cyber incident” on Wednesday that could affect internet availability when students return to class. ... Read more

by Carl Blankenship, Thursday, December 30, 2021 10:13 pm

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