Business
Aldi adding second shift at distribution center; job fair next week
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Editor’s note: This story has been updated to show that Sharp Transit will also be at the job fair hiring drivers. ...
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Local
Rail Day is Saturday at Transportation Museum
N.C. Transportation Museum SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum’s Rail Day Festival is Saturday and will feature multiple train rides, a visit from the recently restored Class J ...
by David Purtell, Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:00 am
Health
Beat the heat in Rowan: hot temperatures sticking around awhile
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Temperatures will be very hot the rest of this week and into next week in Rowan County and throughout the Piedmont. Historically ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:10 am
Local
City Council approves budget for next year
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury CIty Council Tuesday approved a city budget that includes a small increase in property taxes. The budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:06 am
Business
SunTrust will keep ATM in Spencer
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — SunTrust will keep operating the ATM at its branch office in town after the office closes at the end of ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:05 am
Cleveland
Road construction leads to detours in north, west Rowan, High Rock Lake area
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Road construction across Rowan County is expected to close parts of three roads for more than a month. The N.C. Department of ...
by David Purtell, Monday, June 15, 2015 3:00 pm
Local
Downtown streets come alive
By David Purtell david.purtell@salsburypost.com It wasn’t too hot for the streets to come alive Sunday afternoon in downtown Salisbury. Rock climbing, bike riding, bubble making ...
by David Purtell, Monday, June 15, 2015 12:10 am
Local
Council to vote on city budget at Tuesday’s meeting
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council will vote on the city’s proposed budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year during its meeting Tuesday. The budget ...
by David Purtell, Monday, June 15, 2015 12:05 am
Crime
Two arrested after marijuana spotted from air
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A married couple received multiple drug charges Sunday after marijuana plants were discovered in their backyard. Charles Devon Purser, ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 14, 2015 7:18 pm
Education
‘Make the most of it’ class of 2015: graduations held around Rowan Saturday
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Saturday was a day for reflecting on the past and looking toward the future as high school commencements were held across the ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:10 am
Business
Food Lion Feeds reaches one year anniversary
Food Lion Food Lion Feeds is celebrating its one year anniversary by donating more than 1 million meals through local “Summers Without Hunger” donations and ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:00 am
Business
Business Roundup: Integro partners with German company
Integro Technologies, a leader in vision system integration, has a partnership agreement with IFM Efector, a premier technology partner for sensors and controls. As one of the world’s largest ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:00 am
Business
NSSA brings economic boost to area
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association awards banquet held each year in Salisbury isn’t just a gathering of the top names ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:00 am
Business
SunTrust branch in Spencer closing later this summer
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Editor’s note: After this story was published, a SunTrust spokeswoman said SunTrust will continue operating its ATM at the branch office after the bank closes. ...
by David Purtell, Friday, June 12, 2015 12:00 am
Business
Bible Book Store closed
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Bible Book Store closed permanently last week. The store, located on the 300 block of South Main Street, sold Christian ...
by David Purtell, Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:00 am
Local
Kennedy will not seek re-election to City Council
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council’s longest-serving member will not run for re-election this fall. Councilman William “Pete” Kennedy said in an email to friends and ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10:56 am
Local
Spencer board approves budget with increased tax rate
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Spencer’s Board of Aldermen Tuesday approved a budget that will raise the town’s tax rate for the first time ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:00 am
Local
Planning board gives OK to rezoning along Faith Road for salon
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Salisbury Planning Board approved a request to rezone property along Faith Road to allow for a hair salon during its ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:00 am
Local
Tickets now available for Slide the City
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Tickets for Slide the City in Salisbury go on sale today at 9 a.m. The event is set for Aug. 29. A ...
by David Purtell, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:00 am
Local
City Council looks to minimize tax increase in budget
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council wants the city to dip into its savings rather than increase taxes to cover costs for the next ...
by David Purtell, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:00 am
Local
City trying to find good owners for vacant homes
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Some windows in the house at 127 E. Horah street are covered with plywood. The windows that aren’t covered are broken. The porch ...
by David Purtell, Monday, June 8, 2015 12:10 am
Local
Public hearing Tuesday for Spencer’s proposed budget
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Spencer Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 during Tuesday’s meeting. ...
by David Purtell, Monday, June 8, 2015 12:00 am
Business
Business Roundup: Novant Health Primary Care South open in China Grove
CHINA GROVE — Novant Health Primary Care South Rowan and Novant Health Carolina Women’s Health Associates China Grove have moved to a new office at ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 am
Business
Freightliner plant has new manager, close to 3,000 workers
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — There is an incredible amount of activity happening inside the Freightliner plant. It’s a thousand things happening at once, but in a ...
by David Purtell, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 am
Local
J.C. Price Memorial Week Carnival goes through Saturday
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The annual J.C. Price American Legion Memorial Week Carnival kicked off Thursday night in the West End. Children, parents, family and ...
by David Purtell, Friday, June 5, 2015 12:15 am
Local
Karen Young, first woman on Salisbury City Council, dies
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Karen Young, the first woman to serve on Salisbury City Council, died Wednesday at her summer home in northern Vermont. She was ...
by David Purtell, Friday, June 5, 2015 12:07 am
Business
Recycling facility operating in former GE plant
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The former General Electric Co. facility on Old Concord Road is now being used for industrial recycling. A private equity company, JP Capital ...
by David Purtell, Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:00 am
Local
No proclamation for Salisbury Pride; mayor wants whole council to vote on issue next year
By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com There will not be a mayoral proclamation for this year’s Salisbury Pride Festival, Mayor Paul Woodson said Tuesday, adding that he thinks ...