Josh Bergeron, Author at Salisbury Post
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Monday announced its drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics would switch to an appointment model, but it quickly saw proof ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00 am
Crime
SALISBURY — A 2-year-old Salisbury girl was found dead Saturday after she and her 7-year-old brother were abandoned in a wooded area in central Mississippi, ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 2:40 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — A 27-year-old man faces misdemeanor child abuse charges after he appeared to be under the influence of drugs during scene on Valley Drive, ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — A Rockwell man and woman face burglary and drug charges after a sheriff’s deputy found both while conducting a check of a business ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 11:34 am
Ask Us
SALISBURY — For the previous few weeks, drive-thru events have been the method of choice for first dose vaccination clinics at West End Plaza, and ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 12:54 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — Roughly one month since it gave its first COVID-19 vaccine to a veteran, the Salisbury VA Health Care System has topped 3,300 doses ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:10 am
Columnists
More than two months ago, on Nov. 8, an Associated Press story on the front page of the Post reported that now-President Joe Biden had ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:05 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — Rowan County deaths from COVID-19 this week continued to come several at a time. There were 19 deaths reported Sunday through Saturday, down ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 23, 2021 5:29 pm
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — As Rowan County added an equal number of new COVID-19 cases and recoveries Friday, state statistics showed several new COVID-19 deaths at congregate ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 6:34 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — In what’s being called a homicide investigation, one man was found dead on the on the side of Grove Street early Friday morning ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 4:58 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — Bullets were found in the living room of a West Lafayette Street house early Thursday after a neighbor reported hearing gunshots. Salisbury Police ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 12:02 pm
Crime
In Salisbury Police reports: • A man reported property damage Wednesday in the 600 block of West Council Street. • Police responded to a fight ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — Three weeks into the new year, Rowan County has recorded 59 COVID-19 deaths. There were seven new COVID-19 deaths added Thursday — none ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:21 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — A former Rowan County paramedic was charged Wednesday with embezzling a controlled substance. William Buckley Stout, 43, of China Grove allegedly removed a 10 ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:55 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — For the third time in as many days, a man robbed a gas station by asking for Newport cigarettes and showing a gun, ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:09 am
Crime
GRANITE QUARRY — Police are investigating whether an armed robbery early Wednesday may be connected to another one a day earlier in Salisbury. In the ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 6:01 pm
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities continued to grow on Wednesday when seven more were added to Rowan County’s total. The county ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00 pm
Local
SALISBURY — A 93-year-old man was badly beaten by two men late Tuesday and early Wednesday while attempting to let his dog out. The Rowan ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:45 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — People 65 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during the Rowan County Health Department’s drive-thru clinic on Wednesday. The ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:08 pm
Crime
SALISBURY — A Texas man driving a tractor-trailer was robbed at knifepoint Thursday during a stop at Love’s Travel Stop on Peeler Road. The thief, ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:41 am
Crime
SALISBURY — Thieves on Friday night made off with three guns and ransacked an apartment in a complex on Lakewood Drive. Salisbury Police said the ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:14 am
Crime
SALISBURY — Police are looking to identify a Salisbury man after he robbed a gas station on Innes Street. The unidentified man, who was described ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:58 am
Local
SALISBURY — In adopting Kelsey Scott Park on Monday, the Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council wanted people to understand the importance of taking care of what ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:10 am
Crime
SALISBURY — A 34-year-old woman faces drug and child abuse charges after being arrested by Salisbury Police on Monday. Tracy Melinda Hooker, of Salisbury, was ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 18, 2021 4:54 pm
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — Local data show Rowan County has already topped 2,100 new COVID-19 positives in 2021. With an average of 118 cases added every day ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 18, 2021 2:47 pm
Ask Us
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 ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 18, 2021 1:06 am
Columnists
Just when one crisis seemed to dip below the horizon, a new one has appeared for people living in the northern Rowan community known as ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:05 am
Coronavirus
SALISBURY — With 27 since Sunday, deaths in Rowan County this week from COVID-19 were reported at their fastest pace yet. Deaths were reported Tuesday ...
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by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 15, 2021 1:37 pm
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