Coronavirus
Rowan County adds 24 new COVID-19 cases; state remains paused in phase three
As the state remains paused in phase three of its COVID-19 reopening plan, new cases in Rowan County are coming at a steady rate. Case ...
Josh Bergeron, Author at Salisbury Post
Coronavirus
New COVID-19 outbreak emerges at N.C. State Veterans Home, another declared over
SALISBURY — A second COVID-19 outbreak emerged Tuesday at a nursing home in Rowan County as another one was declared over. In a biweekly update ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 6:12 pm
Ask Us
Ask Us: Readers ask questions about Shober Bridge, voting safeguards
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 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, October 19, 2020 2:55 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Voting came first after negative test
It probably says a lot about me that I went to vote Friday as soon as a Rowan County Health Department staff member called to ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:02 am
Editorials
Editorial: 2020 could be year without complete candidate forum
An unfortunate side effect of COVID-19 is that opportunities are fewer and farther between for undecided voters to evaluate candidates for office. In a normal ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:00 am
Coronavirus
New COVID-19 cases added to outbreak at Salisbury prison
SALISBURY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County increased by 21 on Monday. That number included new cases at Piedmont Correctional Institute, which ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 12:00 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: In Lexington, city-county conflict springs up around Confederate monument
Miles away and a river apart, a city-led effort to remove a Confederate monument looks unlike Salisbury’s effort. In Lexington, as across the nation, there’s ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:20 am
Coronavirus
County sees 106th death from COVID-positive patient
SALISBURY — Rowan County on Friday saw its 106th COVID-19 death. The death occurred outside of a nursing home, making it the 36th such death among ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, October 9, 2020 8:43 pm
Crime
Rowan Sheriff’s Office releases image of person of interest in church arson
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has released an image of a person of interest in an intentionally set fire at Franklin Baptist Church ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, October 9, 2020 5:45 pm
Coronavirus
Health Department: Salisbury prison outbreak now up to 72 positives
SALISBURY — While single-day increases can fluctuate, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Rowan County, including in Piedmont Correctional Institute, which is now the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 7:48 pm
Local
Volunteers spruce up exterior of Utzman-Chambers house
For the previous several days, volunteers have been working to strip peeling paint from a fence around the Utzman-Chambers house in downtown Salisbury and add ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00 am
Columnists
Gary Pearce: History shows how incumbent president could lose
By Gary Pearce Republicans this year might find alarming parallels with the three incumbent presidents to lose reelection in the last 100 years. All three ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: Why are some downtown streets still one-way?
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 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, October 5, 2020 2:50 am
Sports
Butler’s big night helps Heat cut Lakers’ Finals lead to 2-1
By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Biggest moment of his career. Best game of his life. Jimmy Butler is clearly ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 4, 2020 11:46 pm
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Goals in county’s declaration worth repeating elsewhere
In late 2016 and the first half of 2017, Rowan County Commissioners Chair Greg Edds and Vice Chair Jim Greene took on a countywide tour ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, October 3, 2020 12:00 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: Who are people behind sign at City Park playground?
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 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 28, 2020 3:14 am
Coronavirus
Prison in Salisbury latest site of COVID-19 outbreak
SALISBURY — Data maintained by Rowan County government on Sunday counted Piedmont Correctional Institution the site of a COVID-19 outbreak and listed more than two ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 28, 2020 12:18 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Competitive legislative race still favors Republican
The widest and most competitive slate of local races for office usually comes in the midterms — even years between presidential elections. And while this ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 27, 2020 12:01 am
Coronavirus
Deadly September propels Rowan County to 100 deaths from COVID-19
SALISBURY — Rowan County hit a grim milestone on Saturday, as more than 100 COVID-19 deaths have been reported here. That total has been propelled ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, September 26, 2020 4:25 pm
Editorials
Editorial: Consistency best plan for schools
Gov. Roy Cooper may have meant well by telling schools last week they’re able return to a normal, in-person schedule for grades K-5, but logistical ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, September 24, 2020 12:00 am
Local
Rowan Social Services director takes new job in New Hanover County; Heidrick to retire
Donna Fayko, Rowan County’s Social Services director since 2012, will take a new position Oct. 6 as New Hanover County’s Health and Human Services Consolidated ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 21, 2020 10:29 am
Ask Us
Ask us: Will masks be required in Rowan County polling locations?
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 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 21, 2020 8:03 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Aim no lower than fundamental change
There’s something different about these educators, Stacey Gershkovich told a Rowan County Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday. “When I met Lynn (Moody) and I ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:01 am
Kannapolis
Cannon Mills’ whistle sounds again, brings nostalgia with it
SPENCER — The sound that for decades dictated daily life around Cannon Mills and its subsequent iterations whistled back to life Friday at the N.C. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:54 am
Editorials
Editorial: Moody transformed Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Often, you pick the superintendent for the times you’re in, Jim Vining, chairman of the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Board of Education told the Salisbury ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:00 am
Coronavirus
Average daily COVID-19 cases decline from peak in early September
After reaching a peak near the beginning of the month, the average of new daily COVID-19 positives has dropped continuously. The 14-day average of new ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 14, 2020 1:27 pm
Ask Us
Ask us: How does Rowan County government collect property taxes?
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 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 14, 2020 4:14 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Pandemic-induced lesson in being healthy
For at least one person in Salisbury, the loosening of state mandates that allowed gyms to reopen came with a painful lesson in moderation. That ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:00 am
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