News
Political notebook: Hudson outpaces U.S. House reps in fundraising
Congressional FEC filings were due this week and U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, raised the most money of the trio with districts in Rowan. Hudson’s ...
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Crime
Woman charged with taking money from fake bank deposits
A woman from southeast Rowan County was arrested Thursday on a laundry list of charges after she allegedly obtained more than $1,000 by depositing empty envelopes into an ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 17, 2015 10:40 am
Crime
Police arrest man they say stole car with toddler inside
Salisbury Police have arrested a man accused of stealing two vehicles, including one with a three-year old child inside. Derrick Dashawn Brown, 20, of 430 Grim ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 17, 2015 10:01 am
News
Warren stands firm on bill after criticism
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Following criticism calling his proposal a way for illegal immigrants to obtain a license, State Rep. Harry Warren says he has no ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 17, 2015 12:10 am
News
Formal property tax value appeals begin
Rowan County property owners began formally appealing property values Thursday as the Board of Equalization and Review held its first meeting. As of Thursday morning, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 17, 2015 12:05 am
News
House bill would prevent access to police body cam video
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A bill filed in the N.C. House Tuesday by a Guilford Republican and backed by a local representative could block the public’s access to ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:10 am
Local
Adams, Foxx, Hudson file for 2016 elections
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com All three U.S. Representatives with districts extending into Rowan have filed statements of candidacy for re-election with the Federal Elections Commission. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:10 am
Education
Bill backed by Ford, Warren would eliminate school board lawsuits
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include both Rowan State House representatives as co-sponsors of the bill. Lawsuits to obtain more funding for ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:10 am
News
Senior games get off to wet start, continue today
The Salisbury-Rowan Senior Games started off with buckets of morning rain, as the day’s events were postponed for a week. The first day of senior ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:10 am
News
After criticism, McInnis plans to change teaching requirement
A bill backed by both of Rowan’s state senators has received heaps of criticism from North Carolina college professors and could be altered as a result. Senate ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:10 am
News
Bringle Ferry Road closed for tanker spill cleanup
The N.C. Department of Transportation closed a portion of Bringle Ferry Road Tuesday for contractors working at the site of an ethanol tanker truck spill to ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:05 am
China Grove
China Grove focuses on firetruck in budget session
CHINA GROVE — Fire Department needs quickly grabbed the town board’s attention Monday during a budget work session where department heads presented proposals for the coming ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:05 am
News
Tillis visits Salisbury, talks VA wait times
Reacting to an Associated Press report this week, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said a lack of significant progress in decreasing wait times is unacceptable. Tillis ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 12, 2015 12:05 am
News
Legislators draw criticism for inaction on tax credits
Two members of the Fisher family on Friday cranked up the heat on Rowan County’s state legislators for inaction on reviving the state’s historic tax credit ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:10 am
News
Dog’s death reignites policy debate at shelter
A fiery debate over best practices at the Rowan County Animal Shelter continued this week when a dog was euthanized for biting its adopted owner. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:10 am
News
Political notebook: Intern ‘announces’ Roy Cooper’s campaign for governor
An intern for an eastern North Carolina state legislator announced Attorney General Roy Cooper’s campaign for governor in a tweet on Friday. In the tweet, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:05 am
Business
NYC union protests business headquartered downtown
Members of a New York City workers union spent hours camped out in downtown Salisbury Friday protesting a local business. Members of the Transport Workers ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:05 am
Local
Price of progress? Contractors demolish part of Sifford’s for road project
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A state Department of Transportation project near Rockwell will eventually lead to the closure of Sifford’s Service station, according to the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 10, 2015 12:40 am
News
Veterans Services moving to Old Concord Road
The Rowan County Veteran Services Office is finally getting the space it has needed. Starting Tuesday, the agency will operate out of the county’s building at ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, April 10, 2015 12:10 am
Local
Six hospitalized after accident in south Rowan
Six people were hospitalized, including four children, when two cars collided at the intersection of Stokes Ferry Road and Richfield Road this afternoon. None were ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 9, 2015 5:09 pm
News
Tests conducted on wells after tanker truck spill
State test results could show whether a tanker truck spill on Bringle Ferry Road affected water quality for houses near the incident. A truck overturned ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:05 am
News
Collins picked for spot on board of elections
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com With just a few months left in its current term, The Rowan County Board of Elections on Tuesday welcomed its newest member. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:05 am
Local
VA makes little progress in fight to shorten wait times
By David B. Caruso The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE — A year after Americans recoiled at new revelations that sick veterans were getting sicker while languishing ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:01 am
News
Task force won’t have annual meetings
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com After years of annual meetings, Rowan County’s Child Abuse Prevention Task Force will temporarily cease to have standalone meetings. The group, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:00 am
China Grove
Board honors wrestler, makes announcements in short meeting
CHINA GROVE — In a meeting that lasted fewer than six minutes, the town board honored a South Rowan High School student and announced upcoming events. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 12:00 am
News
Building sale could come after county’s master plan
As Rowan County officials search for a solution to a growing space needs problem, the future of two buildings vacated by Social Services remains undecided. Rowan ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 12:00 am
News
Commissioners approve mall loan following brief public hearing
Following a public hearing that only included three speakers, Rowan County Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved proceeding with a loan for the former Salisbury Mall. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 7, 2015 12:05 am
Local
Commissioners pick members of shelter task force
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday finalized the membership of a new Animal Shelter Task Force that will develop policy recommendations about the facility’s ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, April 7, 2015 12:05 am
SportsPlus
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