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Elections

Brown runs for sheriff with focus on relationships

SALISBURY — In his bid for sheriff, Simon Brown hopes to give back to the community, build a good relationship with deputies and strengthen the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:05 am

Local

Huffman worked to improve community through profession, community service

SALISBURY — Dick Huffman may have seemed like a quiet man to people who met him for the first time, but those who knew Huffman ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:01 am

Coronavirus

New local, state COVID-19 cases trending down

SALISBURY — New COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward from a peak on Jan. 10. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services data show 655 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, February 3, 2022 4:15 pm

Crime

Affidavit: Adopted child of Maupin Avenue couple suffered from open wounds, hypothermia, sepsis

SALISBURY — A Maupin Avenue couple faces felony child abuse charges because their adopted child was brought to the hospital with sepsis, hypothermia and multiple ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 3:59 pm

Crime

Salisbury man charged after car break-in victim follows suspect until police arrive

SALISBURY — A 39-year-old man faces break-in and drug possession charges after his alleged victim followed him until he was stopped by police. Kevin DeWayne ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:13 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Sheriff briefly considered earlier retirement

Kevin Auten briefly considered riding off into retirement before his term was up. Auten told the Salisbury Kiwanis Club Friday he seriously considered retiring from ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 30, 2022 12:16 am

Letters

Letter: Democrats know what’s coming in 2022 elections

I see where the Rowan County Democrats have launched a “voters speak” to highlight letters published in the Post from local voters to further engage ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 30, 2022 12:00 am

Local

$19.2 million grant will fund new nutrition research in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — With a newly awarded $19.2 million grant, a consortium of researchers at the N.C. Research Campus will use cutting-edge analytical techniques to examine ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 29, 2022 3:50 pm

Local

‘Truly want to innovate’: United Way honors volunteers, plans for change in 2022

SALISBURY — After two fundraising campaigns during a pandemic and multiple years with a new community impact model, the Rowan County United Way is planning ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:59 pm

Crime

Salisbury man charged with breaking into newly built house, stealing oven

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was jailed Wednesday after he allegedly dragged a stove out of a newly built house, placed it in the back ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:51 pm

Crime

Three charged with badly beating man, leaving him naked, zip-tied at Cabarrus County quarry

SALISBURY — Three people face charges after a man was found badly beaten and naked with his hands tied in the trunk of a vehicle ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:43 pm

Crime

Fired Trinity Oaks employee will be charged for throwing knife, damaging car

SALISBURY — A former employee will face charges after throwing a knife and striking a staff member at Trinity Oaks. Salisbury Police said an unnamed ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:32 am

Crime

‘Struggling to find people’: Rowan County Detention Center looks to fill larger-than-usual number of positions

SALISBURY — For Sgt. M. Hare and officer W.E. Ray, there’s much more to working at the Rowan County Detention Center than crime and punishment. Hare, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 24, 2022 6:10 pm

Local

Vehicle knocked into Yadkin River by train found with help from retired wildlife officer

SPENCER — Rescue crews on Thursday dragged an unoccupied vehicle out of the Yadkin River after it was struck by a train several days earlier. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 21, 2022 7:40 pm

Crime

Kannapolis man jailed for threatening to kill woman if she didn’t drop charges

SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man faces new crimes for pinning a woman to the ground, pointing a gun at her and threatening to kill her ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 21, 2022 12:47 pm

Crime

Texas man transported back to Rowan County for half-dozen sex offenses

SALISBURY — A Texas man faces a half-dozen felony sex offenses for incidents involving a victim with whom he moved away from Rowan County. Charles ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 20, 2022 9:36 am

Coronavirus

Health director: Rowan County seeing ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases

SALISBURY — The community is seeing a “tsunami of COVID-19 cases,” says Rowan County Health Director Alyssa Harris. With multiple instances of more than 500 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:55 pm

Crime

Sex offender charged for incident near mom, daughter at Bell Tower Green Park

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is accused of fondling himself in Bell Tower Green Park Tuesday as he watched a mother take photos of her ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:51 am

Local

Photo gallery: Igloo on Fulton Street

As snow was melting down on Tuesday, an igloo was going up on South Fulton Street in Salisbury. Malachi Gilbert was inside of a chest-high ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:51 pm

Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases in Rowan close to doubling prior peak

SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 cases are close to doubling the peak during the delta variant spike in late summer. The highest daily case total in ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:20 pm

Elections

‘Move for the vote,’ NC NAACP president says during Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council celebration

SALISBURY — Many of the things Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. desired have escaped our grasp, says North Carolina NAACP President Deborah Maxwell. King, a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:10 am

Local

Falling temperatures, lingering snowfall cause cancellations, delays

SALISBURY — Rowan County evaded the worst weather-related worries Sunday as a storm dropped 3 inches of snow and sleet, but continued cold weather will ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 17, 2022 7:04 pm

Local

Photo gallery: Snow and sleet in downtown Salisbury

A winter storm on Sunday dropped snow and sleet on Salisbury and the surrounding region. Snow that fell before sunrise formed a nice winter scene ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 16, 2022 2:44 pm

Local

Salisbury, Rowan County wake up to snow as winter storm moves through

Salisbury and Rowan County are waking up to snow on the ground and a mix of winter precipitation on the way as a winter storm ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 16, 2022 9:58 am

Local

Storm expected to bring outages, icy road conditions that could last until Monday

SALISBURY — Winter weather on Sunday is expected to bring power outages and icy road conditions that could last into Monday. National Weather Service forecasts ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 15, 2022 3:41 pm

Local

Rescue crews search Yadkin River for car struck by train

SPENCER — Firefighters and rescue crews searched under the U.S. 29 bridge at the Rowan-Davidson county line Friday night for signs of a car struck ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 14, 2022 11:59 pm

Coronavirus

New state data show COVID-19 booster shot percentage for Rowan, neighboring counties

SALISBURY — About 15% of the county’s residents have received a COVID-19 booster shot, according to new data from the N.C. Department of Health and Human ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 14, 2022 4:10 pm

Coronavirus

Rising COVID-19 cases force Salisbury VA to curtail non-emergency procedures, activate surge plan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA says a rising number of COVID-19 positives among veterans and staff will force it to curtail non-emergency procedures and activate ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:09 pm

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