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Crime

Rockwell man added to sheriff’s most wanted list

SALISBURY — A Rockwell man has been added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list. Steven Daniel Kenneway, 34, faces two counts of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:22 am

Coronavirus

Novant Health opens COVID-19 vaccination site at Hurley YMCA

SALISBURY — Sheila Prevatte says her patients are “practically giddy,” and she’s feeling pretty excited, too. Prevatte, a nurse at Milestone Family Medicine, is working ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:10 am

Crime

Salisbury man charged in string of gas station robberies

SALISBURY — A 36-year-old man faces charges in several robberies where he allegedly asked for Newport cigarettes before showing a gun and demanding money. Frank ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 3:49 pm

Crime

Blotter: Search warrant produces charges for Salisbury woman

SALISBURY — A woman faces charges in connection to a 2020 search warrant that found drugs in a Salisbury house, police said. Stephanie Grant, 33, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 10:15 am

Coronavirus

Health and Human Services secretary: State will balance limited vaccine supply across counties

SALISBURY — The state will have fewer vaccine doses to allocate for the next few weeks after using up a reserve supply, but state officials ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00 am

Coronavirus

With two reported Tuesday, county averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths per day

SALISBURY — Local statistics show Rowan County averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths reported per day in 2021. With two added Tuesday, Rowan County has ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 4:09 pm

Crime

Randolph County deputies cleared in shooting death of Rockwell man

SALISBURY — Randolph County District Attorney Andrew Gregson has cleared sheriff’s deputies in the January 2020 death of a Rockwell man. Troy C. Caster, 21, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:50 pm

Crime

Blotter: Man faces drug charges after being reported as ‘suspicious’

CHINA GROVE — A 22-year-old man faces drug charges after being searched Friday at the Bostian Heights Fire Department. Shane Steven Hobart, of Linda Street, faces ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 11:51 am

Coronavirus

Demand continues to exceed supply as county shifts to vaccine appointments

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00 am

Crime

Mississippi sheriff: One dead after Salisbury children left in woods; father sought

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, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 2:40 pm

Crime

Man faces misdemeanor child abuse charges

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, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00 pm

Crime

Two charged with breaking into building on South Main Street, drug possession

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 11:34 am

Ask Us

Ask Us: How will county administer second doses of vaccine?

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 25, 2021 12:54 am

Coronavirus

Salisbury VA uses appointment model for COVID-19 vaccinations, tops 3,300 doses

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:10 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Keep local elections unlike national politics

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:05 am

Coronavirus

County records 19 COVID-19 deaths this week

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 23, 2021 5:29 pm

Coronavirus

Congregate facilities record COVID-19 deaths, county sees equal number of new cases, recoveries

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 6:34 pm

Crime

Teen found dead on Grove Street, another dies from gunshot wound while being airlifted

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 4:58 pm

Crime

Blotter: Shots fired into West Lafayette Street home

SALISBURY — Bullets were found in the living room of a West Lafayette Street house early Thursday after a neighbor reported hearing gunshots. Salisbury Police ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 12:02 pm

Crime

Blotter: Jan. 21

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man reported property damage Wednesday in the 600 block of West Council Street. • Police responded to a fight ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00 am

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths, hospital bed usage continue rising in Rowan County

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:21 pm

Crime

Former paramedic charged with embezzling a controlled substance

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:55 pm

Crime

For third time, convenience store robbed after man asks for Newport cigarettes

SALISBURY — For the third time in as many days, a man robbed a gas station by asking for Newport cigarettes and showing a gun, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:09 am

Crime

Police: Granite Quarry, Salisbury robberies may be connected

GRANITE QUARRY — Police are investigating whether an armed robbery early Wednesday may be connected to another one a day earlier in Salisbury. In the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 6:01 pm

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities represent growing majority in Rowan

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00 pm

Local

93-year-old man beaten, hospitalized after overnight attack

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:45 am

Coronavirus

Health Department schedules first vaccination event for those 65 and older

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:08 pm

Crime

Texas man robbed at knifepoint during stop in Rowan County

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, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:41 am

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