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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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, October 5, 2020 2:50 am

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury Police chief says officers will enforce regulations for cruise-ins

SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes on Tuesday said officers will enforce regulations related to alcohol consumption, noise and racing after recent cruise-in events in ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:52 pm

Coronavirus

49 new COVID-19 cases reported during Labor Day weekend

SALISBURY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County increased by 49 over the Labor Day holiday to reach a total of 2,931 total ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 7, 2020 6:14 pm

Local

Ask Us: Readers ask about Julian Road recycling facility, Foxwood Golf Club

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 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 7, 2020 1:46 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: For Rowan County Fair, the show can’t go on

When the governor last week announced that gathering restrictions would be loosened as part of a series of changes, I began to wonder about events ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 6, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Rowan County’s COVID-19 positive rate improves

SALISBURY — The percent of people testing positive in Rowan County made a substantial improvement on Thursday, dipping below 9% after a weekly addition of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, September 3, 2020 2:54 pm

Crime

Landis resident among 19 charged with voter fraud

LANDIS — A local man in August was among 19 people charged with voter fraud by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:37 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Don’t jump to unfounded conclusions

Global pandemics are complicated and do not easily boil down into single-sentence explanations. That’s particularly true in a state and country that’s deeply divided and ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:00 am

Lifestyle

Shoaf turns sewing talent toward massive mask-making endeavour

SALISBURY — Selfless acts may seem few and far between these days, but Cathy Shoaf has been busy doing good deeds thousands of times over. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

Guest columns

Josh Bergeron: Make local races top-of-mind this election season

Now the campaigning begins. After two conventions, Republicans and Democrats have nominated their candidates for president and divisive political fervor will soon reach unprecedented levels. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Rowan ends week with 7 deaths, worsening congregate outbreaks

SALISBURY — Rowan County ended the week on Saturday by recording its seventh COVID-19 death in as many days. The latest death came from someone ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

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