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Crime

Blotter: Rowan County man faces charges of possessing weapon of mass destruction

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man was charged Saturday with possessing a weapon of mass destruction. Joshua Zachariah Polnisch, 26, of Hedrick Lambe Drive, was ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, July 27, 2020 12:00 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Discovering new joys in changing times

With more COVID-19 cancellations than I can count, it’s been easier than usual to become engrossed in sports I’d usually avoid watching.  NASCAR has its ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 26, 2020 12:00 am

Business

Cannon Pharmacy co-founder opens mini-golf course in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — Brian Freeman isn’t a newcomer to starting a business, but his latest venture is unlike any he’s taken on before. Freeman, co-founder of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 26, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

New death, two COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Rowan County

By Josh Bergeron and Natalie Anderson news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County saw its 48th COVID-19 death reported on Saturday and two additional outbreaks at congregate ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, July 25, 2020 7:45 pm

Business

One Love Services provides free mental health help amid COVID-19 pandemic

SALISBURY — Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services are important, says Steve Wideman, who runs a company called One Love Services.  Through grants ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 4:45 pm

Business

Commissioners agree to terms with new tenant at county-owned airport

SALISBURY — The Mid-Carolina Regional Airport is set to gain a new tenant this year when a company named Heli-1, with offices in Reno, Nevada, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 8:50 pm

Columnists

My Turn, Francis Koster: Step up, volunteer to help

By Francis Koster The next year or so is going to test our individual souls, and the soul of our country. For all the public ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

New death, large increase follows weekend slowdown in new cases

SALISBURY — After new positive cases slowed over the weekend, Rowan County on Monday reported one of its biggest increases yet and an additional death ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, July 20, 2020 9:49 pm

Ask Us

Ask Us: Council not considering Confederate Avenue street renaming

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, July 20, 2020 12:50 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: 60 years ago, Wright became a force for change

Back then, DeeDee Wright was a civil rights baby. When she was a teenager, she stuck her neck out to move ahead and push her ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:10 am

Local

Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ Smith to lead United Way campaign

Andrew Smith, Rowan-Salisbury Schools assistant superintendent of transformation, will serve as chairman of the 2020-2021 Rowan County United Way Campaign. In this role, Smith will ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Photos: Hundreds gather for Trump boat parade on High Rock Lake

A parade that started at Tamarac Marina in Rowan County attracted a crowd of hundreds of boats and some spectators on the shore, too. The ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, July 18, 2020 1:06 pm

Local

Photo: Trump for president until 2056

Johnny James, left, and Gary Starnes, right, stopped by the Post this week to show off their sign. Here, they both give a thumbs up ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, July 17, 2020 5:37 pm

Ask Us

Ask us: Will West Innes Street median follow Confederate monument’s removal?

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, July 13, 2020 1:52 am

Local

Hundreds expected at Trump boat parade on High Rock Lake

SALISBURY — Politics can get crazy, says Genny Duncan. Sometimes people just need to have fun with it. Duncan and longtime friend Anna Garrison are ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 12, 2020 12:05 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Is ‘Fame’ an angel or something else?

Is “Fame” an angel, pagan goddess, winged figure from Greek mythology, Greek muse or something else? The Post has written all manner of descriptions about ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 12, 2020 12:01 am

Coronavirus

‘Critical needs’: COVID-19 Relief Fund helped Meals on Wheels deliver groceries to seniors

SPENCER — Meals on Wheels has always served homebound seniors, but its services have expanded and been more critical than every during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 12, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

County has averaged more than 100 daily tests since mid-June

SALISBURY — As COVID-19 options have become more readily available in recent weeks, the seven-day rolling average of new tests in Rowan County is hovering ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, July 9, 2020 8:11 pm

Local

111 years after its dedication, ‘Fame’ hoisted away from West Innes Street

After more than a century in one location, the Confederate monument in the median of West Innes Street was permanently removed from the center of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 5:09 am

Business

Downtown Salisbury Inc director resigns

SALISBURY — The head of the city’s downtown promotions and development organization abruptly resigned her job last month. Larissa Harper, named director of Downtown Salisbury ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:00 am

Business

In the Heart of Salisbury, Wivianny DeHaas creates ‘wellness oasis’

SALISBURY — Global pandemics don’t tend to adhere to a schedule, but COVID-19 couldn’t have come to Rowan County at a worse time for Heart ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Gold Hill

Gold Hill Fire Department to hold scavenger hunt

The Gold Hill Fire Department will be holding a back to School Scavenger Hunt Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. This will be a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Will community meet moment with collective action?

Understandably, my knowledge is slim on moments from the homefront during World War II.  Sure, it was a topic in history courses. There are military ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Greenway expansion, traffic signal maintenance submitted for federal funding

SALISBURY — The Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization this week endorsed two local projects for federal grant funding.  The MPO, which prioritizes local transportation projects for ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:00 am

Local

State says prisoners objected to being quarantined as part of COVID-19 precautions

SALISBURY — An incident in which prisoners barricaded themselves into a dorm at Piedmont Correctional Institute started with an objection to being quarantined for two ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 29, 2020 3:38 pm

Local

Confederate group contests public safety exception after protests, riots involving monuments

SALISBURY — In a letter sent to North Carolina municipalities last week, the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans said “violent protests ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 29, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

COVID-19 case count increases by 24; positives continue younger trend

For the eighth-straight day, Rowan County on Sunday reported a double-digit increase in total COVID-19 cases. The increase of 24 raised Rowan County’s COVID-19 case ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 28, 2020 10:26 pm

Local

‘Negligible inconvenience’: Locals react to start of state’s face covering mandate

By Josh Bergeron and Shavonne Potts news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan Countians started masking up Friday as a new state mandate went into place requiring face ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:05 am

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