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Business

Nurses turn into entrepreneurs in making hand sanitizer

SALISBURY — Tracey Jackson has been a nurse for about 30 years, but a recent conversation turned him and a co-worker into entrepreneurs, too. Jackson, ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Prison inmates barricade themselves in dorm, Department of Public Safety says

SALISBURY — In an incident Saturday morning at Piedmont Correctional Institution, about 36 inmates barricaded themselves into a dorm, said N.C. Department of Public Safety ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:48 pm

Local

Photos: City crew covers base of ‘Fame’ with plastic

A crew from the city of Salisbury on Friday used transparent and black plastic to cover the base of “Fame.” Public Works Director Craig Powers ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:16 pm

Coronavirus

Two staff members test positive at assisted living facility on Mooresville Road

Two employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at Elmcroft of Salisbury, an assisted living community on Mooresville Road.  The facility is the fifth active outbreak ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:05 pm

Coronavirus

Double-digit increases keep coming as COVID-19 cases top 1,000

The month of June has brought with it some of the sharpest daily increases in COVID-19 cases, propelling the local total to more than 1,000 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 22, 2020 1:49 am

Ask Us

Ask Us: Readers ask about Golden Corral, street cleaning, pet food containers

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, June 22, 2020 12:00 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Now more than ever, support local businesses

It’s not everyday that people and businesses ask to be added to a boycott list, but that’s exactly what happened last week after the Salisbury ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:01 am

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund receives Cheerwine donations, names another grantee

SALISBURY — The Rowan County United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund received one large donation from Cheerwine and gave out another grant to a local organization ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Two test positive for COVID-19 at Cleveland Daimler plant

CLEVELAND — Two employees of the Daimler Trucks plant in Rowan County have tested positive for COVID-19 and been out of the facility for several ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, June 19, 2020 3:36 pm

Local

Charlotte Gardner, who broke barriers as first Rowan woman in state legislature, dies

SALISBURY — It may have been 2:30 a.m., but Charlotte Gardner quickly answered Brad Ligon’s phone call.  Ligon had just advanced out of the Republican ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Cabarrus County’s Pittman criticizes ‘gutless wonders’ in public office, calls protesters ‘vermin’

SALISBURY — A state legislator whose district covers parts of southern Rowan County says he’s “thoroughly disgusted by the gutless wonders in public office who ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:54 pm

Local

Chamber of Commerce’s Dragon Boat Festival will continue on with COVID-19 restrictions

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce’s major summer event regularly draws a crowd estimated to be in the thousands, but this year’s Dragon Boat ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:10 am

Coronavirus

COVID-19 outbreak here started worsening at beginning of June

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 outbreak in Rowan County worsened in recent weeks, with a steadily increasing curve of cases and the hospitalizations returning to a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 15, 2020 6:40 am

Lifestyle

Artists prepare for another year of Salisbury’s annual sculpture show

SALISBURY — What do pianos, window art and the Salisbury Sculpture Show have in common? Alyssa Nelson, who supervises logistics of the sculpture show for the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:00 am

News

Josh Bergeron: What might a more traditional graduation look like for RSS?

There’s no perfect way for schools to host high school graduations this year. Students deserve to have some sort of graduation ceremony before many of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:00 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Will Salisbury, Rowan make this into a transformational moment?

Both were moments no one in Salisbury will soon forget— shots fired into the air in close proximity to dozens of people during a peaceful ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 7, 2020 12:15 am

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund tops $216,500 raised

SALISBURY — The Rowan County United Way received several donations last week of $100 or more en route to raising more than $1,000 in additional ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, June 7, 2020 12:00 am

Local

‘I can’t breathe’: More than 100 protesters participate in downtown ‘lie-in’

SALISBURY — For ongoing protests to make a lasting change, advocacy needs to be unrelenting, says Paola Bustamante. “We need to not let down. We ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, June 6, 2020 12:30 am

Local

China Grove cancels Farmers Day because of COVID-19

CHINA GROVE — The hottest day of the year is canceled because of COVID-19. The town of China Grove this week announced the annual Farmers ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, June 5, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Downtown protests continue for third night

SALISBURY — Police donned riot gear and used tear gas to disperse crowds during a third straight night of downtown protests on Monday. Protests in ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:35 am

Local

City manager: Transit cuts no longer in proposed budget

SALISBURY — Stopping transit service to Spencer and East Spencer will no longer be included in City Manager Lane Bailey’s budget following a Monday budget ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 12:10 am

Local

Graduates parade down streets of southern Rowan County

LANDIS — The line of cars carrying graduates was long and the crowd of onlookers was sparse, but that’s just as well during the era ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 12:00 am

Local

‘Keep it peaceful’: Gunshots ring out as protesters gathered

SALISBURY — When shots erupted beneath the wings of the city’s Confederate monument “Fame” on Sunday, simmering tensions began to boil and two men were arrested. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 1, 2020 4:32 am

Crime

Blotter: Man accused of using closed bank account to pay for well pump

SALISBURY — A well pump was ready for service, but a Cleveland man’s bank account was not, according to arrest warrants served Friday. Keith Erwin ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 1, 2020 12:01 am

Local

Political notebook: Local congressmen call for ‘swift justice’

Rowan County’s members of the U.S. House last week reacted to the killing of George Floyd by saying they support an expedited federal investigation into ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, June 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Two in custody after gunshots fired near Confederate statue

SALISBURY — Police say two people have been arrested after two to three gunshots rang out during a peaceful protest at the "Fame" Confederate monument. Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:18 pm

Local

Protesters disperse Saturday night after police shutdown roads

SALISBURY — When protestors lingered Saturday night after a "say their names" protest ended, police shut down streets for a brief period. Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, May 31, 2020 1:00 am

Local

Bell Tower Green Park in sight of fundraising goal

SALISBURY — While it has reduced its fundraising goal because of COVID-19, Bell Tower Green Park is now $600,000 shy of having enough money to ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, May 31, 2020 12:00 am

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