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Local

Meals on Wheels collects unused, expired pills from participants

SALISBURY — William Reissner says he wasn’t sure what to do with leftover prescription pills from 2017. The half-full storage bag full of white and ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:00 am

Local

‘Cried out to God’: Former addict speaks about recovery during United Way update

SALISBURY — There are faces behind the disease of addiction, says Briana Stout. “I’m not here because I’m different than anybody else,” Stout said Wednesday. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 6:59 pm

Elections

Spencer candidates talk town manager during Tuesday forum

SPENCER — It was David Treme night on Tuesday at the Spencer Woman’s Club on Third Street. Asked about how they’d go about hiring a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:18 pm

Education

School board gets first look at new accountability model

SALISBURY — There were lots of questions Monday night from school board members as they got a detailed look at the new accountability model for ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:47 pm

Education

In tight vote, RSS board gives staff more financial freedom

SALISBURY — After more than an hour of debate, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday gave the staff additional financial autonomy to repurpose money ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, October 14, 2019 9:22 pm

Education

School board to talk HVAC renovation, accountability model, Knox Middle

SALISBURY — Members of the Rowan-Salisbury School Board will revisit several recent topics and receive a “detailed overview” of the school system’s new accountability model during ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

Kannapolis

Kannapolis City Council candidates talk next steps in downtown redevelopment

KANNAPOLIS — Downtown redevelopment is already underway in Kannapolis, but what comes next is top of mind for candidates for City Council in this year’s election. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

Opinion

Josh Bergeron: Municipal elections start Wednesday with early voting

As if they were sitting around in their living room and in an entirely inappropriate political display, incumbents on the Landis Board of Aldermen last ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Transportation Museum’s ‘Jim Crow Car’ will be renovated with federal grant

SPENCER — A 1920s rail car built to comply with Jim Crow laws and now stored at the N.C. Transportation Museum will be renovated with ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, October 10, 2019 6:54 pm

Business

‘Control what we can’: Tillis, Perdue talk agriculture issues at Patterson Farm

MOUNT ULLA — Doug Patterson said he was “preaching to the choir” Wednesday when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Sen. Thom Tillis visited his ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:52 pm

Business

400-acre solar farm plans withdrawn in western Rowan

By Josh Bergeron and Terrence Jefferies news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Developers on Monday night withdrew plans to build a 65-megawatt solar farm on 428 acres in ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:20 am

Letters

Editor’s note on submitted candidate endorsements

The Post will accept letters to the editor endorsing candidates in any Rowan County municipal race until Oct. 25. Submissions will be published in the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, October 7, 2019 1:37 pm

Editorials

Josh Bergeron: As economy improves, don’t forget about those left behind

While it’s generally true that Rowan County’s economy is doing well, many of our community’s residents are still struggling. And the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, October 5, 2019 12:00 am

Kannapolis

Rowan, Cannon Memorial YMCAs to merge Jan. 1

SALISBURY — The YMCA of Rowan County and Cannon Memorial YMCA in Cabarrus County will merge effective Jan. 1, the organizations announced Friday. The new ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, October 4, 2019 11:55 am

Business

In first update, United Way hits 20% of campaign goal

SALISBURY — Lou Adkins has been fighting the mental health system for 30 years. It hasn’t been easy to find care for her son, who ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 6:57 pm

Elections

Hometown Debate brings discussion on health care to Norvell Theatre

SALISBURY — Medicaid expansion has kept the N.C. General Assembly in session months after the start of the fiscal year after a gubernatorial veto, but ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11:23 pm

Business

450 to be laid off at Daimler’s Cleveland plant

CLEVELAND — Daimler Trucks North America says the past 12 months have brought record sales and production volumes but it will lay off 450 workers ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11:46 am

Columnists

D.G. Martin: Like Clinton, Trump will come back strong

By D.G. Martin Trump is going to survive. It is the Republican Party we should be worried about. President Donald Trump may well be impeached ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Federal grant will create Regional Crime Intelligence Center

SALISBURY — Criminals don’t care about municipal borders, and that’s part of the reason the Rowan Regional Crime Intelligence Center announced Monday will be “an ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 30, 2019 5:56 pm

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: City Council candidates get first facetime with voters at forum

A Salisbury City Council forum organized by the group Rowan Concerned Citizens last week showed that, while all incumbents are running for re-election, there’s a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 29, 2019 12:00 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Lines change, party representation won’t if new maps pass muster

When legislators were ordered by a state court to redraw district lines for the state House and Senate, the result was maps that look unlikely ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:00 am

East Spencer

Foxx charter school faces allotment restriction, ‘aggressive monitoring’ from state

EAST SPENCER — The Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School is under an “allotment restriction” and “aggressive monitoring” after state officials raised concerns about administrative ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:14 pm

Local

United Way campaign kicks off with higher fundraising goal

SALISBURY — It’s time to get up and get to work, Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell, chairman of the 2019 United Way Campaign, told a ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:40 pm

Business

Landowner says he plans to live among site’s large solar panels

SALISBURY — The owner of land where a large solar farm is planned in western Rowan County says he plans to live in the middle ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:21 pm

Local

County Manager Church receives contract extension

SALISBURY — The Rowan County commissioners on Monday extended County Manager Aaron Church’s contract for another three years at his current yearly salary — $150,977. Church ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Gold Hill man charged with peeping

SALISBURY — A Gold Hill Man is in jail after being arrested on charges of taking a photo while peeping. Christopher Joe Sebastian, 43, of Old ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Graff Park Paint Jam brings a crowd to raise money for graffiti park

SALISBURY — With a few dozen people watching in downtown Salisbury, artists from across the region helped raise money for the city’s graffiti park while ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 15, 2019 11:47 am

Local

Price of Freedom hosts Sept. 11 remembrance event

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Public service is about a call to step up, and first responders are well-acquainted with the feeling of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, September 15, 2019 12:02 am

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