Local
Post to merge Sunday Business, Insight sections
Starting May 5 , the Salisbury Post will make changes to the configuration of its Sunday edition. The Sunday Insight and Business sections will be ...
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Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Recent good news hasn’t eliminated tough calls for RSS
So, where are we now? Three weeks ago, the Rowan-Salisbury School Board put off the closure of Faith and Enochville elementary schools because, as Chairman ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:02 am
Local
United Way hopes to jump-start sustainable programs with new funding model
SALISBURY — As Rowan County United Way prepares to launch its new funding model, Executive Director Jenny Lee says the agency is looking to invest ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, April 20, 2019 12:00 am
Local
Robin Sage set to begin April 26 in NC counties
Army Special Forces candidates this month will participate in the Robin Sage training exercise, held within multiple North Carolina counties as the final test of ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 8:43 pm
Local
Virginia company to oversee medical services at Rowan County jail
SALISBURY — As the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office looked to move on from its current provider, the county commissioners on Monday gave a Virginia-based company ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, April 15, 2019 9:15 pm
Local
Commissioners to consider health care contract, tax incentive deal
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday will consider approving a switch in health care providers at the jail because of ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 14, 2019 12:05 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: As development comes north, maintain county’s character
Michael Gallis’ words in 2000 are more relevant today than ever. Nearly 20 years ago, Gallis, an urban planner, offered some advice to the Sustainable ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 14, 2019 12:02 am
Local
Spencer board members question staff decisions
SPENCER — From bulletproof vests for code enforcement officers to a decision to hire two part-time employees instead of one full-time staffer, questions about decisions ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 1:58 pm
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Insight into consumers’ views of local news
In a time when the “fake news” phrase has made its way to town council meetings, the Pew Research Center has some good news. An ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:01 am
Local
Hudson, Budd received money from indicted businessman, will donate money to charity
SALISBURY — The 2018 campaigns of Rowan County’s two congressmen received money tied to an insurance and investment firm founder who was indicted Tuesday on counts ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, April 4, 2019 1:15 am
Business
‘Big news across the whole state’: Commissioners approve incentives for 1,250-job project
SALISBURY — The Rowan County commissioners on Monday approved a tax incentives deal that, if successful, would result in an economic development announcement that would ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, April 1, 2019 9:47 pm
Education
Students converge on fairgrounds to show off trade skills
SALISBURY — George Smith’s strategy on Saturday morning was simple — build fast and be careful. Smith, a Junior at Carson High School, was set ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:05 am
Local
Hoy elected to third-straight term as Rowan Democrats chairman
SALISBURY — Rowan County Deomcrats on Saturday re-elected Chairman Geoffrey Hoy for another two-year term. It will be his third-straight term as chairman. He first ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:00 am
Business
Commissioners to consider multi-million-dollar tax incentive agreement
SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday will consider extending the term of a tax incentive agreement for an unnamed company that has upped job ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:00 am
Education
Public hearing on Faith closure canceled; new meeting scheduled
The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education has canceled a public hearing about the closure of Faith Elementary School that was scheduled for Monday. Instead, the board ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 29, 2019 2:25 pm
Education
School board considers removing mobile units from local schools
SALISBURY — Parents opposed to Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ consolidation plan and school board member Dean Hunter share at least one question related to capacity in local ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 10:58 pm
Education
April Spry named principal at Granite Quarry Elementary School
GRANITE QUARRY — The “interim” in April Spry’s title was removed Monday when the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education named her principal of Granite Quarry Elementary ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 6:29 pm
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board sets public hearings for Faith, Enochville closures
SALISBURY — The closures of Faith and Enochville elementary schools moved one step closer to a final vote Monday when the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12:18 am
Education
School board to hear specifics on Faith, Enochville closures
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education is scheduled to get its first look at more detailed plans for the closure of Faith and ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 24, 2019 12:10 am
Columns
Danelle Cutting: Prepare for Hurley Park’s annual Spring Celebration
By Danelle Cutting For the Salisbury Post Spring is on its way and I, for one, am ready for better weather and the annual Spring ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 22, 2019 12:00 am
Education
Bostian Elementary celebrates veterans with songs, refreshments and painted rocks
CHINA GROVE — First-grade students at Bostian Elementary School filled the media center with patriotic songs Wednesday morning as they serenaded a crowd of local ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 4:51 pm
Business
County to consider improving incentive deal for major economic development project
SALISBURY — With a site on Long Ferry Road still in the running for a major economic development project, the Rowan County commissioners on April ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 6:42 pm
Business
In front of vocal crowd, commissioners approve controversial Dollar General rezoning
SALISBURY — After turning down similar proposals in the past, the Rowan County commissioners on Monday approved a controversial rezoning on Organ Church Road near ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, March 18, 2019 11:30 pm
Crime
Women steal clothing, pepper-spray Dick’s Sporting Goods employees
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for four women after a theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Sunday. Four women, whom the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, March 18, 2019 10:23 am
Business
Rockwell-area Dollar General rezoning comes to commissioners for final approval
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two months ago, a proposal to rezone land and, in turn, enable the construction of a Dollar General near ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 17, 2019 12:05 am
Business
Kannapolis annexation bill passes House
KANNAPOLIS — A bill in the state legislature allowing for the city to complete a satellite annexation at a new, south Rowan interstate exit passed the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 17, 2019 12:00 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: How does transparency measure up?
In case you missed it, the town of Landis has continued to post a laundry list of documents online about its finances and operations. The ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, March 17, 2019 12:00 am
Education
RSS visited by Senate education co-chair as ‘renewal’ launch gets closer
By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SPENCER — N.C. Sen. Deanna Ballard, R-45, says she wants to set up Rowan-Salisbury Schools for success. Ballard, from Watauga County, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, March 15, 2019 7:06 pm
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