Elections
Brown runs for sheriff with focus on relationships
SALISBURY — In his bid for sheriff, Simon Brown hopes to give back to the community, build a good relationship with deputies and strengthen the ...
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Local
Huffman worked to improve community through profession, community service
SALISBURY — Dick Huffman may have seemed like a quiet man to people who met him for the first time, but those who knew Huffman ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:01 am
Coronavirus
New local, state COVID-19 cases trending down
SALISBURY — New COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward from a peak on Jan. 10. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services data show 655 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, February 3, 2022 4:15 pm
Crime
Affidavit: Adopted child of Maupin Avenue couple suffered from open wounds, hypothermia, sepsis
SALISBURY — A Maupin Avenue couple faces felony child abuse charges because their adopted child was brought to the hospital with sepsis, hypothermia and multiple ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 3:59 pm
Crime
Salisbury man charged after car break-in victim follows suspect until police arrive
SALISBURY — A 39-year-old man faces break-in and drug possession charges after his alleged victim followed him until he was stopped by police. Kevin DeWayne ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:13 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Sheriff briefly considered earlier retirement
Kevin Auten briefly considered riding off into retirement before his term was up. Auten told the Salisbury Kiwanis Club Friday he seriously considered retiring from ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 30, 2022 12:16 am
Letters
Letter: Democrats know what’s coming in 2022 elections
I see where the Rowan County Democrats have launched a “voters speak” to highlight letters published in the Post from local voters to further engage ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 30, 2022 12:00 am
Local
$19.2 million grant will fund new nutrition research in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — With a newly awarded $19.2 million grant, a consortium of researchers at the N.C. Research Campus will use cutting-edge analytical techniques to examine ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 29, 2022 3:50 pm
Local
‘Truly want to innovate’: United Way honors volunteers, plans for change in 2022
SALISBURY — After two fundraising campaigns during a pandemic and multiple years with a new community impact model, the Rowan County United Way is planning ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:59 pm
Crime
Salisbury man charged with breaking into newly built house, stealing oven
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was jailed Wednesday after he allegedly dragged a stove out of a newly built house, placed it in the back ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:51 pm
Crime
Three charged with badly beating man, leaving him naked, zip-tied at Cabarrus County quarry
SALISBURY — Three people face charges after a man was found badly beaten and naked with his hands tied in the trunk of a vehicle ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:43 pm
Crime
Fired Trinity Oaks employee will be charged for throwing knife, damaging car
SALISBURY — A former employee will face charges after throwing a knife and striking a staff member at Trinity Oaks. Salisbury Police said an unnamed ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:32 am
Crime
‘Struggling to find people’: Rowan County Detention Center looks to fill larger-than-usual number of positions
SALISBURY — For Sgt. M. Hare and officer W.E. Ray, there’s much more to working at the Rowan County Detention Center than crime and punishment. Hare, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 24, 2022 6:10 pm
Local
Vehicle knocked into Yadkin River by train found with help from retired wildlife officer
SPENCER — Rescue crews on Thursday dragged an unoccupied vehicle out of the Yadkin River after it was struck by a train several days earlier. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 21, 2022 7:40 pm
Crime
Kannapolis man jailed for threatening to kill woman if she didn’t drop charges
SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man faces new crimes for pinning a woman to the ground, pointing a gun at her and threatening to kill her ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 21, 2022 12:47 pm
Crime
Texas man transported back to Rowan County for half-dozen sex offenses
SALISBURY — A Texas man faces a half-dozen felony sex offenses for incidents involving a victim with whom he moved away from Rowan County. Charles ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 20, 2022 9:36 am
Coronavirus
Health director: Rowan County seeing ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases
SALISBURY — The community is seeing a “tsunami of COVID-19 cases,” says Rowan County Health Director Alyssa Harris. With multiple instances of more than 500 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:55 pm
Crime
Sex offender charged for incident near mom, daughter at Bell Tower Green Park
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is accused of fondling himself in Bell Tower Green Park Tuesday as he watched a mother take photos of her ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:51 am
Local
Photo gallery: Igloo on Fulton Street
As snow was melting down on Tuesday, an igloo was going up on South Fulton Street in Salisbury. Malachi Gilbert was inside of a chest-high ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:51 pm
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases in Rowan close to doubling prior peak
SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 cases are close to doubling the peak during the delta variant spike in late summer. The highest daily case total in ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:20 pm
Elections
‘Move for the vote,’ NC NAACP president says during Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council celebration
SALISBURY — Many of the things Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. desired have escaped our grasp, says North Carolina NAACP President Deborah Maxwell. King, a ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:10 am
Local
Falling temperatures, lingering snowfall cause cancellations, delays
SALISBURY — Rowan County evaded the worst weather-related worries Sunday as a storm dropped 3 inches of snow and sleet, but continued cold weather will ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 17, 2022 7:04 pm
Local
Photo gallery: Snow and sleet in downtown Salisbury
A winter storm on Sunday dropped snow and sleet on Salisbury and the surrounding region. Snow that fell before sunrise formed a nice winter scene ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 16, 2022 2:44 pm
Local
Salisbury, Rowan County wake up to snow as winter storm moves through
Salisbury and Rowan County are waking up to snow on the ground and a mix of winter precipitation on the way as a winter storm ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 16, 2022 9:58 am
Local
Storm expected to bring outages, icy road conditions that could last until Monday
SALISBURY — Winter weather on Sunday is expected to bring power outages and icy road conditions that could last into Monday. National Weather Service forecasts ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 15, 2022 3:41 pm
Local
Rescue crews search Yadkin River for car struck by train
SPENCER — Firefighters and rescue crews searched under the U.S. 29 bridge at the Rowan-Davidson county line Friday night for signs of a car struck ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 14, 2022 11:59 pm
Coronavirus
New state data show COVID-19 booster shot percentage for Rowan, neighboring counties
SALISBURY — About 15% of the county’s residents have received a COVID-19 booster shot, according to new data from the N.C. Department of Health and Human ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 14, 2022 4:10 pm
Coronavirus
Rising COVID-19 cases force Salisbury VA to curtail non-emergency procedures, activate surge plan
SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA says a rising number of COVID-19 positives among veterans and staff will force it to curtail non-emergency procedures and activate ...