Natalie Anderson covers the city of Salisbury, politics and more for the Salisbury Post. She joined the staff in January 2020 after graduating from Louisiana State University, where she was editor of The Reveille newspaper. Email her at natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com or call her at 704-797-4246.
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members agree their top priorities for 2022 are investment in youth programs to deter crime, construction of ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city is considering a microtransit pilot program that would allow its transit system to operate on-demand, with ride-hailing ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members on Thursday discussed ways that greater investment in the Parks and Recreation Department and its youth ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members were asked Thursday to consider options to address long-term recruitment and retention challenges across city departments ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes says most provisions included in a new law to strengthen accountability among law enforcement and ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will meet Thursday and Friday to develop goals and priorities for 2022 as well as ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After months of competing against one another for the opportunity to tackle the Empire Hotel redevelopment project, Charlotte-based developer ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Members of the Healthy Rowan coalition say a recent $50,000 award to the city will help expand and promote ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com CONCORD — Physician and veteran Grant Campbell sees a need for better representation of medical professionals in the N.C. General Assembly. ...
SALISBURY — The cost to conduct the 2021 municipal elections across Rowan County last year totaled $52,466, with Salisbury’s race exceeding $21,000. While all municipalities ...
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By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While 2021 saw a bump in violent crimes compared to historically low rates in 2019 and 2020, Police Chief ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — As the city of Salisbury considers doing the same, people in Kannapolis say it’s too early to see the ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Despite a high turnover rate and staffing shortages that plagued Salisbury Police throughout 2020 and 2021, Chief Jerry Stokes ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police and city staff are working to hire a project coordinator and form a committee that will plan ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding to begin exclusive negotiations with Charlotte-based developer Brett ...
SALISBURY — Council members on Tuesday will consider granting Rowan Helping Ministries, Rowan County United Way and S&H Youth and Adult Services more than $500,000 ...
SALISBURY — Quoting from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rowan-Salisbury Schools Superintendent Tony Watlington says intelligence plus character is the goal of true education. ...
SALISBURY — As the winter storm that brought multiple inches of snow and sleet to Rowan County this weekend moves northeast, forecasters and emergency services ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Policy researchers say monthly installments of the annual child tax credit throughout 2021 have helped millions of families and ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Human Relations Council members say the annual tradition of giving to the community is a tribute to the message ...
EAST SPENCER — Alderman Tony Hillian died Friday night at the age of 47. Hillian was well-known in East Spencer for his service on the ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Weather forecasters are urging residents to prepare for potential power outages and avoid travel during a major winter system ...
Before the federal American Rescue Plan was implemented to aid the economic impact of the pandemic, eligible families claimed the annual child tax credit as ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County lawmakers say a Superior Court ruling issued Tuesday in favor of district maps drawn by the Republican-led ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city’s Human Relations Council will host a mix of in-person and virtual events over the weekend and on ...
SALISBURY — After court-mandated halt to candidate filing for the 2022 election in December, the state Board of Elections announced Wednesday filing would resume next ...
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Downtown bar and restaurant owners still reeling from the economic effects of the pandemic say they see the potential ...
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There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature AAC squads. That includes the…