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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.

Landis

Landis adds Martin Luther King Jr. Day to paid holiday schedule

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Town officials on Monday passed a proclamation honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and tweaked the personnel policy to ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 4:06 pm

Landis

Landis Public Safety Department receives grants to upgrade equipment, planning for more

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — The Landis Public Safety Department says it has received about $30,000 in grant funding to upgrade equipment and is ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:05 am

Education

Political Notebook: Foundation recognizes Ford for conservative voting record

RALEIGH — The American Conservative Union Foundation has recognized Rowan’s and Stanly County’s Sen. Carl Ford as one of the top 15 North Carolina lawmakers ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00 am

Local

DSI exploring creation of social district for downtown alcohol consumption

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will host a number of public input sessions this month about a proposed downtown social district ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:08 am

Local

Interim Manager Hiatt looking to ‘keep the car in the road’ during stint with city

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Interim City Manager Brian Hiatt says every manager has their own leadership style. For his short stint in Salisbury, ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:05 am

Local

Salisbury making sure ordinances comply with criminal justice reform law

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — To comply with a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill passed by lawmakers last year, the city is in the ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Friday, January 7, 2022 12:01 am

Local

Salisbury City Council members receive board, commission appointments

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members have been appointed as liaisons to various boards and commissions based on areas of interest they ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Thursday, January 6, 2022 8:03 pm

Local

West End leaders discuss possibilities for $800,000 grant to make neighborhood place ‘where people want to live’

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Leaders in the West End community say an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will help people ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:10 am

Local

Fees for parking violations going up as Salisbury City Council talks enforcement

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The City Council’s vote Tuesday to raise fees for downtown parking violations led to a broader discussion about the ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 5:54 pm

Local

Audit, financial report of 2021-22 city budget shows broadband fund expected to be out of deficit by 2023

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city’s financial audit for the 2020-21 fiscal year shows that its fiber-optic network fund, or the broadband services ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:01 am

Education

Salisbury City Council approves sister city relationship with Monrovia, Liberia

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following visits from Liberian dignitaries in the fall, the Salisbury City Council on Tuesday formally established a sister city ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 9:40 pm

Local

City council to receive financial report, consider ‘sister city’ relationship with Monrovia, Liberia

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council today will hear a presentation about an audit of the 2020-21 budget today along with ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 12:05 am

Elections

Political Notebook: Catawba College’s Bitzer estimates unaffiliated registration to become largest voting group this year

After evaluating voter registration data across the state, Dr. Michael Bitzer, political science professor at Catawba College, predicted unaffiliated voter registrations could become the largest ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 12:04 am

10 to Watch

10 to Watch in 2022: Harry McLaughlin Jr.

SALISBURY — Before 2021, Harry McLaughlin Jr. might have only been known as the owner of McLaughlin’s Grocery, a landmark of the West End community. ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

10 to Watch

10 to Watch in 2022: Elaine Hewitt

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In her new role as chair of the Rowan County Republicans, longtime local Republican Elaine Hewitt says efforts are ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

10 to Watch

10 to Watch in 2022: New Salisbury city manager

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While the city has not yet hired a new manager to replace outgoing Lane Bailey, the selection and hiring ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

Elections

Political Notebook: With election waiting on courts, here’s who has already filed to run in 2022

While more Rowan Countians have declared a run for the 2022 election, the following is a list of those who formally filed before the North ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Monday, December 27, 2021 8:57 am

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 26

• Julian Terrell Wilson-Hyman, 29, of Charlotte was charged Sunday with misdemeanor counts of carrying a concealed gun, resisting a public officer, possession of marijuana ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 9:32 pm

Crime

One dead after Christmas Day shooting at Laurel Pointe Circle, police say

SALISBURY — Police say a man has died following a shooting at Laurel Pointe Circle around 9 p.m. on Christmas Day. Officers reported Saturday night ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 6:20 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Salisbury Police investigating shooting incident at Laurel Pointe Circle

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in the 700 block of Laurel Pointe Circle that occurred at 9 p.m., officers ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:58 am

Local

Local Postal Service concerns make their way to nation’s capital

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Concerns from Rowan County residents about local Postal Service operations have made their way to the nation’s capital. Since ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:09 am

Christmas Happiness

Christmas Happiness

This year’s Christmas Happiness Fund reaches $35,000 in donations for local children

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Joseph Kirk has been donating to the annual Christmas Happiness Fund on behalf of his parents and siblings for ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:08 am

Local

Divided by Four will rock Bell Tower Green Park for New Year’s Eve celebration

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city will ring in the new year at Bell Tower Green Park on New Year’s Eve with food, ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:05 am

Elections

With candidate filing suspended, primary delayed, here’s where 2022 elections stand in NC

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While a new candidate filing period is still undetermined, courts have been ordered to rule on ongoing litigation by ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Friday, December 24, 2021 12:01 am

Local

O Christmas Tree: After finding Fraser fir in Newland, Bell Tower Green could get permanent spruce

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While the city this year installed a Christmas tree at Bell Tower Green Park with help from the Todd ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:10 am

Local

Ronda Martin tells Christmas story from innkeeper’s wife in new children’s book

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Christians are familiar with the traditional Christmas story of Jesus’ birth more than 2,000 years ago. But Rowan County ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:04 am

Landis

New cabins, playground set, more disc golf among additions to Landis park

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Two additional cabins, a new playground set and a full 18-hole disc golf course are among the additions coming ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 12:10 am

Local

Police Navidad: Officers, volunteers deliver donated bikes to children for Christmas

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When 12-year-old Taniyah Joseph opened the front door Tuesday morning and saw a brand new light blue Huffy bicycle, ... Read more

by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 5:35 pm

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