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City council approves $300,000 design contract for renovating former Wells Fargo into event center

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved an approximately $300,000 contract on Tuesday that will begin the process of renovating the former Wells Fargo building on ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Friday, August 23, 2024 12:05 am

News

City approves historic landmark designation for century-old house; Post voices tax concerns

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved a landmark designation for a century-old house on Tuesday, although Council Member David Post raised concerns about whether ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:05 am

Education

Commissioners re-pass resolution approving $73 million in bonds for Knox replacement, other projects

SALISBURY — The Rowan County commissioners officially approved issuing bonds worth a total of $73 million to fund the replacement of Knox Middle School as ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:05 am

News

Commissioners approve rezoning allowing expansion of green electric race car shop

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning on Monday that would allow for the expansion of an electric race car shop ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:05 am

Local

Hundreds of vehicles converge on Salisbury for second annual downtown cruise-in

SALISBURY — Hundreds of vehicles parked on and along North Main Street in downtown Salisbury on Saturday as part of the second-annual cruise in being ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:10 am

News

Preview: Salisbury City Council to consider contract to renovate former Wells Fargo into events center

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will receive an update on the Parks and Recreation Event Center and consider authorizing an approximately $300,000 contract to remodel ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Sunday, August 18, 2024 12:00 am

News

Preview: Rowan County commissioners to consider rezoning allowing 55-acre business park

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing during its upcoming meeting on Monday on a rezoning that would allow a ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Sunday, August 18, 2024 12:00 am

Local

Dan Nicholas Park shuts down train ride after derailment causes minor injuries

PROVIDENCE — The train ride that has been a fixture of Dan Nicholas Park will be shut down indefinitely after a derailment earlier this week ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:05 am

Local

Community comes together to celebrate new behavioral health urgent care

SALISBURY — Representatives from Rowan County United Way, Vaya Health, the Rowan County Health Department, Novant Health, Daymark Recovery Services and many other community organizations have ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:10 am

News

Rockwell fire chief and public works director Linker resigns

ROCKWELL — The town of Rockwell has undergone some leadership changes after longtime fire chief and public works director Tim Linker resigned recently. Mayor Chuck Bowman ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 12:08 am

News

Salisbury City Council approves “creative” rezoning allowing restoration of historic house

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved a rezoning on Tuesday that removes a Fulton Heights four-plex from a Historic Residential zoning, a change that neighbors ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Tuesday, August 13, 2024 12:07 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry annexes one property, discusses adding three more to town limits

GRANITE QUARRY — One property is officially entering Granite Quarry after the town council approved an annexation request on Thursday and multiple others began the ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Tuesday, August 13, 2024 12:07 am

Local

Sewer rehab, streetscape projects to disrupt downtown starting later this month

SALISBURY — Main Street in downtown Salisbury will experience some disruptions starting later in August and continuing for more than a year as a result ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Saturday, August 10, 2024 12:10 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry awards Medal of Valor to officer injured in 2022 shooting

GRANITE QUARRY — Officer Murphy Corl was awarded the Granite Quarry-Faith Joint Police Authority’s Medal of Valor on Thursday for his actions during a shooting ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Saturday, August 10, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Three new all-way stops coming to Salisbury streets

SALISBURY — Three intersections in Salisbury will be a bit safer after the city council voted on Tuesday to change them to all-way stops. The ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Friday, August 9, 2024 12:10 am

Crime

Mt. Ulla man charged with setting fire that killed six animals, injured two firefighters

MT. ULLA — A Mt. Ulla has been charged with arson and six counts of felony cruelty to animals after police said that he set ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Friday, August 9, 2024 12:00 am

Local

Commissioners approve issuing $73 million worth of bonds to fund Knox replacement, other school projects

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved issuing bonds on Monday worth a total of $73 million to fund the Knox Middle School ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 8, 2024 12:10 am

Elections

Bobby Kemp announces intentions to run as write-in county commissioner candidate

(This story has been updated to reflect new information from the Rowan County Board of Elections.) SALISBURY — Bobby Kemp announced that he intends to ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:10 am

Local

Unique Spanish mission-style house receives approval from HPC for first step historic designation

(This story has been updated to reflect the corrected address for the home, as an initial version of the story originally gave the incorrect address. ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 12:05 am

News

Preview: Commissioners to hold public hearing on limited obligation bonds for Knox replacement project

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing during its upcoming meeting on Monday on the financing through limited obligation bonds ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:00 am

Business

Cannon Pharmacy offering remote diabetes, blood pressure evaluation program in Kannapolis, Salisbury

KANNAPOLIS — For the past year-and-a-half, the Cannon Pharmacy’s South Cannon Boulevard location in Kannapolis has provided a remote diabetes and blood pressure monitoring program ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:00 am

News

Preview: City council to hear updates on Downtown Main Street Project

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will hear an update on the Downtown Main Street Project during its upcoming meeting on Tuesday. The project aims to ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:00 am

News

Henderson Independent School receives approval to move classrooms to temporary building, demolish breezeway

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury School System received approval from the Salisbury Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday to demolish the breezeway between the school building and ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Saturday, August 3, 2024 12:10 am

News

First event of East Rowan “Summer Movie Night” series tonight

ROWAN COUNTY — Tonight will mark the first event in a series of movie nights resulting from a partnership between the three east Rowan County municipalities ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Friday, August 2, 2024 12:00 am

Local

Four Salisbury sites added to state study list for historic register

RALEIGH — Four historic locations in Salisbury are one step closer to inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places after the state recently placed ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:10 am

Faith

Granite Quarry-Faith following up statewide traffic enforcement program with their own

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry-Faith Joint Police Authority has partnered with almost every other law enforcement agency in Rowan County on a future traffic enforcement ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:05 am

News

Registration opens for Rockwell 5K supporting local law enforcement K-9 programs

ROCKWELL — The Rockwell Police Department has opened up registration for what it hopes will be the first in a line of annual 5Ks held ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 12:00 am

Elections

Jackson officially closes campaign, withdraws from county commissioner race

SALISBURY — The election for two seats on the Rowan County Board of Commissioners is down to four candidates after Democrat Shameka Jackson withdrew from the ... Read more

by Robert Sullivan, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 12:05 am

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