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Crime

Blotter: Woman assaulted on Laura Kate Avenue

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman reported on Friday she was the victim of an assault in the 1000 block of Laura Kate ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Police: Traffic stop yields marijuana charge

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces felony marijuana charges after the driver of the vehicle he was riding in was stopped ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 9, 2020 5:03 pm

East Spencer

East Spencer hires Southern Pines company to assist with bookkeeping

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The town of East Spencer has outgrown its QuickBooks accounting software and has elected to use a Southern ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with marijuana, pill possession after overdose call

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man believed to have overdosed inside a vehicle parked at a local convenience store faces drug possession ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 4:07 pm

Elections

Rowan residents hope to make their vote count

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — More than 25,000 voters turned out to participate in the primary election on Tuesday to decide winners in partisan ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 1:42 pm

Crime

Salisbury pair charged with meth, cocaine, other drugs

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com STATESVILLE — A Salisbury pair were charged with possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana following a Friday traffic stop where ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:43 am

Crime

Rowan man killed in officer-involved shooting in Mocksville

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com MOCKSVILLE — Mocksville police shot and killed a Rowan County man this weekend following a 911 call that someone was shooting ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:38 am

Crime

Salisbury Police: Three overnight shootings under investigation

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police are looking into three shootings that occurred Monday night and early Tuesday within the same general area ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:43 am

Crime

Blotter: March 3

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com In Salisbury Police Department reports • A woman reported on Friday someone stole her belongings from the 700 block of East ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:00 am

Landis

Landis couple displaced by house fire, lose pets

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com LANDIS — A Landis couple was displaced from their home following a Monday morning fire at their South Zion Street home. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 2, 2020 7:07 pm

Local

Troopers needed: Highway Patrol says it’s in need of new recruits

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There are 1,6oo troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina highways, but that number isn’t enough. Currently, the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, March 1, 2020 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury attorney James Davis recognized as 2020 Super lawyer

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — James Davis, a Rowan County native, has been recognized as a top lawyer in the state by North Carolina ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, March 1, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury Fire Department announces two promotions

SALISBURY — Salisbury Fire Chief Robert Parnell announced two promotions this past week: Cory Orbison and James “Jay” Adams as battalion chiefs. Orbison has more ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, February 29, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Man who fell off 75-foot bridge reunited with rescuers

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A week ago, Jeremiah Cribb was found lying in a mud pit after he took a 75-foot fall from ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, February 28, 2020 12:02 am

Crime

Blotter: Police looking into theft of tires from truck at Cloninger Ford

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are looking into the theft of three tires from a pickup truck at Cloninger Ford after a security ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:56 pm

China Grove

China Grove man charged with assault, kidnapping after argument over cellphone

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County Detention Center today after he was accused of assaulting a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 11:17 am

Local

Youth advocate Alex Clark remembered for his life lessons, heart for youth

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Family and friends are mourning the death of community leader and youth advocate Alex Clark, who died Saturday, four ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:02 am

Local

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing 17-year-old

DAVIDSON COUNTY — The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 17-year-old who was last seen a week ago in the Simmerson Road ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Teens charged with armed robbery of two pizza deliverymen

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two teens face felony robbery charges after deputies say the two ordered pizza and other food items using a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 12:26 pm

Crime

Blotter: East Spencer man remains in jail after assaulting woman

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An East Spencer man remains in the county jail after being accused of assaulting a woman by placing a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, February 24, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Candidates discuss rural internet needs at Woodleaf forum

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — Malvia Houpe has a daughter with health issues who requires a device to monitor her heart, but she worries ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 23, 2020 12:05 am

Local

High school students from across the state compete in trade skill event

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — West Rowan High junior Brock Hager had been preparing nearly three months for Saturday’s Skills Rowan 2020 competition. Hager ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 23, 2020 12:00 am

Local

James Greene recounts working as one of the first black probation officers

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In 1984, not long after James Greene graduated from N.C. State University, he became a Rowan County probation and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 23, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Search warrant: Cohen shown on surveillance video at time of fire

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury businessman accused of setting fire to a business told police he was home at the time of ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, February 21, 2020 12:10 am

Crime

Blotter: Officers witness road rage incident in Walmart parking lot, driver charged

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with reckless driving and other offenses after two police officers witnessed him driving erratically ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, February 21, 2020 12:00 am

East Spencer

East Spencer’s Alisa Russell continues to be inspired, inspire others

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Alisa Russell has lived her life like the poem, “The Dash,” which highlights living a life of purpose ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:01 am

Local

‘We’re putting you in an ambulance’: Man rescued after falling 75 feet from I-85 bridge

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Jeremiah Cribb shouldn’t be alive, his rescuers say, but the 24-year-old Concord man walked away from a 75-foot fall ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 6:29 pm

Crime

Blotter: Police are looking into early morning shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are investigating the shooting of a local man after they received a 911 hang-up call from a South ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:00 am

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