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East Spencer

East Spencer hopes to proceed with rehab grant application

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — On the heels of completing a CDBG housing repair and rehab grant, the town of East Spencer hopes ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, June 2, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Sex offender charged with being at River Park

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A registered sex offender from Mooresville who is on probation was at River Park (the Bullhole) in Cooleemee on May 23 ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, June 1, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Meth dealers who sold to undercover Rowan officer sentenced to prison

GREENSBORO — Two men were sentenced to prison Tuesday for drug distribution in Rowan County in federal court in Greensboro. Alfredo Arias Bello, also known ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 31, 2019 3:19 pm

Crime

Kannapolis officer spots seat belt violation; man faces drug charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kannapolis police officer who was in the area of West Horah and Institute streets during a joint traffic ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 31, 2019 10:33 am

Crime

Granite Quarry woman charged with drug possession after overdose

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Granite Quarry woman faces a felony drug charge after she overdosed at a local restaurant and admitted taking heroin, according ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 31, 2019 10:24 am

Local

East Spencer anticipates completed budget with no tax increase

EAST SPENCER — The East Spencer Board of Aldermen expects to pass the fiscal year 2019-20 budget in the coming month after a public hearing ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:10 pm

Crime

Former Rowan deputy accused of multiple bank robberies

ALBEMARLE — A former Rowan County sheriff’s deputy is accused of robbing an Albemarle credit union and has been identified by the FBI as the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:03 pm

Crime

One sex offender apprehended, other still at-large

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A registered sex offender has been arrested while another is still being sought, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Shane ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:33 am

Local

Shield-a-Badge With Prayer Program begins

SALISBURY — Earlier this month, area law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives were remembered. This month also marks the 24th ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:28 pm

Crime

Blotter: Police looking for two after stop in stolen vehicle

The Salisbury Police Department is looking for two people who ran from a stolen vehicle after a traffic stop near Kelsey Scott Park. A police ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:29 pm

China Grove

China Grove man charged with shooting brother-in-law following wedding

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A China Grove man was charged with shooting his brother-in-law in both legs after his sister’s wedding, according to the Rowan ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:42 am

Local

Lawsuit filed over land formerly owned by late Jon Barber

SALISBURY — Nearly two years after his passing, a lawsuit is playing out over land once owned by former County Commissioner William “Jon” Sherrill Barber III, who ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Music festival raises money for leukemia, lymphoma society

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Three years ago, Melanie Hodges’ mother, Kay Owens, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. That is one of the reasons she attended ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 27, 2019 3:09 pm

Crime

Blotter: South Carolina man faces drug charges after foot chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Warrants have been issued for a South Carolina man for a number of offenses, including providing fictitious information to ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 27, 2019 12:01 am

Education

Graduates say goodbye to North Rowan family

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Tears flowed from the eyes of many of the 132 North Rowan graduates as they walked across the stage ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, May 26, 2019 12:05 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury woman takes police on high-speed vehicle chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Salisbury woman was charged Wednesday after she took police on a high-speed chase that ended in Lexington. Authorities said officers ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 24, 2019 8:10 am

Crime

Jurors find Jermail Blake guilty of voluntary manslaughter

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Jurors on Friday found Jermail Blake guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the murder of local barber Altereck Shields — a decision ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Medical examiner says murdered barber stabbed 3 times

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local barber Altereck Shields, who was reportedly stabbed to death in 2016 by a man he got into a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 23, 2019 12:10 am

Crime

Driver cited for marijuana following traffic checkpoint

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Salisbury man was issued a citation Tuesday after an officer smelled marijuana during a traffic checkpoint set up at the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 23, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Conflicting testimony begins Jermail Blake murder trial

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Testimony began Tuesday in a murder trial against Jermail Blake, who is accused of stabbing Altereck Shields, a local barber, to ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:10 am

Local

Man injured in mountain bike crash at park

A Rural Hall man was injured Monday in a mountain bike accident, according to Locke Fire Chief Rusty Alexander. The 63-year-old man and his wife, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 20, 2019 11:14 pm

Crime

Murder trial begins for man in 2016 stabbing death

SALISBURY — Three years after a Rowan County man was stabbed to death during a fight at a Cleveland home, the man accused of killing ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 20, 2019 11:09 pm

Crime

Blotter: Intoxicated man assaults police officer

An intoxicated man assaulted a police officer downtown after the Cheerwine Festival on Saturday. He also had a small amount of marijuana, according to the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 20, 2019 7:49 pm

Crime

Two men robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Newsome Road man says he was robbed while sitting on his front porch by two men wearing bandanas ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 20, 2019 10:55 am

Crime

Salisbury pair charged after accidentally calling former narcotics officer

A pair of Salisbury men were charged this week with methamphetamine-related offenses after they accidentally called the number of a former narcotics investigator to make ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 17, 2019 3:43 pm

Local

Law enforcement, community honor fallen officers

SALISBURY — Michelle Hillard was moved and honored to see the name of her husband, Rick Hillard, etched in stone on a monument dedicated Thursday ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 16, 2019 11:21 pm

Crime

Blotter: May 17

Carolina Quarries in Rockwell on Tuesday reported a break-in and vandalism at the business, 280 Comolli Road, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. In ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:05 pm

Crime

Family of murder victim speaks out; suspect in court

SALISBURY — Mya Miller overcame childhood turmoil and was excited about the next chapter of her life, her family said Thursday. Her life was cut ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, May 16, 2019 7:19 pm

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