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East Spencer

East Spencer interim Town Administrator F.E. Isenhour resigns

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Interim Town Administrator F.E. Isenhour resigned Friday night during a called meeting of the East Spencer Board of ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 8, 2019 8:59 pm

Crime

Murder trial: Jurors watch emotional video in which mother points out daughter’s killers

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jurors watched a video in which an emotional Mary Gregory saw the two people she is “100 percent sure” ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 8, 2019 7:12 pm

Crime

Man who tried to hide faces cocaine, marijuana charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who tried to hide in a car from deputies was arrested on felony cocaine and marijuana ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 8, 2019 6:40 pm

Crime

Murder trial: Defense attempts to poke holes in police investigation

SALISBURY — During much of Thursday afternoon’s testimony, defense attorneys tried to poke holes in the investigation of the 2016 murder of Lacynda Feimster. Defense ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, March 7, 2019 10:21 pm

Local

Firefighters, family honor fallen firefighters 11 years later

SALISBURY — Through tears and laughter, Laura Isler Langdon and her sister, Linda Isler, remembered their younger brother, Victor “Vic” Isler, as a kind-hearted, no-nonsense ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, March 7, 2019 8:22 pm

Crime

Emotional testimony opens trial in 2016 murder of waitress

SALISBURY — In emotional testimony Wednesday, Mary Gregory cried as she recalled seeing her daughter, 38-year-old Lacynda Feimster, murdered in front of her. Gregory was ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, March 7, 2019 12:38 am

Local

Fundraiser set up for family of infant killed in dog attack

A Lexington family is mourning the loss of 6-month-old Jacari Long, who died Tuesday after he was attacked by his baby sitter’s dog in Salisbury. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, March 7, 2019 12:36 am

Crime

Blotter: Teens cited for damaging field, simple marijuana possession

CHINA GROVE — Two teenagers and others were cited for damaging property after they fired guns Saturday in a China Grove farm field this weekend. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:06 pm

Local

Two pets die in Grove Street house fire

SALISBURY — Two pets died in an overnight fire on Grove Street that left a family displaced. No injuries were reported, the Salisbury Fire Department ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 10:59 am

Crime

Wanted man hid inside apartment, police say

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man wanted on a number of offenses, some of which are more than a year old, was ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 10:40 am

Local

EMS, local leaders dedicate station to honor Frank Thomason

ROCKWELL — Frank Thomason retired in 2017 as Rowan County’s emergency management chief after decades as a public servant. On Monday, dozens gathered in the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 12:15 am

East Spencer

East Spencer board seat remains open for now after death of alderman

EAST SPENCER — The Board of Aldermen has not filled a seat left empty by the December death of longtime Alderman Otis Gibson, but it ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 4, 2019 9:33 pm

Crime

Two charged in weekend murder in Woodleaf

WOODLEAF — A man wanted by Rowan County authorities in connection with a weekend murder in Woodleaf was arrested in Robeson County. A woman who ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 4, 2019 7:29 pm

Crime

Blotter: Man charged with marijuana possession at traffic checkpoint

SALISBURY — Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged a man with simple possession of marijuana while conducting a traffic checkpoint in Granite Quarry. Hugo Enrique ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 4, 2019 7:15 pm

Crime

Sheriff’s deputies charge pair with theft of vehicle from Denton

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man and woman Thursday in the Walmart parking lot on charges of ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 4, 2019 4:52 pm

Crime

Salisbury Police charge man with 2017 game of skill robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police charged a local man with a 2017 armed robbery at a game-of-skill business. Preston Karl Everhart, 29, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, March 4, 2019 11:56 am

Crime

Trial to begin for Salisbury pair charged in 2016 murder of Lacynda Feimster

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury pair charged in the May 2016 murder of longtime O’Charley’s waitress Lacynda Feimster will go on trial ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:05 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man reports identity theft

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man reported Wednesday that he was the victim of identity theft between Jan. 22 and Feb. 2 in ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 1, 2019 6:55 pm

Concord

China Grove man charged in restaurant break-ins

CONCORD — A China Grove man was charged with breaking into two Concord restaurants after a six-month investigation by the Concord Police Department. Vernon Jerome ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 1, 2019 6:12 pm

Crime

Police investigating Statesville Boulevard shooting; victim stable

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man was hospitalized after a shooting Thursday, but he was in stable condition, the Salisbury Police Department ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, March 1, 2019 10:20 am

Crime

Salisbury man convicted of second-degree kidnapping in 2018 incident

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was convicted this week in a three-day jury trial of attempted felony second-degree kidnapping and felony larceny. Clayton Garrett Byers, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 28, 2019 6:46 pm

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury Motor Co. reports vandalism

SALISBURY — Salisbury Motor Co. reported Tuesday that someone broke into a van and the business window between Feb. 21 and Feb. 22. The business ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:39 pm

Crime

Blotter: Jailed man charged on 2018 drug sales to undercover officer

SALISBURY — A local man already jailed in the Rowan County Detention Center has been charged with felony drug possession after he sold drugs to ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:05 pm

Crime

Cleveland man in jail for murder indicted on armed robbery

A Cleveland man already in jail for the January murder of Lakyn Jade Bailey during a drug deal has been indicted by a Rowan County ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7:56 pm

Crime

Salisbury police to sponsor church security training

SALISBURY — It’s been more than three years since Dylann Roof calmly walked into a Charleston, South Carolina, church and killed nine African-American churchgoers during ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7:51 pm

Crime

Sex offender on sheriff’s most-wanted list arrested

Rowan County authorities said Tuesday evening that the Salisbury Police Department has located a sex offender who had been placed on the county’s most-wanted list. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7:43 pm

Crime

Kannapolis BP gas station robbed, suspect being sought

KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed a Kannapolis BP gas station at gunpoint on Saturday. Authorities said ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 10:37 am

Crime

Sex offender added to Rowan Sheriff’s most wanted list

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has added a sex offender to its most wanted list. Nathan Patrick James Rohl was last seen in Salisbury and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 10:54 am

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