Education

Since reopening, 3,000 NC college students got coronavirus

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — At least 3,000 college students in North Carolina have ...

Coronavirus

Cooper allows gyms partially open, keeps bars closed

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — Starting Friday, North Carolina will reopen more businesses ...

News

Exercise enthusiasts rejoice as Planet Fitness reopens in Salisbury

SALISBURY — Hours before Gov. Roy Cooper announced that fitness facilities in the state could reopen at limited ...

Coronavirus

Three new COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes; preschool becomes COVID-19 cluster

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county on Tuesday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths from two local ...

Coronavirus

Governor announces phase 2.5 of reopening starts Friday

Gov. Roy Cooper has announced the state on Friday will move into a phase 2.5 of reopening, which ...

Coronavirus

County reports another COVID-19 death outside of congregate facility

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional person not associated with a congregate care facility has died ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: Readers ask about false positives for COVID-19, school speed zones

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...

Coronavirus

Rowan ends week with 7 deaths, worsening congregate outbreaks

SALISBURY — Rowan County ended the week on Saturday by recording its seventh COVID-19 death in as many ...

News

College towns growing alarmed over outbreaks among students

By BRYAN ANDERSON, JIM SALTER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — As waves of schools and ...

Coronavirus

With three positive employees, jail annex becomes latest COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — Rowan County now has six congregate living outbreaks, according to COVID-19 data released Friday morning by ...

Coronavirus

Once state’s largest, Citadel nursing home sees second COVID-19 outbreak

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As cases at local nursing homes continue to surge, a second COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow at local congregate care facilities

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 outbreaks continued to grow in Rowan County on Wednesday when an ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 numbers remain low at jail, state prison in Rowan

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Detention Center has seen few COVID-19 cases, but three new jail-transferred inmates at ...

News

Pfeiffer quarantines dorm due to COVID-19

By Charles Curcio charles.curcio@stanlynewspress.com MISENHEIMER — The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected North Carolina since March, has reached ...

Coronavirus

Five new COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan

SALISBURY — County officials reported Tuesday five additional COVID-19 deaths at two local congregate care facilities. Three of ...

Coronavirus

County reports more than 60 new COVID-19 cases Monday

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — More than 60 people were reported positive for COVID-19 on Monday as ...

Coronavirus

Trinity Oaks reports spike in positive COVID-19 cases

SALISBURY — A COVID-19 outbreak at Trinity Oaks health and rehab in Salisbury is now the largest in ...

Coronavirus

Y Academy, local organizations latest to receive grants from COVID-19 Relief Fund

SALISBURY — The Rowan County United Way recently approved three more grants from the COVID-19 Relief Fund that ...

News

New COVID-19 clusters reported at NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill

RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State University officials reported four new coronavirus clusters on Friday involving 51 cases in ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: County reports additional death from Autumn Care nursing home

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials reported an additional death from Autumn Care of Salisbury ...

Coronavirus

County’s COVID-19 positive rate continues to hover around 9%

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thursday’s local COVID-19 update showed Rowan County continuing to hover around 9% ...

Coronavirus

Two new COVID-19 deaths, congregate care outbreaks reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two additional Rowan residents not living in a congregate care facility have ...

Coronavirus

Staff, resident COVID-19 cases reported at Trinity Oaks

Lutheran Services Carolinas is reporting that four staff members and two residents at Trinity Oaks health and rehab ...

News

Bell Tower Green Park now set for early 2021 opening

SALISBURY — Where there’s heavy-duty construction equipment, piles of bricks and plenty of mud, Dyke Messinger and Jason ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: COVID-19 cluster at private school did not impact students, classes

By Natalie Anderson and Carl Blankenship news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — State data on Tuesday reported that a local private ...

Coronavirus

Local nursing homes continue to be affected by COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson  natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 continues to affect local nursing homes, with 19 cases and one ...

Coronavirus

New death reported at Autumn Care as outbreak there continues to grow

SALISBURY — An additional resident of Autumn Care has died of COVID-19 as cases there continue to rise. ...

News

UNC-Chapel Hill sees two COVID outbreaks in reopened dorms

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — School is back in session this week at many ...

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