Coronavirus

Spencer nursing home has COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — Rowan County on Friday added at least 26 new COVID-19 cases to its total, as well ...

Coronavirus

Nursing home outbreak first reported last week sees first COVID-19 death

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county’s death toll from COVID-19 reached 52 on Thursday after Autumn ...

Coronavirus

1,400 face masks given out at county’s drive-thru giveaway

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Thursday distributed about 1,400 free face coverings to ...

Coronavirus

County launches paramedic program for those recovering COVID-19

SALISBURY — By using coronavirus relief funding, county government has launched a COVID-19 community paramedic program that will ...

Coronavirus

County reports new COVID-19 death outside of nursing home

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One additional Rowan County resident not affiliated with a congregate care facility ...

Business

Embracing the outdoors: downtown restaurants, coffee shops work to expand outdoor seating

SALISBURY — Right now, there’s only a painted fence and some gravel, but Heather Teeter has big plans ...

Coronavirus

30 people now positive at Autumn Care nursing home

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Three additional people at the Autumn Care of Salisbury have tested positive ...

Business

Staffing agencies say more jobs available than job seekers

SALISBURY — When the coronavirus pandemic spread to North Carolina in the spring, unemployment claims rose dramatically. In ...

Coronavirus

Salisbury Sheetz temporarily closed after three employees test positive

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Sheetz location in Salisbury has temporarily shut down after three employees ...

Politics

Pandemic has impacted campaigning efforts for both county Republicans, Democrats

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the pandemic has “changed the scope” of the upcoming general election, ...

Coronavirus

County sees highest number of currently hospitalized

SALISBURY — Rowan County reached saw its highest number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday when ...

Business

Gyms, members navigate rules about exercising during COVID-19

SALISBURY — After a foot injury left him recliner-bound for two years, the muscles in John Reeves’ once-strong legs ...

Coronavirus

Salisbury VA Community Living Center outbreak now considered over

SALISBURY — State and county health officials on Friday confirmed that the outbreak at the W. G. Hefner ...

News

Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no help for jobless now

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on ...

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 outbreak grows at Salisbury nursing home

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 13 cases at the Autumn Care of Salisbury were reported ...

Coronavirus

Autumn Care becomes newest site of COVID-19 outbreak

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Wednesday reported a new nursing home ...

Coronavirus

Recoveries rise in addition to 29 new positives

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 29 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Rowan County, ...

News

County to spend $3.95 million in COVID-19 relief funds on local projects

SALISBURY — Roughly $3.95 million in COVID-19 relief funding will be spent on projects ranging from converting doors ...

Coronavirus

County adds 28 new positive to COVID-19 count

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On Monday, 28 new people tested positive in Rowan County for COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

State declares two local congregate living outbreaks over

SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services last week closed out two more COVID-19 outbreaks ...

Coronavirus

Local COVID-19 cases cross 2,000

SALISBURY — Rowan County crossed 2,000 total cases on Saturday as cases continued on another streak of double-digit ...

News

Commissioners to consider business expansion, approve CARES Act funding plan

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Commissioners on Monday will hear a presentation regarding a tax incentive request ...

News

Students begin returning to college campuses with virus protocols in place

By BRYAN ANDERSON and JOHN RABY Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — The first wave of college students returning ...

Coronavirus

Company confirms Daimler employee died after testing positive for COVID-19

SALISBURY — An employee at the Daimler Trucks plant in Cleveland died Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19, ...

Coronavirus

Thousands of negative tests added to local COVID-19 total

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following the addition of thousands of previously uncounted negative tests, Rowan County’s ...

News

Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

By David Klepper Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the world races to find a vaccine and a ...

Coronavirus

Local restaurant already struggling worries about effects of alcohol order

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The governor’s order to halt the sale of alcohol after 11 p.m. ...

Business

Cooper: Alcohol sales at N.C. restaurants ending earlier

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday he’s curbing ...

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