Coronavirus

Four more COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan; 15 more positive

Rowan County Health officials on Thursday reported four more COVID-19 deaths and 15 more positive cases.

Education

Happy Roots is spreading the joy of gardening despite pandemic

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Happy Roots has been working at Henderson Independent School for the past ...

News

Rowan health director: County likely to see more positive COVID-19 cases

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County has not reached its COVID-19 case peak, Rowan Public Health ...

News

COVID-19 Relief Fund nears $60,000 raised

SALISBURY — As the number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County rises rapidly, the United Way’s relief fund ...

Business

Cheerwine Festival canceled due to safety, health concerns

SALISBURY — Cheerwine and the city of Salisbury on Wednesday announced the cancellation of this year’s Cheerwine Festival, ...

Coronavirus

Memo shows 20 more positive COVID-19 cases at The Citadel

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County health officials confirmed Wednesday morning that 106 people have tested ...

News

Canceled fundraisers, milestones, programming leaves community organizations in a lurch

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Waves of event cancellations and program changes in the wake of the ...

Business

NC congressmen discuss funding options for small businesses

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a virtual Small Business Town Hall meeting Tuesday morning, U.S. Reps. ...

Coronavirus

‘What are we supposed to do? Die here?’: Citadel nursing home residents, family member speak out

SALISBURY — After the discovery last week of a COVID-19 outbreak at The Citadel nursing home, residents and ...

News

Local pair face charges for violating stay-at-home order

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man and woman face misdemeanor charges for failing to heed ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County COVID-19 death count increases to 7, cases continue to climb

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The number of people who have died as a result of COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

RSS approves ‘premium pay’ for frontline workers during COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — All Rowan-Salisbury Schools employees directly involved with the district’s new meal distribution program will now receive “premium ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund’s total grows by more than $4,000

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 Relief has raised about $56,000 to help local people with needs stemming from the COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

Rowan COVID-19 cases spike sharply; County sees two more deaths

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the same day data showed cases in Rowan County spiking by ...

News

Local churches stay hopeful, adapt on Easter for COVID-19

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Churches have been adapting services to meet social distancing guidelines as the ...

Coronavirus

State’s COVID-19 data for Rowan jumps ahead of local health department’s

SALISBURY – COVID-19 case numbers in Rowan County maintained by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services ...

News

Drive-in services working out for some area churches

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Typically, when Pastor Cody Zorn preaches a Sunday sermon at Bible Missionary ...

Business

Community support despite COVID-19 is ‘blessing in disguise’ for Salty Caper reopening

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Despite the impact of COVID-19, beloved pizza joint Salty Caper was welcomed ...

Business

‘Fundamentals matter’: County’s economy, quality of life can make it resilient against COVID-19 impact

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though impacts of COVID-19 are still being seen and studied, economists and ...

Coronavirus

Nonprofit leaders encourage people to make whatever payments possible on bills

SALISBURY — The leaders of Rowan Helping Ministries and the local Salvation Army have a similar message for ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund hits $51,922 raised

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 Relief Fund has raised $51,922 since its start on March 22. The fund is ...

Coronavirus

First responders ‘pay it forward,’ thank hospital workers

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Lights and sirens flooded the street around Novant Health Rowan Medical Center ...

News

Church members say ‘thanks’ to hospital workers at shift change

SALISBURY — When employees at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center left the hospital Friday evening during shift change, ...

News

Good Friday services put off as death toll tops 100,000 from coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000 Friday as the epidemic ...

News

North Carolina surpasses 3,900 coronavirus cases

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another 257 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in North Carolina, pushing the total ...

Coronavirus

County doubles COVID-19 case total, sees two deaths in a week

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a week, two veterans staying at the N.C. State Veterans Home, ...

Coronavirus

NC State Veteran’s Home site of COVID-19 outbreak, two deaths

UPDATED: 5 p.m. A second veteran staying at the N.C. State Veterans Home, located on the campus of ...

News

KCS delivers more than 60 face shields to local agencies

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS – In late March, Kannapolis City Schools began using its 3-D printers to ...

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