Politics

State House working group talks child care, scams, next steps

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Tara Fish, executive director of Harnett County Partnership for Children, told the ...

News

ABC sales up 27% last month; traffic beginning to level off after March increase

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Rowan-Kannapolis ABC locations saw a surge in customers mid-March as the severity ...

Coronavirus

Salisbury youngsters do their part to help COVID-19 Relief Fund

SALISBURY — Jane Hartness struck up a conversation with her two grandsons this week that resulted in all three ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County officials issue stay-at-home challenge; county has 75 positive COVID-19 cases

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County officials have issued a stay-at-home challenge to residents during what ...

Coronavirus

Local nursing home site of COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — Residents at a local nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19 amid an outbreak at the ...

Coronavirus

Local church brings Easter to children with egg hunt

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Margaret Redmond excitedly placed a plastic Easter egg into her colorful pink ...

News

Hurley YMCA would become medical shelter as ‘extreme backup’

SALISBURY – The J.F. Hurley Family YMCA and Rowan County Emergency Management say they are prepared to turn ...

Business

Local hospitality, lodging sector loses more than half of its workforce

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The hospitality sector was booming in Rowan County just months ago, but ...

Business

‘Connect Rowan’ online tool can help laid off workers find local employment opportunities

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An online tool created to help connect local high school seniors with ...

News

Tillis fields COVID-19 questions in telephone town hall

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On Wednesday morning, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis hosted his 16th telephone town ...

News

Duke Energy Foundation awards grants to Horizons Unlimited, Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council

SALISBURY – The Duke Energy Foundation announced $810,000 in grants to support North Carolina K-12 programs focused on ...

Coronavirus

Rowan Public Health reports 69 positive coronavirus cases

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The number of positive Rowan County coronavirus cases continues to climb, with ...

News

Community Action Agency among those moving services to remote delivery

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – The Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency is continuing its programs remotely to serve ...

Politics

State committee makes progress on COVID-19 relief bills

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. House’s COVID-19 Economic Support Working Group on Tuesday moved closer ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund tops $47,000 raised

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 Relief Fund has raised $47,142 since its start on March 22. That total includes ...

News

Local colleges putting graduation ceremonies on hold

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Livingstone College and Catawba College have all postponed May ...

Coronavirus

Veteran identified as second local COVID-19 death; 24 recovered in Rowan

SALISBURY — A patient at the N.C. State Veterans Home in Salisbury was identified Tuesday as the second ...

Coronavirus

County agrees to wait on projects that require significant new debt

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Meeting for the first time using a video conferencing application on Monday, ...

East Spencer

East Spencer tables crime-deterrent curfew during COVID-19 crisis

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Town Police Chief Sharon Hovis had hoped the town board would ...

Coronavirus

Second person dies in Rowan County after testing positive for COVID-19

SALISBURY — A second person in Rowan County has died after testing positive for COVID-19, the health department ...

Coronavirus

Rowan health director: Use proven precautions to slow outbreak

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After the number of COVID-19 cases more than tripled here in a ...

Coronavirus

Good Vibes only: Local designer making hundreds of facial masks for health professionals

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Each day for the last two weeks, Sabrina Harris has set out ...

News

Deceased mom’s delayed COVID-19 test results left family in uncertainty

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mary Boucher was admitted to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center on March ...

Business

Biz Briefs: Food Lion donates $3.1 million for critical needs

SALISBURY — Food Lion is making a $3.1 million donation, with the majority being earmarked to feed those ...

News

COVID-19 causing couples to postpone wedding parties for later dates

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While 2020 will be a year many may not remember fondly, some ...

News

State to provide $350 a week for COVID-19 related unemployment

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Unemployment insurance claims continue to grow as employers are shuttering as a ...

Coronavirus

‘Health is wealth’: Professionals urge people to take care of mental health during COVID-19 pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As physical health has been on the forefront of people’s minds during ...

News

‘Kept our masks on’: Salisbury couple made rapid return to US as COVID-19 spread

SALISBURY – Dan Durett was in Chile with his husband, Miguel, while the global coronavirus pandemic was intensifying ...

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