News

Council moves to temporarily halt water service disconnections, starts reconnections

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city council on Tuesday approved an ordinance to temporarily suspend Salisbury-Rowan ...

News

YMCA branches close in Rowan, Cabarrus counties

SALISBURY — All branches at the Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA closed March 16 at 9 p.m. to help prevent the ...

Lifestyle

Lee Street theatre changing schedule due to coronovirus

Lee Street theatre office and building at 329 N. Lee St. is officially closed to the public. All ...

News

Meals on Wheels still delivering, with precautions

Submitted Meals on Wheels Rowan continues to deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors across Rowan County with a ...

News

Dollar General stores setting aside time for senior shoppers

Dollar General Corporation plans to dedicate the first hour of each shopping day to senior shoppers, as well ...

Coronavirus

Commissioners vote to use West End Plaza as relief center if needed

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Coronavirus was on the minds of Rowan County commissioners Monday night, as ...

BREAKING NEWS

State to close restaurants and bars to dine-in customers

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is ordering all restaurants and ...

Coronavirus

Heggins asks city to stop disconnecting water service during outbreak

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following the lead of other North Carolina municipalities, Salisbury Mayor Pro Tem ...

Education

RSS board receives updates about district’s coronavirus plans

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – As the district was preparing students for learning during a state-mandated closure, ...

News

County makes park changes, offers curbside library service

SALISBURY — One of multiple coronavirus-related changes announced Monday, Rowan County government said park hours would be extended ...

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools prepares students for learning at home during coronavirus closure

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Cars filtered into the parking lot at Overton Elementary School slowly on ...

News

Salisbury Police Department closes its doors to walk-ins amid coronavirus concerns

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department says the agency is making changes to the ...

Business

Salisbury VA postpones non-essential procedures

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA Health Care System has postponed all non-essential procedures for a minimum of 30 ...

News

Political notebook: Budd votes against, Hudson for Coronavirus Response Act

One of Rowan County’s Republican congressmen voted against and the other voted for a coronavirus response bill that ...

Education

Schedule for item pickup for Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Monday is a teacher workday for Rowan-Salisbury Schools to prepare for a minimum two-week closure in response to ...

News

City of Salisbury to close recreation centers

SALISBURY — City government on Sunday announced that it would close all recreation centers until further notice in ...

News

Some churches choose to stream services online; others proceed with caution

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s going to take the entire community to come together to get ...

Education

Livingstone transitioning students to online classes in wake of coronavirus outbreak

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Livingstone College has opted to move to “distance learning,” according to an ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus COVID-19 continues to get a ton of attention in the national media. The sensationalism of it all ...

Education

RSS calls emergency meeting Monday to discuss coronavirus plans

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An emergency meeting of the Rowan-Salisbury School Board has been called for ...

News

Novant Health will put up triage tent to help capacity at Rowan Medical Center

SALISBURY — As part of additional protective measures, Novant Health says it’s going to put up a triage ...

News

State, local courts limiting proceedings in effort to protect against coronavirus

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In an effort to protect public health during the outbreak of the ...

News

Catawba College will move to remote classes until April 12

SALISBURY — Catawba College plans to cancel all in-person classes next week and transition to remote delivery. In ...

Business

SBA to provide up to $2 million for small businesses affected by coronavirus

Staff Reports news@salisburypost.com WASHINGTON — The Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster ...

News

Additional local event cancellations or postponements

Below are additional event cancellations that are occurring in conjunction with health concerns about the coronavirus and COVID-19. ...

Education

Some locals make call to cancel upcoming events due to coronavirus concerns

By Natalie Anderson and Liz Moomey news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A number of local events throughout the county have ...

Local

Coronavirus local event cancellations or postponements

The following events have been postponed or canceled because of concerns about COVID-19, which is caused by coronavirus: ...

Politics

Congressmen advocate for additional COVID-19 testing resources

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, were part of ...

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