News

New Hope Baptist welcomes new assistant pastor

SALISBURY — In a homecoming, New Hope Baptist Church is welcoming a new member to its clergy. Pastor ...

News

Salisbury City Council honors police officer for saving four-week-old’s life

SALISBURY — Salisbury honored one of its police officers during the city council meeting on Tuesday for saving ...

News

Salisbury holding meetings on Main Street improvement project

SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury has set a series of drop-in information sessions for Tuesday, July 23, ...

Lifestyle

Gotta’ Run: More state parks

My second day of visiting state parks was a last-minute decision, although I was prepared. I realized I ...

News

A love story 75 plus years in the making

ROWAN COUNTY — For most folks, July 3 was prep day for the 4th, but for one Rowan ...

Crime

Blotter for July 20

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Vandalism occurred in the 2300 block of Statesville Boulevard between 6 p.m. on ...

Local Events

Carolina Caring offers free grief support workshops in July, August

SALISBURY — As part of its ongoing grief support series, Carolina Caring will offer two grief workshops in July ...

News

Sheriff’s office asking for assistance in unsolved murders through crime stoppers program

ROWAN COUNTY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance with unsolved homicides throughout the county, ...

News

Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings

SALISBURY — The Commission on the Future of NC Elections convened its second all-commission meeting at Catawba College on Monday to ...

News

West Rowan grad retires from Air Force to join aerospace company

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Colonel Justin Chandler, who hails from Salisbury, and graduated from West Rowan High School ...

Crime

Blotter for July 19

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Shoplifting occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street at 8:20 a.m. ...

Crime

Man accused of child porn possession

SALISBURY — A China Grove man was arrested on Tuesday after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ...

Crime

Police searching for suspects in Salisbury, Concord break-ins

SALISBURY — Police are searching for the suspects in a burglary in Salisbury on Tuesday that are believed to ...

Crime

Cleveland man faces charges for indecent liberties with an 8-year-old

SALISBURY — One man was charged with taking indecent liberties with a child after deputies said that the eight-year-old ...

News

Thousands without power after storm hits Rowan County

SALISBURY — Thousands were without power after a storm with strong winds hit Rowan County on Thursday afternoon, ...

News

West Rowan’s Clarke honored by county commissioners and on Congressional floor

SALISBURY — On Monday, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners took time at the start of the meeting to ...

News

Landis, DOT officials discuss potential Hwy. 29 traffic pattern

LANDIS — Even with a traffic signal, motorists attempting to navigate Old Beatty Ford Road, Ryder Avenue and ...

News

City council approves demolition of home after owner “lost physical control”

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that allows the city to demolish a ...

State News

Justice for All party says it will sue the NC elections board

By Lynn Bonner NC Newsline The group Justice for All in North Carolina plans to sue in federal ...

News

Blotter for July 18

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Vandalism occurred in the 700 block of East Franklin Street between 5 a.m. ...

Education

Salisbury Academy awarded as a ‘Green Ribbon School’ in nation’s capital

Salisbury Academy News Service Salisbury Academy, a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, was honored in ...

News

State board recognizes We The People as official NC political party

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced recognition of another political party in the state ...

Crime

Salisbury teen slain in Tuesday shooting: Kannapolis PD seeks info

KANNAPOLIS — A Salisbury teen was killed in a shooting in Kannapolis shortly before midnight on Tuesday and ...

News

Secretary of State makes campaign stop in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Elaine Marshall, the North Carolina secretary of state, made a stop in Rowan County on Saturday for ...

News

Kannapolis fire injures one, displaces two

KANNAPOLIS — One person was injured and two adults were displaced by a kitchen fire in Kannapolis on ...

News

Landis Officer Gribble receives life-saver award

LANDIS — Landis honored one of its law enforcement officers during the town’s monthly meeting Monday for heroism and ...

News

Three Rivers Land Trust protects 167 acres in Davidson County

New housing developments, restaurants and shopping malls dot the landscape in the Wallburg area of Davidson County. However, ...

Crime

Blotter for July 17

In Salisbury Police Department reports: A larceny of automobile accessories occurred in the 300 block of Long Meadow ...

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