News

Rowan Republicans hear from Rep. Budd, Appeals Court candidate

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd and North Carolina Court of Appeals candidate ...

News

NC Supreme Court strikes down redistricting maps

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s ...

Local

Salisbury council to discuss public safety, capital projects, housing during planning retreat

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will meet Thursday and Friday to develop goals ...

Elections

Political Notebook: Here’s how much Rowan County Board of Elections spent to conduct municipal elections

SALISBURY — The cost to conduct the 2021 municipal elections across Rowan County last year totaled $52,466, with ...

Politics

Blotter: Jan. 23

In weekend arrest warrants: • Candace Nicole Evans, 31, was charged with malicious conduct by a prisoner. Evans ...

News

Committee asks county commissioners for $15 million to build substance use, mental health crisis center

SALISBURY — A committee composed of community leaders asked the Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon ...

Politics

‘Move for the vote,’ NC NAACP president says during Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council celebration

SALISBURY — Many of the things Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. desired have escaped our grasp, says North ...

News

Salisbury City Council to consider more than $500,000 in federal funding for housing initiatives

SALISBURY — Council members on Tuesday will consider granting Rowan Helping Ministries, Rowan County United Way and S&H ...

Nation/World

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push ...

Nation/World

Davidson dean, first Black woman among three set for nominations for Fed board

By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON  — President Joe Biden will nominate three people for the Federal ...

Elections

Candidate filing for 2022 elections will begin Feb. 24

SALISBURY — After court-mandated halt to candidate filing for the 2022 election in December, the state Board of ...

Politics

Judges let North Carolina GOP redistricting plans stand

RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina judicial panel refused Tuesday to throw out redistricting maps drawn by the ...

News

Political Notebook: Foundation recognizes Ford for conservative voting record

RALEIGH — The American Conservative Union Foundation has recognized Rowan’s and Stanly County’s Sen. Carl Ford as one ...

Salisbury

Salisbury City Council members receive board, commission appointments

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members have been appointed as liaisons to various boards and ...

Politics

Salisbury City Council approves sister city relationship with Monrovia, Liberia

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following visits from Liberian dignitaries in the fall, the Salisbury City Council ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Catawba College’s Bitzer estimates unaffiliated registration to become largest voting group this year

After evaluating voter registration data across the state, Dr. Michael Bitzer, political science professor at Catawba College, predicted ...

News

Commissioners will hold hearing to consider new Verizon cell tower near Faith

SALISBURY — At its first meeting of 2022, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider ...

Nation/World

Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker

By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — He was an accomplished amateur boxer ...

Elections

Political Notebook: With election waiting on courts, here’s who has already filed to run in 2022

While more Rowan Countians have declared a run for the 2022 election, the following is a list of ...

News

Local Postal Service concerns make their way to nation’s capital

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Concerns from Rowan County residents about local Postal Service operations have made ...

Rockwell

On Rockwell Board of Aldermen, Brewer hopes to improve strength of community

ROCKWELL — Dillon Brewer has his sights set on building the strength of his community. Whether it’s with ...

Elections

With candidate filing suspended, primary delayed, here’s where 2022 elections stand in NC

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While a new candidate filing period is still undetermined, courts have been ...

News

Lawsuit seeks transparency in votes to delay primary

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A North Carolina congressman has filed a federal lawsuit ...

Politics

Political Notebook: NC Chamber of Commerce names Rowan lawmakers ‘2021 Jobs Champions’

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce named all four of Rowan County’s lawmakers “2021 Jobs Champions” ...

News

Jackson ends Senate bid, endorses Beasley

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A prominent U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina withdrew from ...

News

School funding plaintiffs ask NC Supreme Court to weigh in

Associated Press RALEIGH — Plaintiffs in long-running North Carolina school funding litigation have asked the state’s highest court ...

Nation/World

House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to hold ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Cooper vetoes Ford-backed bill to prevent private money from funding elections

Gov. Roy Cooper last week vetoed a bill supported by local legislators that would have prohibited state and ...

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