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Mississippi governor faces questions after skipping mask at Salisbury event

By Leah Willingham Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, Miss.— Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves compared his attending a ...

Nation/World

‘Fighting for you’: First lady makes her case for Trump vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose ...

Politics

Political notebook: Gov. Cooper joins other states in calling for 2020 Census deadline extension

Gov. Roy Cooper has joined seven other governors in urging a deadline extension for the 2020 Census for ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: Readers ask about political sign rules, school bus tracking

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...

Politics

Supporters, Mississippi governor rally in Rowan for Dan Forest

SALISBURY — More than 200 people attended a rally for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest at the Rowan County ...

Politics

Police arrest 5 during RNC protests in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE  (AP) — Police have arrested five people in Charlotte, North Carolina, where protesters demonstrated against the Republican ...

Elections

Local Democrats say the messaging was strong during virtual Democratic National Convention

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though not the traditional event, local Democrats say the message was not ...

Politics

N.C. Rep. David Lewis faces federal charges, plans plea

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina state Rep. David Lewis was accused Thursday of ...

News

Commissioners give give go-ahead for bids on COVID-19 construction

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday took a step toward upgrading the county’s facilities ...

Local

Police department lays out uses for grant funding

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department will formally ask that nearly $30,000 in federal ...

Politics

Political notebook: Biden campaign hosts HBCU roundtable for NC students

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following the selection of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running ...

Politics

Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

By Aamer Madhani and Matthew Daly Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is ...

Local

Board of Commissioners to consider rental of West End Plaza for gun and knife show

SALISBURY — Rowan County Commissioner Mike Caskey on Monday will request that the Board of Commissioners allow rental ...

News

Post Office warns states about mail voting

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is warning ...

News

Forest abandons lawsuit challenging Cooper executive orders

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest ended ...

Politics

Political notebook: Heggins calls on U.S. Senate to pass ‘HEROES’ Act

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mayor Pro Tem Al Heggins, who is running for a seat in ...

Politics

Pandemic has impacted campaigning efforts for both county Republicans, Democrats

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the pandemic has “changed the scope” of the upcoming general election, ...

Elections

Flood of election-related mail raises concerns from local voters

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As third-party organizations flood citizens with election-related mail, text messages and phone ...

Elections

Top state lawmakers want a presidential debate in N.C.

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — At a time when many voters are growing weary ...

Politics

North Carolina to relax 10-person limit for GOP convention

By Bryan Anderson  Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina will ease gathering restrictions for the Republican ...

Education

Most NC parents won’t have option to send kid back to school

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH  — When K-12 public school students in North Carolina resume ...

Politics

Gov. Cooper: Trump’s coronavirus strategy ‘nonexistent’

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday that President ...

State News

Business, assembly, mask mandates extended longer in NC

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s COVID-19 restrictions keeping some businesses with higher risks ...

News

No action taken on banning tear gas after divisive city council meeting

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Tensions surrounding a proposal to halt the use of chemical agents by ...

News

County to spend $3.95 million in COVID-19 relief funds on local projects

SALISBURY — Roughly $3.95 million in COVID-19 relief funding will be spent on projects ranging from converting doors ...

Elections

RNC: Decision on private Trump renomination vote not final

By Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to ...

Elections

With demand for mail-in ballots rising, here’s how to request, vote absentee in 2020

With roughly one month until the Rowan County Board of Elections can begin sending them out, requests for ...

News

Council to receive presentation on chemical agent ban, mural update

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City council members on Tuesday will hear a presentation from Mayor Pro ...

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