Elections

COVID-19 election funds will supplement county money in November

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Elections expects to receive $222,000 in additional ...

Politics

Warren, Ford differ on $3.1 billion bond for education, road projects

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A bipartisan House bill that would give North Carolina the OK to ...

News

While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted

RALEIGH (AP) — Spectators in North Carolina’s capital cheered Sunday morning as work crews finished the job started ...

Politics

Political notebook: Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County law firm responds to Rep. Larry Pittman

Davis Wright Tremaine, the law firm that represents Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, responded last week in a ...

Politics

Charlotte Gardner, who broke barriers as first Rowan woman in state legislature, dies

SALISBURY — It may have been 2:30 a.m., but Charlotte Gardner quickly answered Brad Ligon’s phone call.  Ligon ...

Politics

Cabarrus County’s Pittman criticizes ‘gutless wonders’ in public office, calls protesters ‘vermin’

SALISBURY — A state legislator whose district covers parts of southern Rowan County says he’s “thoroughly disgusted by ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Rep. Warren says work still being done on second COVID-19 funding

State Rep. Harry Warren, R-76, says both the North Carolina House and Senate are doing their due diligence ...

Politics

Local Republicans hold open house at new county headquarters

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was the first day in the new “home” for the Rowan ...

News

Tentative deal in the works to relocate ‘Fame’ Confederate statue

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury confirmed Friday that a tentative deal is in ...

Politics

State legislators pass bill that would reopen gyms, bars

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Carolina legislators have passed a bill that would reopen gyms and ...

Politics

State legislature moves forward bill that could ease license restrictions during COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The North Carolina House and Senate are in the process of enacting ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Cooper vetoes bill to reopen bars, allow outdoor seating for restaurants

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the House and Senate, HB 536, that would ...

Politics

Republican National Convention relocation from Charlotte would be ‘substantial blow’ for county

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With exact plans for the Republican National Convention still in the air, ...

Politics

Legislators aim to reopen gyms over governor’s order

RALEIGH (AP) — Gyms and fitness centers would get relief from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive ...

News

City manager: Transit cuts no longer in proposed budget

SALISBURY — Stopping transit service to Spencer and East Spencer will no longer be included in City Manager ...

News

Commissioners talk incentives for broadband construction, 2020 election funding

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A financial incentive to begin developing rural broadband infrastructure in the county ...

Politics

Political notebook: Local congressmen call for ‘swift justice’

Rowan County’s members of the U.S. House last week reacted to the killing of George Floyd by saying ...

News

Salisbury City council will hold budget workshop, public hearing

SALISBURY — The City Council will have meetings on Monday and Tuesday for its 2020-2021 budget as well ...

News

Gov. Cooper, Trump speak about GOP convention details

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump and North ...

Politics

Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press CHARLOTTE — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention ...

Politics

Political notebook: Sen. Carl Ford says state needs ‘full bore reopening’

Sen. Carl Ford can describe Gov. Roy Cooper’s “modest” Phase 2 reopening with a single sentence. “It’s better ...

Politics

Political notebook: Budd, Hudson oppose new COVID-19 package

Both of Rowan County’s representatives in the U.S. House opposed a new, $3 trillion, Democrat-led COVID-19 relief bill ...

News

House passes $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill

By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus ...

News

State House committee hears details on nursing home outbreaks

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —Most of the county’s and the state’s COVID-19 deaths are from congregate living ...

Politics

Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the U.S. ...

Coronavirus

Local NAACP, Heggins call for ‘equity lens’ for city’s COVID-19 funds

SALISBURY — In a video conference hosted by the North Carolina Black Alliance, Salisbury-Rowan NAACP president Gemale Black ...

Politics

Rep. Howard leads bill to protect debtors in COVID-19 pandemic

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. House Economic Support Working Group, led by a local representative, ...

Politics

Political notebook: Sen. Carl Ford encourages increased crowds of Reopen NC protesters

The May 2 rally in Salisbury supporting the “reopening of the state” brought out about 20 protesters, and ...

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