News

Blend of in-person, virtual events scheduled for MLK holiday

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city’s Human Relations Council will host a mix of in-person and ...

News

Landis Public Safety Department receives grants to upgrade equipment, planning for more

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — The Landis Public Safety Department says it has received about $30,000 in ...

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 ...

News

DSI exploring creation of social district for downtown alcohol consumption

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will host a number of public input sessions this ...

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 ...

News

Fees for parking violations going up as Salisbury City Council talks enforcement

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The City Council’s vote Tuesday to raise fees for downtown parking violations ...

Local

Audit, financial report of 2021-22 city budget shows broadband fund expected to be out of deficit by 2023

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city’s financial audit for the 2020-21 fiscal year shows that its ...

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 ...

News

City council to receive financial report, consider ‘sister city’ relationship with Monrovia, Liberia

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council today will hear a presentation about an audit ...

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

10 to Watch in 2022: Harry McLaughlin Jr.

SALISBURY — Before 2021, Harry McLaughlin Jr. might have only been known as the owner of McLaughlin’s Grocery, ...

News

10 to Watch in 2022: Elaine Hewitt

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In her new role as chair of the Rowan County Republicans, longtime ...

BREAKING NEWS

Salisbury Police investigating shooting incident at Laurel Pointe Circle

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in the 700 block of Laurel Pointe ...

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 ...

Christmas Happiness

News

This year’s Christmas Happiness Fund reaches $35,000 in donations for local children

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Joseph Kirk has been donating to the annual Christmas Happiness Fund on ...

News

Divided by Four will rock Bell Tower Green Park for New Year’s Eve celebration

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city will ring in the new year at Bell Tower Green ...

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

O Christmas Tree: After finding Fraser fir in Newland, Bell Tower Green could get permanent spruce

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While the city this year installed a Christmas tree at Bell Tower ...

Rowan County

New cabins, playground set, more disc golf among additions to Landis park

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Two additional cabins, a new playground set and a full 18-hole disc ...

News

Police Navidad: Officers, volunteers deliver donated bikes to children for Christmas

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When 12-year-old Taniyah Joseph opened the front door Tuesday morning and saw ...

News

$60,000 in downtown grants awarded to a dozen businesses, a dozen homeowners

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city has awarded a dozen businesses and a dozen homeowners with ...

News

Grant from Robertson Foundation will assist with West End demolitions

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city will use a $15,000 grant from the Blanche and Julian ...

News

Gold Hill residents report unannounced closures, inconsistent schedules at post office

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — Residents of southeastern Rowan County report making multiple trips to the ...

News

Democrats continue tradition of hosting Christmas party at Rowan Helping Ministries

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Democrats on Wednesday continued their annual tradition of hosting a ...

Rowan County

Employees of now-demolished First Union Bank gather where they once worked

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Shae Mills recalls short trips in the 1970s with her coworkers at ...

News

Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources visits Salisbury’s ‘particularly ambitious’ Bell Tower Green Park

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a visit to Salisbury on Friday, North Carolina Secretary of Natural ...

News

City of Salisbury picks more than a dozen streets for resurfacing in spring

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Beginning in the spring, the city will pave or resurface more than ...

News

Redevelopment will turn old Ford dealership into 64 housing units

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A new housing project will redevelop a former Ford dealership on South ...

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