Coronavirus

Two new COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan

SALISBURY — State data updated Tuesday show two new COVID-19 deaths among Rowan County residents. To date, 313 ...

Crime

Blotter: Bullets fired into two units at Lakewood Apartments

SALISBURY — Police are investigating after someone fired several shots into two apartments on Lakewood Drive Monday night. ...

News

COVID-19 restrictions eased at Rowan County Courthouse

SALISBURY — In one of his first moves as Rowan County Superior Court judge, Timothy Gould issued an ...

Crime

Blotter: July 5

In warrants from the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office: • Jordan Wayne Jenkins, 18, of Salisbury faces a multitude ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man charged with exploiting young children, posting child pornography to Facebook

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Friday arrested a Kannapolis man after ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: Is the Delta variant being tracked locally?

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

News

Salisbury firefighters struggle with Social Security benefits because of decades-old decision

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After a 27-year career with the Salisbury Fire Department, former Capt. Paul ...

News

Retiring City Manager Lane Bailey reflects on tenure in Salisbury

SALISBURY — When City Manager Lane Bailey on Thursday announced his retirement at the end of the year, ...

Business

Destiny Stone raffles off prizes from local businesses to promote new song

SALISBURY — Looking for a creative way to promote her new music, Destiny Stone decided to help local ...

Education

RSS to offer signing bonuses for new hires at some schools

SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools on Friday announced “lucrative signing bonuses” for new teachers at 13 local schools. Exact ...

Elections

Nine candidates file for municipal office on first day

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the first day of filing for this year’s municipal elections, nine ...

News

Livingstone adding esports program, new facility

SALISBURY – Livingstone College is entering the popular realm of competitive gaming this fall with new facilities and ...

Crime

Man facing 22 sex crimes surrenders

SALISBURY — A 55-year-old man facing almost two dozen sex crimes surrendered to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

Crime

Man grazed by bullet, another charged after argument about relationship

SALISBURY — One man was grazed by a bullet and another faces charges after an argument about a ...

Elections

10 incumbents across county make 2021 re-election plans as municipal filing starts Friday

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With filing for the upcoming municipal elections beginning Friday, at least 10 ...

News

Moooving day: Rowan County sells cows at impounded livestock auction

SALISBURY — When animal enforcement officer David Heilig first laid eyes on the three cattle taken into custody ...

News

Man in critical condition after East Spencer shooting

EAST SPENCER — An 18-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday at Grant Street Apartments. Interim ...

Crime

East Spencer man receives 70 months in prison for selling methamphetamine to sheriff’s office informant

SALISBURY — An East Spencer man will serve nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to ...

News

Local colleges trending toward normalcy for the fall semester

SALISBURY — Local colleges are moving toward normalcy and looking ahead to the fall semester. Catawba College plans ...

Elections

Three current members, one new Republican selected for Rowan’s elections board

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Beginning July 20, familiar faces and at least one new person from ...

Crime

Salisbury man charged with 30 crimes for images, videos of children

SALISBURY — A 20-year-old Salisbury man faces 30 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor after Rowan ...

Education

RSS Board of Education names elementary, middle school directors

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools has named three administrators to oversee its schools at the elementary and middle levels. ...

Education

RSS schedules traditional graduation for class of 2020

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools on Monday announced plans to make good on a promise it made more than ...

Crime

Blotter: Man charged for throwing knife into woman’s head during fight

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing a kitchen ...

News

Salisbury firefighter injured in blaze on Old Concord Road

SALISBURY — A firefighter was injured Saturday night while battling office fire on Old Concord Road. The Salisbury ...

Education

RSS dives into planning, accountability in hours-long session

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education and administrative leaders on Thursday made a day of talking ...

Business

‘Opportunity you don’t want to miss’: Hundreds turn out for job fair at West End Plaza

SALISBURY — When Noreen Nelson woke up on Saturday morning, she already had her day planned out. “It ...

Politics

Rowan County could receive nearly $20 million from state’s proposed budget

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the N.C. Senate’s $52 billion budget proposal makes it way to ...

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