BREAKING NEWS

Two dead after Friday night crash on Jake Alexander Boulevard

SALISBURY — Two people are dead after a Friday night collision involving two cars on Jake Alexander Boulevard ...

News

Salisbury VA opens vaccinations for ages 65 and older, veterans with high-risk conditions

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA Health Care System on Friday announced all veterans 65 and older and those ...

Crime

Rowan County man to serve minimum of 45 months for manslaughter, robbery charges

SALISBURY — A 28-year-old Rowan County man will serve a minimum of 45 months in prison after entering ...

Crime

Man pleads no contest in grandmother’s murder

SALISBURY — A 28-year-old man man will spend a minimum of 38 years in prison after pleading no ...

Coronavirus

First responders, health care workers receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For many locals, receiving the COVID-19 vaccine gives hope for some return ...

Coronavirus

Three COVID-19 deaths, triple digit positives, recoveries reported Thursday

SALISBURY — Local statistics on Thursday showed three more COVID-19 deaths, a triple-digit increase in positives and one ...

Crime

Alleged gang members face laundry list of drug charges

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office says two men who are known gang members face a list ...

News

Updated: Electricity restored after 1,000 customers lose power in Faith

FAITH – Power was restored on Thursday afternoon after an early morning outage left the entire town of ...

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools talks redistricting for Faith, Enochville closures

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools is changing attendance boundaries in response to the impending closure of Faith and Enochville ...

Crime

Salisbury man charged in string of gas station robberies

SALISBURY — A 36-year-old man faces charges in several robberies where he allegedly asked for Newport cigarettes before ...

News

Health and Human Services secretary: State will balance limited vaccine supply across counties

SALISBURY — The state will have fewer vaccine doses to allocate for the next few weeks after using ...

Education

School board receives flood of comments on operations after Knox teacher’s death

SALISBURY — Sixteen people spoke to the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night about COVID-19 and ...

Coronavirus

With two reported Tuesday, county averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths per day

SALISBURY — Local statistics show Rowan County averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths reported per day in 2021. ...

Coronavirus

Demand continues to exceed supply as county shifts to vaccine appointments

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Monday announced its drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics would switch to an ...

Crime

Mississippi sheriff: One dead after Salisbury children left in woods; father sought

SALISBURY — A 2-year-old Salisbury girl was found dead Saturday after she and her 7-year-old brother were abandoned ...

News

Nina Oliver: County will move to appointments for vaccines

Letter from Rowan Public Health Director Nina Oliver As your Health Director, I feel a need to share ...

Coronavirus

81 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday as county hints at appointment model

SALISBURY — Rowan County began the final full week of January with 81 new COVID-19 cases and few ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with shooting at police, robbing Goodwill in December

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 29-year-old Salisbury man was charged Friday with firing at law enforcement ...

News

During early mornings and weekends, F&M Bank handled hundreds of Paycheck Protection Program loans

SALISBURY — The sun had barely peeked above the horizon, but Steve Fisher was already awake. It was ...

News

Community offers support for, memories of Knox teacher Beaver

SALISBURY — Matt Beaver was an enduringly positive man. Beaver’s longtime friend and colleague Justin Pauley said Beaver ...

News

NC panel backs governor’s ‘guiding principles’ on health improvements

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Prominent North Carolina medical, business and nonprofit leaders and ...

Crime

Teen found dead on Grove Street, another dies from gunshot wound while being airlifted

SALISBURY — In what’s being called a homicide investigation, one man was found dead on the on the ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths, hospital bed usage continue rising in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Three weeks into the new year, Rowan County has recorded 59 COVID-19 deaths. There were seven ...

Crime

Former paramedic charged with embezzling a controlled substance

SALISBURY — A former Rowan County paramedic was charged Wednesday with embezzling a controlled substance. William Buckley Stout, 43, ...

News

City will consider moratorium on new local historic landmarks

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council on Tuesday will consider putting a temporary halt ...

News

“She always had a smile on her face:” Active in the community, Jeannie Misenheimer dies from COVID-19

By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post Here’s the thing you need to know about Jeannie Misenheimer: ...

Nation/World

Biden sworn in as America’s 46th president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy ...

Nation/World

Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ...

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