Politics

Political Notebook: Rowan’s congressman supported lawsuit to overturn election results

SALISBURY — Reps. Ted Budd and Richard Hudson, who represent parts of Rowan County, were among the more ...

News

Treme moves on from interim role in Spencer

SPENCER — This is not Dave Treme’s retirement. He’s already retired twice. Treme is best known for his ...

Local

Rowan County Detention Center officer dies from injuries sustained in crash

Update – 1 p.m. on Sunday: Due to required coordination with the Carolinas Medical Center, Alsup’s body will ...

News

First COVID-19 vaccine approved in bid to end pandemic

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave the final ...

Education

Kannapolis City Schools will temporarily return to remote learning

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis City Schools Board of Eduction in a 3-2 decision on Friday voted to return ...

Business

With curfew and new alcohol restriction on the horizon, local restaurants brace for impact

SALISBURY — After a year of adapting to restrictions and limitations, local restaurants and bars will once again ...

News

Salvation Army looking to fulfill 300 children’s wishes for Angel Tree

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — This year, an unprecedented 300 children on the Rowan County Salvation Army’s ...

Coronavirus

County reports another COVID-19 death, positivity rate increases again

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Health officials on Thursday reported additional coronavirus death and an increased positivity ...

Elections

Second NC Supreme Court recount in Rowan results in one additional vote for Republican

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A hand-to-eye recount of election day ballots in two of Rowan County’s ...

News

Rowan Detention Center officer identified in Charlotte crash

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com CHARLOTTE — Kara Alsup, a 25-year-old Rowan County Detention Center officer, remains in critical ...

Coronavirus

Three more COVID-19 deaths, new daily case record reported in Rowan

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local health officials on Wednesday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths as the ...

News

Rowan Detention Center officer seriously injured in Interstate 85 crash

CHARLOTTE — A Rowan County Detention Center officer was seriously injured in an early morning collision with a ...

News

Spencer approves Park Plaza construction contract pending revisions

SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Aldermen hopes it has made the final motion to commence construction on ...

Coronavirus

Gov. Cooper announces modified stay-at-home order; Rowan among ‘critical spread’ counties

SALISBURY — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced a statewide, COVID-19-related curfew and modified stay-at-home order that will ...

News

County will buy temperature check tunnel for courthouse

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the purchase of a temperature checking tunnel ...

News

Salisbury Public Art Committee endorses historical marker about 1906 lynchings

SALISBURY — A historical marker commemorating lynchings that occurred in 1906 cleared its first hurdle Monday when the ...

Coronavirus

County reports third triple-digit increase in COVID-19 cases in five days

SALISBURY — For the third time in five days, Rowan County on Monday reported more than 100 new ...

Politics

Political Notebook: NC Supreme Court ballots will be recounted again in Faith, South Ward precincts

RALEIGH — All 100 county boards of elections will begin this week a hand-to-eye recount in the North ...

China Grove

Fire at China Grove laundromat caused by malfunctioning dryer

CHINA GROVE — A malfunctioning dryer was the source of a fire at a laundromat in China Grove ...

News

City withholds communication about council’s closed sessions

By Natalie Anderson and Josh Bergeron news@saliburypost.com SALISBURY — Details of discussions by city council members during closed ...

Coronavirus

Rowan health director: Local vaccine distribution plan will require ‘all hands on deck’

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With the approval of two potential COVID-19 vaccinations right around the corner, ...

Coronavirus

Judge names third-party expert to scrutinize COVID-19, closures in NC prisons

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A judge agreed on Friday to name a third-party expert ...

Crime

Durham man charged, held in Rowan after three-county chase

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Durham man wanted on various charges took Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

News

Hand recount in NC chief justice race set to begin next week

Associated Press Hand recounts of a small portion of ballots cast statewide in the extremely close race for ...

Coronavirus

County, state set new records for COVID-19 as growing positivity rate signals ‘critical levels’ of community spread

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two COVID-19 deaths, a new congregate care outbreak, a positivity rate that ...

News

State Board of Education discusses Faith Academy, East Spencer charter school

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The fate of Rowan County’s only charter school and the future of ...

News

Financial update shows city ‘faring OK’; council allocates first donations from Share 2 Care program

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the National Day of Giving, Salisbury City Council members allocated the ...

News

Family mourns, asks community to turn on porch lights for anniversary of A’yanna Allen’s death

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Some days are tougher than others for Shequita Woodberry, whose daughter A’yanna ...

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