Business

New unemployment claims down in August, could indicate positive trend for businesses

SALISBURY — New unemployment insurance claims were down in Rowan County in the month of August. There were ...

Crime

Police: Man charged after children call 911 from neighbor’s house

SALISBURY — Police have charged a local man after they received a 911 call from his children to ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: Who are people behind sign at City Park playground?

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

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury Man charged with felony assault by strangulation

SALISBURY – Ryan Michael Price,  33, of Salisbury, was charged with felony assault by strangulation Friday after allegedly ...

Elections

In 13th Congressional District race, Budd, Huffman differ on government’s role in COVID-19 help

SALISBURY — Although Rep. Ted Budd asserts that he’s still an outsider in Washington, he’s served a full ...

Crime

UPDATED: 1 shot, 5 in custody after shooting at haunted house that attracted 1,000 visitors

CHINA GROVE — One person was shot in the foot and five juveniles were taken into custody after ...

Coronavirus

Deadly September propels Rowan County to 100 deaths from COVID-19

SALISBURY — Rowan County hit a grim milestone on Saturday, as more than 100 COVID-19 deaths have been ...

Crime

Highway Patrol charges man in hit-and-run after finding vehicle hidden in woods

SALISBURY — A 44-year-old Salisbury man on Saturday was arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run in connection to ...

News

NC elections board, Republicans at odds over absentee ballot rule changes

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s currently Democratic-only elections board exchanged public jabs ...

News

Trump expected to announce conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ...

Coronavirus

County health officials report four new COVID-19 deaths

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Thursday reported four additional COVID-19 deaths, including three ...

News

Trump promotes health care ‘vision’ at stop in Charlotte but gaps remain

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JILL COLVIN Associated Press CHARLOTTE (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency ...

Crime

Highway Patrol: Vehicle fled after striking, killing pedestrian on Camp Road

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. State Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle that struck ...

Coronavirus

Seven new COVID-19 positives reported at Piedmont Correctional

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Piedmont Correctional Institute reports there are seven active cases of COVID-19 within ...

Coronavirus

Rowan tied for fifth among counties for most COVID-19 deaths

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county reported one additional COVID-19 death at Accordius Health on Wednesday, ...

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools will survey families, stakeholders about next superintendent

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Families of school children and everyone else directly connected to the district ...

News

Library to reopen for in-person visits Oct. 1

SALISBURY — On Oct. 1, public entry will be allowed at three branches of the Rowan Public Library ...

Crime

Man arrested in Spencer in connection with Charlotte murder investigation

SPENCER — A suspect wanted in a Charlotte attempted murder investigation was arrested in Spencer and is now ...

News

County government losing assistant manager, social services director

SALISBURY — Rowan County government is losing its assistant manager to retirement and the director of its largest ...

Education

KCS sees smooth transition back to classes, unlikely to transition to all in-person for K-5

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Just more than a month in, Kannapolis City Schools has had a ...

Coronavirus

12% of all Rowan COVID-19 cases currently active

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Nearly 400 people are currently positive with COVID-19 after 33 cases were ...

News

Rowan Social Services director takes new job in New Hanover County; Heidrick to retire

Donna Fayko, Rowan County’s Social Services director since 2012, will take a new position Oct. 6 as New ...

Ask Us

Ask us: Will masks be required in Rowan County polling locations?

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

News

Political Notebook: Tillis, Cunningham differ on when to fill SCOTUS vacancy

While U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., says the Senate should move forward with filling the vacant seat on ...

News

Local state trooper, firefighter returns home after Army deployment

SALISBURY — For the first time ever, Shane Herrin held his 5-month old daughter in his arms this ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with damaging video camera, tresspassing

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces several charges after being arrested for trespassing on property and allegedly damaging ...

Business

Downtown Salisbury ‘moving swiftly’ with developers interested in Empire Hotel

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following discussions with at least four interested developers, Downtown Salisbury Inc. will ...

Education

Candidates for East Area school board seat have widely different views on renewal

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com ROWAN COUNTY — Two newcomers are competing for the East area seat on the ...

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