Coronavirus

UPDATED: Outbreak at jail annex over; new cases emerge at Kannapolis facility

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — State data on Friday showed that a COVID-19 outbreak among three employees ...

News

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s ...

Education

Funding flat, enrollment down slightly for Rowan-Salisbury Schools

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools Associate Superintendent of Resources Carol Herndon says the district was ...

Coronavirus

County sees ninth COVID-19 death this week, more than 30 cases reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Rowan has now reached 90 ...

Education

Gov. Cooper announces schools can move K-5 to plan A; school board vote needed locally

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday announced public schools can bring elementary students ...

News

New environmental specialists begin work on backlog soil evaluations

SALISBURY — The county’s Environmental Health Department is making some progress toward eliminating a long wait time for ...

News

Man dies after attempting to cross I-85 on foot

SALISBURY – A man was struck and killed on Interstate 85 near the north on-ramp from East Innes ...

Coronavirus

Four additional COVID-19 deaths makes county 5th in the state

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County health officials on Wednesday reported four additional COVID-19 deaths, which ...

Crime

Charlotte teen identified as shooting victim as police search for suspect

SALISBURY — A Charlotte teen has been identified as the victim of Tuesday’s shooting at Laurel Pointe Apartment ...

Coronavirus

Four COVID-19 deaths reported from three local nursing homes

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County on Tuesday reported four COVID-19 related deaths from Trinity Oaks ...

News

Teen killed at Laurel Pointe Apartment complex

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is investigating the death of a 17-year-old male who was shot and ...

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools moves forward with Henderson closure study

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education on Monday followed a recommendation from ...

Business

Pandemic accompanied by fever for home buying in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Victor Wallace has been in the realty business for over four decades, but even he is ...

Education

Faith charter school application gets continued after state board interview

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com RALEIGH — Faith Academy, a would-be charter school, was neither granted a charter nor ...

Crime

Blotter: Police search for man who evaded police, crashed on Catawba College campus

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are looking for a suspect who took them on a vehicle ...

Coronavirus

Average daily COVID-19 cases decline from peak in early September

After reaching a peak near the beginning of the month, the average of new daily COVID-19 positives has ...

Salisbury

City council to receive update on city’s stormwater master plan

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City council members on Tuesday will receive an update on the city’s ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury woman faces felony drug charge, breaking into vehicle

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was arrested Friday for felony possession of heroin, felony ...

Coronavirus

County adds more than a dozen COVID-19 cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 16 people were reported positive for COVID-19 in Rowan County ...

Education

Closure discussion for three schools on RSS board agenda

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education will view closure studies for a ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County remains sixth in state for number of COVID-19 deaths

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though the county only reported two COVID-19-related deaths this past week, Rowan ...

News

Judge won’t order more controls upon NC prison system

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused on Friday to place ...

Coronavirus

County’s COVID-19 positive rate improves; federal ‘strike team’ to provide summary of Citadel visit

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County’s rate of positive cases slightly improved on Thursday and is ...

News

Kannapolis woman dies in traffic accident on Lane Street

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash this morning on Lane Street near Earley ...

Crime

Charlotte woman faces murder charge in Landis man’s 2019 death

LANDIS — A Charlotte woman was charged Wednesday in the murder of Timothy Austin Hall, who was shot ...

Business

Downtown stakeholders see positives in search for new Empire Hotel developer

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As frustrations about completing the Empire Hotel project grow, downtown stakeholders say ...

News

Highway Patrol: Man sustained fractured skull, internal injuries in crash caused by domestic incident

SALISBURY — The North Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating a two-vehicle collision on Mooresville Road that left ...

News

Water testing, broadband expansion approved by commissioners

SALISBURY — A new chemical booster station may be needed to ensure residents in northeast Rowan County have ...

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