Education

Kannapolis City Schools will have two days of in-person classes each week

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The city’s school system will bring students to classrooms two days a ...

Education

One new candidate jumps in race for Rowan-Salisbury School Board

SALISBURY — As of Friday, four people have filed to run for the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education. ...

Crime

Man takes two police departments on chase after attempted traffic stop

SALISBURY — A man accused of running from a traffic stop took Salisbury and China Grove police on ...

Kannapolis

Kannapolis man wins with Lucky for Life lottery tickets

From the N.C. Education Lottery Mychael Patterson, of Kannapolis, was having breakfast when he learned his $2 Lucky ...

Education

State’s guidance provides preview of when positive COVID-19 cases emerge in schools

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – If Rowan-Salisbury Schools is going to keep kids in school this semester, ...

Coronavirus

UPDATE: County says child care facility notified health department of positive case

SALISBURY — Following publication of the initial version of this story, county spokesperson TJ Brown told the Post ...

Education

Local charter, private schools make reopening plans

SALISBURY – Several schools in Rowan County, charters and private, fall outside the purview of Rowan-Salisbury Schools and ...

News

US labs buckle amid testing surge; World virus cases top 15 million

By Matthew Perrone, Tammy Webber and Matt Sedensky Associated Press WASHINGTON — Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling ...

Coronavirus

Rowan’s COVID-19 deaths continue to grow outside of nursing homes

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One local resident not associated with a congregate care facility has died ...

News

With deficit building, city looks for ways to help customers with utility bills

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city is looking at ways to help families struggling with utilities ...

Business

One Love Services provides free mental health help amid COVID-19 pandemic

SALISBURY — Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services are important, says Steve Wideman, who runs a ...

Education

Essie Mae Kiser Foxx reopening with blended model, virtual option

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School plans to begin in-person classes ...

Salisbury

City talks next steps for diversity mural downtown, delays tear gas ban

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members on Tuesday agreed to move forward with a project ...

Coronavirus

New death, large increase follows weekend slowdown in new cases

SALISBURY — After new positive cases slowed over the weekend, Rowan County on Monday reported one of its ...

Education

School board OKs plan for alternating in-person instruction days

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With about 500 people watching virtually, the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education ...

Coronavirus

County sees another modest increase in cases; releases testing site information

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For the second day in a row, fewer than 10 cases of ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man arrested for felony counts of rape, indecent acts with children

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was arrested on Saturday for felony counts of first ...

Education

Parents, locals react to Rowan-Salisbury school reopening plans

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Less than a week after Gov. Roy Cooper announced schools would return ...

News

Locals hopeful program will help mitigate fresh food insecurity

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One local organization is hopeful that the success of this year’s farmers ...

News

Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ Smith to lead United Way campaign

Andrew Smith, Rowan-Salisbury Schools assistant superintendent of transformation, will serve as chairman of the 2020-2021 Rowan County United ...

Coronavirus

County breaks month-long streak of double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Saturday broke Rowan County’s nearly month-long trend of double-digit increases in new ...

Education

Byrd-Clark, Cox, Hightower first to file for school board

SALISBURY — Three candidates filed Friday for three seats up for grabs on the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of ...

News

State’s unemployment rate falls to 7.6% in June

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s jobless rate declined dramatically in June, the state ...

News

2,050 enroll in district’s virtual K-8 school

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — About 2,050 students have signed up for the new Rowan-Salisbury Schools virtual ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County records more than 100 COVID-19 recoveries this week

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For about a month, Rowan County has seen daily double-digit increases in ...

News

GOP convention plans for Florida shrink as virus surges

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans for a grand convention keep shrinking. ...

Crime

Alleged MS-13 gang member in Salisbury arrested in national operation

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two men who are members of multinational crime organization La Mara Salvatrucha, ...

Coronavirus

Amid weeks-long trend of double-digit positives, active cases decrease in Rowan County

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 38 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the county on ...

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