Politics

Political notebook: Heggins says state should pass Medicaid expansion, support HB 1075

On Thursday, Salisbury Mayor Pro Tem Al Heggins — a Democrat running to unseat Rep. Harry Warren, a ...

Crime

Blotter: Man charged with breaking into 7 vehicles; man charged with drug trafficking

Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Jordan McKay Fritz, 20, of Salisbury, was charged Friday with felony breaking and ...

Crime

Two shot at party early Sunday

SALISBURY – Two people were shot near 200 S. West Street on Sunday morning. A release from Salisbury ...

News

In towns like Landis, cutoff prohibition will hurt budgets

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — While Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order to prohibit utility shut-offs was enacted ...

Education

RSS virtual K-8 looking for interested parents

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools is creating a virtual K-8 school beginning next school year ...

News

At Mount Rushmore, Trump says protesters seek to ‘defame’ heroes

By STEPHEN GROVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — Speaking to a ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: Officials warn about case spike from holiday weekend after highest one-day increase of positive tests

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Going into the holiday weekend, state and county health officials warned positive ...

Coronavirus

County health officials distribute 1,000 free face masks

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaching, county health officials on ...

Landis

‘First step in getting some closure’: Former, current Landis officials react to indictments

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Former town leaders say arrests made Thursday are steps in the right ...

Coronavirus

County nears two weeks of continuous double-digit increases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department reported an additional 26 people tested positive ...

News

Greenway expansion, traffic signal maintenance submitted for federal funding

SALISBURY — The Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization this week endorsed two local projects for federal grant funding.  The ...

Coronavirus

County continues to see double-digit increase in cases; state to test all nursing homes

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county on Tuesday reported an additional 23 people tested positive for COVID-19 ...

Crime

Two masked, gloved men rob Cricket Wireless cellphone store

SALISBURY — Police are looking for two men who robbed a Cricket Wireless cellphone store Monday morning while ...

Coronavirus

Liberty Commons resident dies from COVID-19; CDC updates guidelines

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County officials on Monday reported a resident from Liberty Commons died ...

Education

Kannapolis’ Woodrow Wilson Elementary renamed

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis City Board of Education on Monday voted to change the name of Woodrow Wilson ...

Faith

David Freeze: Shiloh Missions 5K breaks long Rowan race drought

Usually spring and early summer in Rowan County are filled with weekend running events. Faith is always busy ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 case count increases by 24; positives continue younger trend

For the eighth-straight day, Rowan County on Sunday reported a double-digit increase in total COVID-19 cases. The increase ...

News

Names of those we’ve lost: Family members remember relatives who died from COVID-19

SALISBURY — Melissa Carter described her father as a difficult man. Bill Carter left when she was 3 ...

Coronavirus

Investigation into Citadel nursing home corroborates concerns about state’s largest COVID-19 outbreak

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On April 14, one resident of the Citadel in Salisbury was found ...

News

Trump signs ‘strong’ executive order to protect monuments

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

News

Virus response, reopen fights mark N.C. legislative session

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers finished most of their work for ...

News

Security guard killed while checking tractor-trailer for delivery

SALISBURY — A security guard was struck and killed Thursday morning after she was hit by a tractor-trailer ...

News

Photos: City crew covers base of ‘Fame’ with plastic

A crew from the city of Salisbury on Friday used transparent and black plastic to cover the base ...

Coronavirus

Recoveries continue to rise; Salisbury Housing Authority to offer free testing in July

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The number of recoveries in Rowan County rose by 19 on Thursday ...

Crime

Salisbury man faces first-degree murder charges in Green Street shooting

SALISBURY — During a traffic stop Thursday night, police arrested a Salisbury man for first-degree murder in connection ...

Politics

Warren, Ford differ on $3.1 billion bond for education, road projects

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A bipartisan House bill that would give North Carolina the OK to ...

Coronavirus

County sees new death from COVID-19; free face masks available at West End Plaza

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Wednesday reported one additional COVID-19 death from someone not ...

Coronavirus

North Carolina requires face coverings statewide

By Jonathan Drew Associated Press North Carolina’s governor announced Wednesday that people across the state must wear masks ...

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