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Governor, officials plead for public’s help to stop COVID-19 spike

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is closely monitoring hospital capacity ...

News

Some states hit pause, others press on amid spike in virus

By PAUL J. WEBER and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Utah and Oregon put any ...

Coronavirus

County sees jump in COVID-19 cases; state has highest rate of new infections since start of pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials reported Friday an increase of 25 individuals testing positive for ...

News

UPDATE: Woman who was reported missing after going camping in Uwharries returns home safely

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Rowan County Sheriff’s investigators say a Salisbury woman who was reported missing after she went ...

News

Spencer adopts $3.2 million budget

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The Spencer Board of Alderman adopted the town’s 2020-2021 budget on Tuesday night ...

Business

Downtown restaurants coped with curfew restrictions on top of COVID-19

SALISBURY — For downtown restaurant owners and managers, it’s safe to say that 2020 has not been business ...

Politics

State legislators pass bill that would reopen gyms, bars

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Carolina legislators have passed a bill that would reopen gyms and ...

Coronavirus

Positive COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue growing

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Both the number of currently positive COVID-19 cases and the total case ...

Education

Brown leaving Salisbury High for Mooresville principal job

SALISBURY — Luke Brown is leaving Salisbury High School to take the reins at Mooresville High School for ...

Crime

Police arrest man who fired gun during protest on inciting riot charges

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kernersville man who was accused nearly two weeks ago of firing ...

Politics

State legislature moves forward bill that could ease license restrictions during COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The North Carolina House and Senate are in the process of enacting ...

Business

County could modify zoning rules for pharmaceutical company eyeing former DuraFiber site

SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday scheduled a public hearing to modify the zoning status of a ...

Crime

UPDATED: One dead, two injured in shooting on Green Street

SALISBURY — One man is dead and two other people are injured after a shooting just before 10 ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: When will West End Plaza open for walkers?

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

Politics

Political Notebook: Cooper vetoes bill to reopen bars, allow outdoor seating for restaurants

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the House and Senate, HB 536, that would ...

Politics

Republican National Convention relocation from Charlotte would be ‘substantial blow’ for county

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With exact plans for the Republican National Convention still in the air, ...

Education

Packed RSS board agenda includes emergency powers, contracts, contingencies

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Emergency powers for Rowan-Salisbury Schools Superintendent Lynn Moody are on the agenda ...

Coronavirus

New zip code in county sees COVID-19 cases with more than 300 new tests reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After 18 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 Friday and Saturday, the county’s ...

News

Michael Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justice

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to ...

News

Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens

By BEN FOX, COREY WILLIAMS and JEFF AMY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters stirred by the death ...

News

Gov. Cooper vetoes bill to let N.C. bars serve patrons again

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed legislation that ...

Crime

Missing Salisbury teen found in Atlanta with registered sex offender

SALISBURY — A Salisbury teen reported missing in early May was found this week in Georgia with a ...

Crime

Man charged with damaging Salisbury Post window arrested, charged

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man accused of throwing a rock through a Salisbury Post window ...

Coronavirus

One additional new COVID-19 case in veterans home; average age of positive cases drops

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One veteran from the N.C. State Veterans Home was among the 13 ...

Politics

Legislators aim to reopen gyms over governor’s order

RALEIGH (AP) — Gyms and fitness centers would get relief from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive ...

Salisbury

City Council looks at specific options for continuing transit service

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The City Council on Tuesday received several options for using federal funds ...

Business

Food Lion will buy 62 supermarket stores in three states

SALISBURY — Food Lion announced Wednesday it will purchase 62 BI-LO/Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina ...

Crime

Salisbury man wanted for vandalism of Post’s window, inciting a riot

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is wanted on vandalism related charges after he was ...

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