Business

Concern grows for May rent payments during COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While some local property management companies have experienced minimal issues with tenants ...

Business

County commissioners to consider tax incentive request for industrial products distributor

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday will consider a tax incentive request for ...

Coronavirus

Families with relatives at The Citadel share experiences

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Ronald Barber on Saturday attended a graveside funeral for his 98-year-old great-aunt, ...

Coronavirus

United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund names first five grantees

SALISBURY — The first round of grantees from the United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide services that ...

Business

Banks nationwide struggle to meet lending demand for COVID-19 relief

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Banks have struggled to quickly receive guidance and then administer billions of ...

Crime

Man dies after hit-and-run on West Horah Street

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is dead after being struck Friday night by a car that fled the ...

News

Downtown Salisbury creates virtual scavenger hunt to prop up local business

SALISBURY — Since COVID-19 has shut down much of public life, employees with Downtown Salisbury Inc. began brainstorming ...

News

Salisbury Police to make policy changes following Thelma’s restaurant shooting

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department says it will make several policy changes after ...

Coronavirus

Coronavirus pandemic, stimulus checks can lead to increase in scams

SALISBURY — As COVID-19 stimulus payments to individuals start to arrive, local law enforcement is asking residents to ...

Politics

Tillis: Economic leaders need to collaborate to reopen businesses

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis says there should be a follow-up to the ...

Business

Some businesses credit local community with ability to keep operating despite COVID-19 outbreak

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Despite the impact on the local economy from COVID-19, some businesses continue ...

News

Rowan health director: County likely to see more positive COVID-19 cases

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County has not reached its COVID-19 case peak, Rowan Public Health ...

News

COVID-19 Relief Fund nears $60,000 raised

SALISBURY — As the number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County rises rapidly, the United Way’s relief fund ...

News

Spencer will hire assistant town manager with sights on promotion

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – After discussion in closed session, the Spencer Board of Alderman on Tuesday ...

Coronavirus

Memo shows 20 more positive COVID-19 cases at The Citadel

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County health officials confirmed Wednesday morning that 106 people have tested ...

Business

NC congressmen discuss funding options for small businesses

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a virtual Small Business Town Hall meeting Tuesday morning, U.S. Reps. ...

Crime

Local man charged with attempted murder for Jersey City incident

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with ...

Coronavirus

RSS approves ‘premium pay’ for frontline workers during COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — All Rowan-Salisbury Schools employees directly involved with the district’s new meal distribution program will now receive “premium ...

News

Salisbury Police: Bicyclist identified in East Innes Street collision

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police have identified Michael Todd Kluttz as the bicyclist who was ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: How can I help people in need during COVID-19?

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

Politics

Political notebook: Ford says governor’s COVID-19 executive orders have overreached

As some state representatives are meeting to discuss action needed during the COVID-19 pandemic, N.C. Senate members are ...

Coronavirus

State’s COVID-19 data for Rowan jumps ahead of local health department’s

SALISBURY – COVID-19 case numbers in Rowan County maintained by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services ...

News

Police: Cyclist killed in crash with vehicle

SALISBURY – A man was killed Sunday afternoon on Innes Street after being struck by a car while ...

News

Post changes print edition frequency to three days

In response to economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the change in recent years ...

News

City to appeal federal decision, seeks to protect water supply pump

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When a flooding event resulted in rising river levels on Feb. 6, ...

Business

‘Fundamentals matter’: County’s economy, quality of life can make it resilient against COVID-19 impact

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though impacts of COVID-19 are still being seen and studied, economists and ...

Coronavirus

Nonprofit leaders encourage people to make whatever payments possible on bills

SALISBURY — The leaders of Rowan Helping Ministries and the local Salvation Army have a similar message for ...

Coronavirus

First responders ‘pay it forward,’ thank hospital workers

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Lights and sirens flooded the street around Novant Health Rowan Medical Center ...

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