Coronavirus

County animal shelter moving animals to foster homes during pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rowan County Animal Shelter has begun its ...

News

Salisbury Transit suspends fares, city makes additional changes during COVID-19 outbreak

SALISBURY — The city’s transit system suspended fare collections on all routes starting Tuesday at 6 a.m. Transit ...

News

Landis police looking for missing 13-year-old girl

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Police say they need the public’s help to locate a Landis teen ...

Coronavirus

Institute projects about 2,500 North Carolinians will die from COVID-19 by August

ALBEMARLE — Health care data forecasters are projecting that North Carolina has only a few weeks before the ...

Rowan County

County to define ‘essential employees,’ provide emergency leave

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During a special meeting on Monday, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund starts accepting applications from nonprofits

SALISBURY — As the COVID-19 Relief Fund topped $22,000 raised Tuesday, the United Way started accepting applications from ...

Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools will have teacher workdays on Wednesdays for rest of year

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education’s Monday meeting was dominated by discussion and ...

Education

Brown, Williamson shed interim titles at Hurley, Corriher-Lipe

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Interim Hurley Elementary School Principal Jennifer Brown and Interim Corriher-Lipe Middle School ...

East Spencer

East Spencer town board to consider curfew during COVID-19 pandemic

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The town is considering instituting a curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County COVID-19 case count increases to 22

SALISBURY — From Friday to Monday, the number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County increased from 14 to ...

Education

RSS needs 25,000 bags a day for meals delivered

SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools is delivering about 25,000 meals a day during school closure at no cost to ...

Business

Before Cooper’s order, some area residents navigated local stay-at-home orders

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Lately, Steve Hines has been carrying a letter from his employer that ...

Education

COVID-19 to dominate agenda of Monday school board meeting

SALISBURY — All but two items on the Rowan-Salisbury School Board agenda Monday will be related to the ...

Business

‘Silent helpers’: Local costume company manager making masks for nurses, doctors

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As TV personality and neighborhood friend Mister Rogers once said, when looking ...

News

Rowan County leaders urge residents to participate in census

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — April 1 is Census Day, and Rowan County leaders are encouraging residents ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund raises $17,665 in first week

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 Relief Fund got a big boost this week after receiving a $10,000 grant from ...

News

New outbreak hot spots in New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit as infections worldwide top 590,000

By MATT SEDENSKY, KEVIN McGILL and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans rushed to ...

News

North Carolina GOP convention pushed back to June

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Republican Party’s state convention is being delayed by three weeks due ...

Coronavirus

Public health officials announce the county’s first COVID-19 death

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Friday said a person died after ...

Coronavirus

Governor issues stay-at-home order for North Carolina

SALISBURY — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday ordered people in the state of North Carolina to stay at home ...

News

Spencer approves $24,900 amendment to rework municipal complex project

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER – The town’s Board of Aldermen approved a change to plans  at a ...

Coronavirus

Novant Health, Attorney General’s Office warns of coronavirus scams

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a message to its social media audience, Novant Health has warned ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Relief Fund tops $4,000 raised

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 Relief Fund, a partnership between the Rowan County United Way and Salisbury Post, has ...

News

Cheerwine Festival still on schedule for May

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— The Cheerwine Festival, scheduled for May 16, is still on despite the current ...

Crime

Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers continues what it started decades ago

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In January, a Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of ...

Coronavirus

Q&A: Local doctors, health officials dispel myths, misinformation circulating about COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the spread of COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, continues, so does ...

News

Cabarrus, cities tell residents to stay home after being site of first coronavirus deaths

CONCORD — On the same day as the county became the site of North Carolina’s first deaths connected ...

Education

Teachers will be able to renew certifications during closure

SALISBURY – Proms and graduations are likely to be affected by ongoing, mandated school closures, and teacher certifications ...

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