News

Novant Health will put up triage tent to help capacity at Rowan Medical Center

SALISBURY — As part of additional protective measures, Novant Health says it’s going to put up a triage ...

Business

Salty Caper planning to reopen in early April with bigger restaurant

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Beloved local pizza joint Salty Caper expects to reopen in early April ...

News

Cabarrus County resident presumed positive for COVID-19

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The first presumptive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a Cabarrus ...

News

Moped operator killed in Spencer identified

SPENCER — Spencer Police have identified the moped operator killed in a Tuesday single-vehicle crash on North Salisbury ...

Politics

Congressmen advocate for additional COVID-19 testing resources

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, were part of ...

Health

Local hospitals, pharmacies take precautions for coronavirus

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Hospital systems Novant Health, Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health along ...

News

One person airlifted after Statesville Boulevard accident with dump truck

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man was airlifted Wednesday when his Geo Metro car was struck ...

News

Catawba College postpones events in response to coronavirus, Livingstone suspends assemblies

SALISBURY – Catawba College has postponed two school-sponsored events — the long-running Brady Author’s Symposium and the McCorkle ...

Local

RCCC to provide training courses for jobs at Chewy, Food Lion

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer logistics operations courses in April in an ...

Business

Manufacturing survey shows lower turnover rate than national average, lack of skilled applicants

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  A recent survey conducted in conjunction with the Rowan Economic Development commission ...

News

Coronavirus prompts Rowan-Salisbury Schools to cancel out-of-county field trips

Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools plans to cancel all out-of-county field trips until further notice in ...

News

North Carolina governor declares emergency to combat virus

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state emergency Tuesday due to the coronavirus and ...

News

Salisbury police to host child bicycle safety class, other events

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is offering a free bicycle safety class in ...

News

School board looks at closure studies, redistricting as a whole

SALISBURY – Rowan-Salisbury Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Anthony Vann presented the results of a pair of closure ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with MDMA possession after traffic stop

SALISBURY — Salisbury police arrested a man following a traffic stop Saturday. Michael Shunta Bost, 39, of Salisbury, ...

News

Political notebook: Rep. Pittman wins district moved out of Rowan

By Liz Moomey liz.mooomey@salisburypost.com After redistricting altered N.C. House District 83, the district will no longer be in ...

Education

Systems online: East Rowan’s virtual academy accepting applications for 2020-2021 year

SALISBURY — Online classes have been available at colleges and universities for years, and now East Rowan High ...

Business

Snow Joe + Sun Joe now open in Salisbury; 100 will be employed making lawn, garden tools

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Snow Joe + Sun Joe, a new manufacturer of eco-friendly lawn and ...

Books

RPL South closed through Tuesday, March 10 due to water main repair

LANDIS — The temporary closure of Rowan Public Library’s South Rowan Regional branch, located at 920 Kimball Road, ...

News

Salisbury VA implements screening to prevent coronavirus outbreak

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA Health Care System will screen all people entering any of its properties for ...

Education

Two of three RSS school board members won’t seek reelection

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Josh Wagner and Susan Cox plan to let their terms expire this ...

News

Three Rivers Land Trust earns national recognition

SALISBURY — Three Rivers Land Trust has renewed its land trust accreditation. Since 1995, the land trust has ...

Crime

Woman charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty, animals seized

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police on Monday arrested Dorothy Parker Cline, 69, of Sidney Drive, ...

News

Sheriff’s office raids Granite Quarry Arcade for illegal gambling

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Following an investigation, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday raided ...

News

Former Landis manager files lawsuit against town

LANDIS — Roger Hosey, who was fired as town manager by aldermen on Jan. 6, is seeking monetary ...

Elections

Withers outspent Caskey, Pierce during county commissioner race

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Former China Grove Mayor Lee Withers spent significantly more in his campaign ...

News

Salisbury asks for state, federal action to protect water supply

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city council passed a resolution Tuesday requesting help from federal and ...

News

City awards contracts for major Salisbury-Rowan Utilities upgrades

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Three projects for Salisbury-Rowan Utilities, along with a revenue bond, were approved ...

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