News

Pierce says experience, record key in re-election bid

SALISBURY — This is the time when the Rowan County Board of Commissioners needs experience, says Craig Pierce, ...

Crime

Kannapolis man faces assault charges after Friday stabbing

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com LANDIS — A Kannapolis man is expected to be charged with assault following a ...

News

Former Kannapolis mayor, Bob Misenheimer, dies

KANNAPOLIS – Former Kannapolis Mayor Bob Misenheimer died Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the age of 88, after a ...

News

Salisbury-Rowan Utilities seeks $40 million in bonds for upgrades, refinancing

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Following City Council approval Tuesday, two projects to update Salisbury-Rowan Utilities infrastructure ...

Education

Catawba’s outgoing president takes job in Kentucky

SALISBURY —Brien Lewis, president of Catawba College for the past eight years, will become president of Transylvania University ...

News

Sheriff’s office says eight more businesses added to ‘fish arcades’ facing shutdown

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — More “fish arcade” businesses will face a shut down this week after ...

News

Ask Us: What are the plans for the former Cone Mill property in Salisbury?

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

News

County will move recycling center in conjunction with new animal shelter wing

SALISBURY — Rowan County Commissioners on Tuesday will iron out details of a privately funded dog wing addition ...

Crime

Blotter: Pair charged in connection with three Enochville armed robberies

ENOCHVILLE — A man has been charged with armed robbery of three convenience stores in the Enochville areas ...

News

$10,000 put up for initial phases of Rowan trail head at Wil-Cox Bridge

Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SPENCER — A nonprofit group has agreed to fund survey work and landscape design for ...

News

MLK parade and celebration at civic center draws crowd

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Vehicles, community organizations and dance troupes snaked through downtown on a chilly ...

Crime

One charged following Enochville-area robberies

UPDATED 3:30 p.m. Jan 18 Jail records show Shelby Earl Smith, 23, was charged Friday with robbery with ...

Crime

Sheriff’s office arrests 10 for failing to pay child support, others for hiding them

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office says one man had to be rescued ...

Business

Team Auto Group celebrates new downtown headquarters

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Team Auto Group employees were bumping elbows at the Jake Alexander Boulevard ...

News

NC State speaker predicts 2020 will be year of economic growth

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — N.C. State Professor and Economist Michael Walden gave his perspective on the ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff: ‘Fish arcades’ considered illegal gambling, to face shut down

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Six days ago, Salisbury Police charged D’Andre Anthony Curry with armed robbery ...

Faith

Martin Luther King celebration and Humanitarian Awards Sunday

SALISBURY  — Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Salisbury will host the 43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King ...

News

RSS talks next steps as Apple lease nears end

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – The end is near for Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ second lease on Apple products ...

News

Board of Elections prepares for primary election

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With the primary election less than two months away and early voting ...

News

Winston-Salem man jailed after courthouse ruckus

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man remains in the Rowan County jail after causing a ...

Crime

Second West Rowan Middle teacher charged with sex offenses; third person sought

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has charged a second West Rowan Middle teacher with exchanging explicit ...

News

Political notebook: Challengers Hoy, Ellis united in bid for state Senate seat

Although Democrats Geoffrey Hoy and Tarsha Ellis will face off in the March 3 primary for N.C. Senate ...

News

‘Making decisions about people’s lives’: NC Chief Justice Cheri Beasley talks about court’s goals

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — N.C. Chief Justice Cheri Beasley returned to Salisbury Saturday for the Rowan ...

Local

School board to discuss future of Knox-Overton Monday

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Discussions about the future of Knox Middle and Overton Elementary schools will ...

Politics

County plans to transfer water line to city of Salisbury

SALISBURY — County commissioners agreed Friday to begin transferring ownership of a water line in the Dukeville area ...

News

Salisbury man faces drug charges after interstate vehicle chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What began as a vehicle stop by law enforcement for a broken ...

News

Rowan County commissioners pass Second Amendment resolution

SALISBURY — It wasn’t a hard decision, according to Rowan County Commissioners Chairman Greg Edds. In a unanimous ...

Politics

County commissioners to have annual retreat today

SALISBURY — From subdivision street standards to things local government can do to prevent recidivism, county commissioners today ...

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