Opinion

John Carr: Pops section is example of what Salisbury was close to having

By John Carr On Wednesday afternoon, the decision was made to cancel Pops at the Post. In today’s ...

News

31% of RSS students passed standardized tests during pandemic

SALISBURY — As the pandemic upended traditional learning methods in public schools, Rowan-Salisbury students saw a significant drop ...

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Hotwire to provide access to the ACC Network just in time for football season

By Johnathan Isenhour intern@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Hotwire subscribers will now be able to recreate the bar sports-watching experience ...

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As COVID-19 deaths continue rising, August becomes deadliest month since January

SALISBURY — Thirty-one Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 in August, according to the N.C. Department of Health ...

News

‘A double whammy’: Business owners react to cancellation of Cheerwine Festival, events at Bell Tower Green

SALISBURY — Expecting his store and the streets of Salisbury to be filled with thousands of thirsty Cheerwine ...

Coronavirus

August COVID-19 deaths up to 28 in Rowan County

SALISBURY — The August COVID-19 death toll in Rowan County increased to 28 on Thursday when state health ...

Crime

Salisbury man skips court, gets convicted of assaulting government official

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who stopped coming to court was convicted Thursday of felony assault with a ...

News

Man pleads guilty to killing Rowan veteran with car, fleeing scene of crash

SALISBURY — A year after Wendell Rhodes was struck and killed by a car while walking his dog ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County’s COVID-19 case total ranks No. 1 in state

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department says local spikes in cases and hospitalizations show one of the ...

Crime

High Point man faces first-degree murder charge for killing Kannapolis woman

KANNAPOLIS — A High Point man was arrested early Wednesday for the murder of Yolonda Basica Hollis on ...

News

Outbreaks, COVID-19 clusters in RSS-schools continue rising

SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 clusters and outbreaks are continuing to climb, with the Rowan County Detention Center representing ...

Crime

Woman killed in Kannapolis shooting

KANNAPOLIS — A woman was shot and killed Tuesday on Packard Avenue in Kannapolis. Kannapolis Police officers found ...

News

Highway Patrol identifies drivers killed in US 601 crash

SALISBURY — The identities of a Mocksville man and East Spencer woman were released after a fatal and ...

Crime

Blotter: Rockwell man, woman charged with leaving child unattended in store while impaired

SALISBURY — A Rockwell man and woman face misdemeanor child abuse charges for being impaired while their child ...

News

Council to begin process of identifying recruiting firm, interim city manager

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Heeding advice from the North Carolina League of Municipalities, council members on ...

Coronavirus

Three new deaths bring Rowan County to 25 COVID-19 fatalities in August

SALISBURY — Three Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the August death toll to 25. The ...

News

Rowan-Salisbury Schools mask mandate extended until Oct. 11

SALISBURY – The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education in a split vote on Monday extended its mask mandate ...

News

Ask Us: When will Texas Roadhouse open in Salisbury?

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

Crime

Blotter: Aug. 29

In weekend crime reports: • William Donald Vance IV, 32, of Greensboro was charged with felony discharging a ...

News

City sees potential demolition of West End homes as mitigating vagrancy, pests in abandoned homes

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For years, residents of the West End have expressed concerns related to ...

News

PowerHouse Recycling will create 50 jobs, invest $5 million in Salisbury expansion

SALISBURY — PowerHouse Recycling will create 50 new jobs and invest $5 million in an expansion in Rowan ...

Crime

Man who turned gun on himself after murder now expected to survive

SALISBURY — A man who turned a shotgun on himself after allegedly killing a woman on St. Peter’s ...

News

Judges won’t delay voting rights restoration for felons in NC

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A panel of state trial judges refused on Friday ...

Nation/World

Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

By KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday ...

News

Minimum age to marry in NC now 16

Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s minimum age to be married is now higher after Gov. Roy Cooper ...

News

Granite Quarry to host interactive open house on cycling, walking on Sept. 13

GRANITE QUARRY  — After exploring ways to make the town a more pedestrian-friendly destination, Granite Quarry officials will ask ...

Crime

Salisbury man previously convicted of murder back in jail for selling narcotics to undercover deputies

SALISBURY — A 33-year-old Salisbury man faces a laundry list of drug crimes after a monthslong narcotics investigation. ...

News

County commissioners forgiving, understanding after release of Pierce arrest video

SALISBURY — Commissioner Craig Pierce’s fellow board members are calling for understanding and forgiveness — not his resignation ...

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