Crime

Shooting death makes third Salisbury homicide in three days

SALISBURY — A 29-year-old man died late Tuesday after Salisbury Police found him shot at an address on ...

News

School board moves ahead with rapid COVID-19 testing

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education approved opting in to a state-funded COVID-19 testing program on ...

Crime

UPDATE: Woman charged after man dies at Salisbury hospital from stabbing

SALISBURY — A 27-year-old man was fatally stabbed early Tuesday on Pearl Street and a woman was later ...

Crime

Sheriff’s Office: Salisbury man turns gun on himself after killing woman with shotgun

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man shot and killed a 43-year-old mother Monday before turning the gun on himself ...

Education

Faith Academy starts inaugural school year in former elementary school building

FAITH — More than two years in the making, Faith Academy Charter School opened to students on Monday. ...

News

Public speakers fill school board meeting with comments on masks as rules change for athletes

SALISBURY – The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education on Monday loosened mask rules for athletes after a lengthy ...

Coronavirus

Four new Rowan County COVID-19 deaths bring total to 20 in August

SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reported four new COVID-19 deaths among ...

News

Full video: Rowan County Commissioner Craig Pierce arrested for driving while impaired

This is a two-hour video from Salisbury Police officer H.M. Lindquist’s body camera of Rowan County Commissioner Craig ...

Crime

Blotter: Shots fired in confrontation on East Cemetery Street

SALISBURY — Police recovered shell casings in the 600 block of East Cemetery Street on Friday after a ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with six felony crimes for identity theft, forgery

SALISBURY — A man was charged and arrested Saturday on six felony crimes for counterfeit checks, identity theft ...

News

Salisbury Police investigating overnight homicide on Carpenters Circle

Staff Report news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are investigating a homicide that occurred overnight on Carpenters Circle. Salisbury Police ...

News

Alexander drawing on architectural experience in seeing ‘the big picture’ in bid for mayor

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mayor Karen Alexander says her decades of experience in architecture and urban ...

Elections

Heggins looking to record, military career to push big ideas if elected Salisbury mayor

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In the city’s inaugural mayoral race, Mayor Pro Tem Al Heggins says ...

News

Governor orders flags to half-staff Monday for Salisbury veteran

SALISBURY — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday ordered American and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be ...

News

RCCC will require proof of vaccination or weekly tests for staff starting Oct. 1

SALISBURY – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will begin keeping track of faculty and staff vaccinations in October. The college is ...

News

East Spencer town administrator drawing on 20-year career in military to move town forward

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — After several years of high turnover for the administrator position in ...

Trial

Judge orders release of police video captured during county commissioner’s arrest

SALISBURY — A judge on Thursday morning ordered the immediate release of law enforcement video footage captured during ...

News

Former Rowan Sheriff’s Office lieutenant Brady remembered as dependable, giving

SALISBURY — The year was 1990 and a slick-sleeved patrol deputy named John Sifford was transporting a man ...

News

Former councilman Kenny Hardin again fielding complaints of rodents in the West End

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Five years after attempts to mitigate a rodent problem near the West ...

News

Landis Fire Department temporarily halts operations because of positive COVID-19 tests

LANDIS — The Landis Fire Department will halt operations until Aug. 27 because multiple employees tested positive for ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow by three; Number, size of virus outbreaks grow

SALISBURY — State data on Wednesday showed three new COVID-19 deaths among Rowan County residents, bringing the total ...

Elections

State Board of Elections will determine county’s voting plans after Rowan board fails to reach consensus

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After failure of the county board to unanimously agree on an early ...

Education

36% of Catawba College students vaccinated as classes begin

SALISBURY — Just over a third of Catawba College students are vaccinated as the college begins its fall ...

News

City Council to discuss purchase of new fire rescue truck; enter into closed session

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members will meet virtually today to consider purchasing a new ...

News

Council candidate Nalini Joseph looks to use decades of experience in courts if elected

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City council candidate Nalini Joseph calls herself a visionary with the ability ...

Coronavirus

Eighth August death in Rowan County attributed to COVID-19

SALISBURY — The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reported another death from COVID-19 in Rowan ...

News

Historic Salisbury Foundation receives lot for public use next to cemetery containing ‘Fame’

SALISBURY — The Historic Salisbury Foundation has received a donation of land next to the Old Lutheran Cemetery ...

Crime

Blotter: Man arrested for list of 2019 drug charges

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man on Friday was charged with a litany of drug charges, including multiple counts ...

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