Crime

Blotter: Salisbury Police respond to multiple shootings Thursday

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police responded to a string of shootings Thursday, with one shooting into ...

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Granite Quarry discusses $100,000 rollover for Joint Police Authority

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — At the beginning of the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen’s Monday ...

Crime

Blotter: Health care worker turns self in after ‘concerning bruises’ found on 12-year-old

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Stanly County woman and former employee at a health care facility ...

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry contracting to rewrite employee handbook, conduct pay study

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Granite Quarry is contracting with MAPS Group to rewrite its employee handbook ...

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Granite Quarry approves third fire department door, rezones townhome site

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — During its socially distant meeting on Monday night, Granite Quarry made ...

Crime

Blotter: Man arrested for assaulting officers as another felony assault case is pending

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was arrested on Saturday for two misdemeanor counts of ...

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry talks COVID-19, moving forward with streets project

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — COVID-19 has been on the agenda for every municipality in Rowan ...

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Granite Quarry-Faith Police looking for missing 15-year-old

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry-Faith Police Department is trying to locate a missing ...

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Granite Quarry working to name Larry Smith permanent town manager

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – The town is expected to name interim Town Manager Larry Smith ...

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Blotter: Rowan man cited for marijuana possession

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A Rowan man received a citation for marijuana after a deputy ...

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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 ...

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Granite Quarry to revisit subdivision criteria

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – The board of aldermen agreed Monday the town’s planning board should ...

Granite Quarry

Streets and sidewalks rank high on Granite Quarry’s priorities

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen Friday placed streets and sidewalks at the ...

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Granite Quarry to require responsible parties for new housing developments

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – The Board of Alderman Monday night made a change to its ...

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Granite Quarry shoots down rezoning request for would-be Dollar General site

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – The Board of Aldermen on Monday shot down a rezoning request ...

Local

Smith top candidate for Granite Quarry manager

Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisbury.com GRANITE QUARRY – The town board is eyeing interim Town Manager Larry Smith for the ...

Crime

Firefighter killed in murder-suicide remembered as kind, funny, friendly

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Friends, family and members of the firefighting community were still in ...

Crime

Man who killed firefighter, himself battled depression, mother says

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A man who Granite Quarry-Faith Police say shot a Franklin firefighter ...

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Report: Rockwell man kills firefighter, himself at Granite Quarry home of estranged wife

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Police say a Rockwell man arrived at the North Main Street ...

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Two dead after Granite Quarry shooting

GRANITE QUARRY — Two men are dead after a shooting Wednesday morning on North Main Street. The shooting ...

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry changes where ‘fish arcades’ can open in town

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – New “fish arcades” or electronic gaming businesses will have to look ...

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Granite Quarry approves revisions to comprehensive plan

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY – The Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved revisions to its comprehensive ...

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Old Stone House brings families, volunteers together

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Traci Neal and her family were looking for something to do on ...

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Elf drops in at Granite Quarry Elementary

GRANITE QUARRY — Eighty first-graders at Granite Quarry Elementary School got the surprise of the season on Dec. ...

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Police in Granite Quarry looking for arcade robbery suspect

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry-Faith Police Authority is looking for three men who police said robbed the ...

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GQ board will discuss process for hiring permanent town manager

GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall to discuss ...

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Former Granite Quarry mayor gives new board food for thought

GRANITE QUARRY — During an evening when November’s Granite Quarry election winners took their oaths for new terms, ...

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Granite Quarry receives clean audit

GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry looks to be in good financial health, according to an ...

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