The Historic Neighborhood Alliance is sponsoring a forum for Salisbury City Council candidates Oct. 13 "to learn their positions on critical issues which impact our historic neighborhoods," the group said in a press release. The forum will be held ...Read More

By Noelle Edwards nedwards@salisburypost.com Candidates for Salisbury City Council gathered Wednesday night to voice their opinions on several issues. The forum, held at Catawba College, was sponsored by the college, the Post and the Rowan County Cha ...Read More

By Noelle Edwards nedwards@salisburypost.com Candidates for Salisbury City Council gathered Wednesday night to voice their opinions on several issues. The forum, held at Catawba College, was sponsored by the college, the Post and the Rowan County Cha ...Read More

By Steve Huffman shuffman@salisburypost.com One-stop absentee — also known as "early" — voting starts Oct. 15. By most accounts, it's the wave of the future. "It's the coming thing," said Nancy Evans, supervisor of the Rowan County Board of Elect ...Read More

By Noelle Edwards nedwards@salisburypost.com Five Salibury City Council seats are up for grabs, and 13 people are vying for them in the Nov. 3 election. Four of those candidates hold seats now and hope to hang onto them. The other nine, one a writ ...Read More

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole of Salisbury is making a "living memorial" for her late brother by sponsoring the "John Hanford Memorial Flight." Dole, whose donation to Rotary District 7680 Flight of Honor ...Read More

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Four people are vying to fill two seats on the Landis town board. One is a newcomer, the other a former alderman, and two are incumbents. Challengers Charlene Nolt and Will Beaver are up against ...Read More

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — It's not uncommon for candidates to disagree on issues during an election. But China Grove candidates agree that one of the biggest concerns is how to save their town from high water costs. ...Read More

By Shelley Smithssmith@salisburypost.com More than 70 people attended the Historic Neighborhood Alliance's (HNA) Salisbury City Council candidate forum Tuesday night at Salisbury Station. With 24 prepared questions submitted by residents in each h ...Read More

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — With the city at a crossroads, four incumbents running for city office say Kannapolis needs an experienced, steady hand. But two challengers say the city's leadership has lost touch with the citiz ...Read More

By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com FAITH — Five incumbents and one political newcomer are running for the five seats on this town's Board of Aldermen. Warren "Gary" Gardner, 63, of 422 W. 2nd St. is running for his 13th term on the board. ...Read More

By Shelley Smith ssmith@salisburypost.com The South Ward and East Ward precincts of the Rowan County Democratic Party hosted a Salisbury City Council candidates forum Tuesday night at the Civic Center. Following introductions, candidates were aske ...Read More

Attorney Kenneth Lewis, a candidate for U.S. Senate, will be the featured speaker at the Rowan County Democratic Party meeting Thursday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Cohen Administrative Offices Building, 130 W. Innes St. A Winston-Salem n ...Read More

Staff report The pace of early voting in the Nov. 3 election has picked up slightly. As of Wednesday afternoon, a total of 183 voters had cast ballots. All of the county's 10 municipalities have elections Nov. 3, with a total of more than 50 candi ...Read More

By Shelley Smith ssmith@salisburypost.com Elected officials from Rowan County and Salisbury spent part of Wednesday discussing how to prevent their separate tourism development authorities from competing with each other. Some county commissioners a ...Read More

Monday's paper will include a special section covering town elections in Rowan County, as well as the proposed tax hike. Be informed before you vote. ...Read More

Staff report Despite municipal elections Tuesday, Salisbury City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. On the agenda is a proposed public hearing date for Nov. 17 to address possible legislation for chronic violators of overgro ...Read More

By Lee Barnes lbarnes@salisburypost.com One would think that with a sales tax increase on the menu, voter turnout would be strong for Tuesday's election. One would think. Based on the number of voters who cast early ballots — a usually reliable i ...Read More

By Lee Barnes lbarnes@salisburypost.com Rowan County paid a regional planning agency more than $34,000 last year in dues. Now the county is saying that if the agency doesn't get a better focus on its mission, Rowan will go its own way. The agency ...Read More

By Lee Barnes lbarnes@salisburypost.com Rowan County's longtime No. 2 employee is retiring, effective Dec. 1. Director of Administration Ken Deal is stepping down after 23 years in Rowan County government and a total of 33 years in state and count ...Read More

By Lee Barnes lbarnes@salisburypost.com The Rowan County Board of Commissioners, still stinging over a 2006 forced annexation by Salisbury, agreed Monday to lower taxes on airplanes and other property at the Rowan County Airport. In conjunction wi ...Read More

By Lee Barnes lbarnes@salisburypost.com "Incentives" may be a dirty word in parts of the state, but the Rowan County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to give Magna Composites a tax break, saying that creating and preserving jobs are the top prio ...Read More

By Jessie Burchette jburchette@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — The six candidates for the five seats on the Rockwell Board of Aldermen share similar concerns about their town. They want to see a more vibrant downtown with a wider variety of business fil ...Read More

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — With the city at a crossroads, four incumbents running for city office say Kannapolis needs an experienced, steady hand. But two challengers say the city's leadership has lost touch with the citizens ...Read More

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — Residents in Granite Quarry will be going to the polls to cast their votes for or against the county's proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike and little else, unless they want to affirm their support for two incumbents or ...Read More