Crime
Man seriously injured after shooting on Partee Street
SALISBURY — Salisbury Police responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block ...
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Former owner of Richard’s BBQ meets old friends for breakfast
SPENCER — At about 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, in the back of Hendrix BBQ on Salisbury Street, three ...
Landis
Landis receives risk review awards after public safety analysis
LANDIS — At the Town of Landis’ Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, the Landis Police Department was awarded ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 15: Changing direction, getting in just ahead of big storm
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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NCDOT’s Division 9 that includes Rowan honored for highway wildflowers
RALEIGH –When the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Wildflower Program first started in 1985, no one could imagine just ...
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Disturbance call leads to man’s arrest on gun, drug charges
SALISBURY — Police responding to a reported disturbance Monday night ended up arresting a man on drug and ...
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NFL: Panthers, Patriots aiming to improve offenses at joint practices
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots and Panthers opened two days of joint ...
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David Freeze Day 14 — Hottest day still nets a nice experience!
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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Project Light distributes essential bags to human trafficking victims
SALISBURY — To spread awareness and education of human trafficking in Rowan County, participants in Project Light have ...
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East Spencer police address state reporting issue
EAST SPENCER — For at least two years, the town has voluntarily shared its crime report statistics with ...
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Spencer looks to start trail head construction within two months
SPENCER — A long-anticipated trail project in Spencer is expected to be underway this fall after the town ...
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COVID status for Rowan County drops to medium
Rowan County has now dropped to medium risk for the spread of COVID as classified by the state ...
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Raising the stakes, John Peterson keeps challenging himself, and records
SALISBURY — For years, local resident John Peterson has been jovially known as “ab man” at the Forum, ...
Crime
Blotter for Aug. 16
In Salisbury Police reports • Police took a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle on Marriott ...
Letters
Letters to the editor: Aug. 16
Support a flag at park Thank you to the citizens who are volunteering to hold American Flags at ...
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High School
High school football: Mustangs looking to move up in SPC
Sixth in a series of reports on local high schools … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — ...
Guest columns
Dyke Messinger: There is a flag at Bell Tower Green
There has been much attention recently about having a flag at Bell Tower Green (BTG) Park. That’s great ...
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BTG, Inc. to donors
To you, our many donors, without whom our wonderful Bell Tower Green Park would not exist. As many ...
News
$100K reward offered in slaying of North Carolina deputy
RALEIGH (AP) — A $100,000 reward is being offered in the case of a sheriff’s deputy found fatally ...
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Cooper signs order officially ending COVID-19 emergency
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state of emergency giving extraordinary powers to state ...
Racing
Harvick seizes momentum ahead of NASCAR playoffs
By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE — Well hello, Happy. Welcome to NASCAR’s championship race. Just ...
Sports
No. 1 Alabama tops preseason AP Top 25; Ohio St, ‘Dawgs next
By Ralph D. Russo AP College Football Writer With two of the best players in the country leading ...
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Investigation into toddler’s death underway in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS — According to City of Kannapolis Director of Communications Annette Keller, police and firefighters responded at about ...
Ask Us
Ask Us: Where does the sludge from septic tanks and portable toilets go?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 13: A headwind and other challenges net a good finish!
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...