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Business

Aldi adding second shift at distribution center; job fair next week

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com  Editor’s note: This story has been updated to show that Sharp Transit will also ... Read more

Local

Rail Day is Saturday at Transportation Museum

N.C. Transportation Museum SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum’s Rail Day Festival is Saturday and will feature multiple train rides, a ... Read more

Health

Beat the heat in Rowan: hot temperatures sticking around awhile

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Temperatures will be very hot the rest of this week and into next week in ... Read more

Local

City Council approves budget for next year

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury CIty Council Tuesday approved a city budget that includes a small increase in property ... Read more

Business

SunTrust will keep ATM in Spencer

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — SunTrust will keep operating the ATM at its branch office in town after ... Read more

Cleveland

Road construction leads to detours in north, west Rowan, High Rock Lake area

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Road construction across Rowan County is expected to close parts of three roads for more ... Read more

Local

Downtown streets come alive

By David Purtell david.purtell@salsburypost.com It wasn’t too hot for the streets to come alive Sunday afternoon in downtown ... Read more

Local

Council to vote on city budget at Tuesday’s meeting

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council will vote on the city’s proposed budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal ... Read more

Crime

Two arrested after marijuana spotted from air

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A married couple received multiple drug charges Sunday after marijuana plants were ... Read more

Education

‘Make the most of it’ class of 2015: graduations held around Rowan Saturday

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Saturday was a day for reflecting on the past and looking toward the future as ... Read more

Business

Food Lion Feeds reaches one year anniversary

Food Lion Food Lion Feeds is celebrating its one year anniversary by donating more than 1 million meals ... Read more

Business

Business Roundup: Integro partners with German company

Integro Technologies, a leader in vision system integration, has a partnership agreement with IFM Efector, a premier technology partner for sensors and ... Read more

Business

NSSA brings economic boost to area

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association awards banquet held each year in Salisbury isn’t ... Read more

Business

SunTrust branch in Spencer closing later this summer

By David Purtell  david.purtell@salisburypost.com Editor’s note: After this story was published, a SunTrust spokeswoman said SunTrust will continue operating its ATM at ... Read more

Business

Bible Book Store closed

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Bible Book Store closed permanently last week. The store, located on the 300 ... Read more

Local

Kennedy will not seek re-election to City Council

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council’s longest-serving member will not run for re-election this fall. Councilman William “Pete” Kennedy ... Read more

Local

Spencer board approves budget with increased tax rate

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Spencer’s Board of Aldermen Tuesday approved a budget that will raise the ... Read more

Local

Planning board gives OK to rezoning along Faith Road for salon

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Salisbury Planning Board approved a request to rezone property along Faith Road to ... Read more

Local

Tickets now available for Slide the City

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Tickets for Slide the City in Salisbury go on sale today at 9 a.m. The ... Read more

Local

City Council looks to minimize tax increase in budget

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Salisbury City Council wants the city to dip into its savings rather than increase ... Read more

Local

City trying to find good owners for vacant homes

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Some windows in the house at 127 E. Horah street are covered with plywood. The windows ... Read more

Local

Public hearing Tuesday for Spencer’s proposed budget

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The Spencer Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget ... Read more

Business

Business Roundup: Novant Health Primary Care South open in China Grove

CHINA GROVE — Novant Health Primary Care South Rowan and Novant Health Carolina Women’s Health Associates China Grove ... Read more

Business

Freightliner plant has new manager, close to 3,000 workers

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — There is an incredible amount of activity happening inside the Freightliner plant. It’s a ... Read more

Local

J.C. Price Memorial Week Carnival goes through Saturday

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The annual J.C. Price American Legion Memorial Week Carnival kicked off Thursday night in ... Read more

Local

Karen Young, first woman on Salisbury City Council, dies

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Karen Young, the first woman to serve on Salisbury City Council, died Wednesday at her ... Read more

Business

Recycling facility operating in former GE plant

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com The former General Electric Co. facility on Old Concord Road is now being used for industrial ... Read more

Local

No proclamation for Salisbury Pride; mayor wants whole council to vote on issue next year

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com There will not be a mayoral proclamation for this year’s Salisbury Pride Festival, Mayor Paul ... Read more