Elections
Democrat Frank McNeill wins shot at unseating Rep. Richard Hudson in 8th District
His sights set on the U.S. House, Frank McNeil of Aberdeen won the Democratic primary in the 8th District on Tuesday, setting him up to ...
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Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: What should Rowan look like in 2028?
Eighth-grader John Barnette got a lot of people thinking last week when his question was read to candidates for the Rowan County Board of Commissioners. ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, May 5, 2018 11:08 pm
Columnists
Are young people getting taller, or am I shrinking?
From a Villiage Idiot column by Jim Mullen: Traveling economy in an airplane today is like being loaded into an already full trash compactor. If ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, May 5, 2018 11:06 pm
Opinion
Q&A, ‘Dreamland’ author Sam Quinones: Opiates’ catastrophic impact
Sam Quinones is determined to raise awareness of the U.S. opioid epidemic and its causes. His book tells the story — “Dreamland: The True Tale ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, May 5, 2018 12:00 am
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: We’re losing too many to opioids
“They say it takes a community to raise a child,” his parents wrote. “It takes a community to battle addiction.” — “Dreamland” Sam Quinones spent ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, April 29, 2018 12:46 am
Education
Jim Hunt on education: ‘We need to be investing’
By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Former Gov. Jim Hunt is 80 years old, but you might say he has a young heart — or ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, April 29, 2018 12:08 am
News
Best places to start businesses: Salisbury ranks 13th
By Jessica Coates and Elizabeth Cook news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Looking for a good place to launch a business? It could be right under your nose. Salisbury ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:10 am
Columnists
DG Martin: SOS, calling Erskine Bowles and fiscal responsibility
Where is Erskine Bowles when we most need him? Bowles is best known to North Carolinians as president of the UNC System from 2005 to ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:15 pm
Local
Chestnut Hill Cemetery loses 100-year-old tree
SALISBURY — Mother Nature started a job Saturday that the city of Salisbury will now complete — removal from Chestnut Hill Cemetery of a stately ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:00 am
Local
10 years later: Merger of Novant and Rowan changed local care
By Maggie Blackwell For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — This year marks the 10th anniversary of Novant Health’s merger with Rowan Regional Medical Center. In ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:10 am
Business
March new corporations
Corporations created in Rowan County during the month of March, from the N.C. Secretary of State’s website A&B Property Rentals LLC, 503 Hickory Nut ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:00 am
News
Learn about STEM at the library
By Jennifer Nicholson Rowan Public Library Most of us have heard of the acronym STEM, from teachers, leaders in education, scientists, to even presidents of ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 25, 2018 12:00 am
News
Library notes: Celebrating classic cinema
By Emma Rose Rowan Public Library What constitutes a movie as being a “classic?” Is it age? Popularity? Appearance or lack thereof on the TCM ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 25, 2018 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Home & Garden: Freshen up for spring
A prospective client called decorator Debi Lyerly of Salisbury with a request. She wanted to freshen up some areas in her home that she thought ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 25, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Warmer today; get out the lawn mower
Today will be the prettiest day we may see for a while. The forecast calls for highs around 55-57 and a low of 34-36, judging ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, March 23, 2018 6:31 am
Local
United Way honors volunteers, looks to future
SALISBURY — Rowan County United Way leaders celebrated the success of a 2017 campaign that raised more than $1.5 million and looked toward the future and ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, March 23, 2018 12:00 am
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Shoptalk on progress, spring and news
How would you describe the spirit of Rowan County? “Progress” is one of the words that came to mind at the Post as we planned ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 18, 2018 12:52 am
News
Spring forward — and change your batteries
RALEIGH—As daylight saving time takes effect, N.C. Insurance Commissioner and state Fire Marshal Mike Causey wants to remind all North Carolinians to change the battery ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00 am
Guest columns
My Turn: M.H. Clements: Balance personal freedom and others’ rights
The current discussion of school safety and gun violence cannot be complete without consideration of the role of mental illness. I insist that the policy ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00 am
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Who will turn out for May primary?
The title bout in this May’s primary in Rowan County will be the Republican race for three seats on the Board of Commissioners. The contest ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:23 am
Business
IDEA Center calling for entries in Big Idea Contest with $1,000 prize
By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — If you’ve watched “Shark Tank” on TV, perhaps you dreamed of pitching a new business idea. Your chance to do that — ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:05 am
Editorials
Editorial: City Council stuck on basics
The current Salisbury City Council has already made history for its diversity. Let’s hope the council does not set a record for discord, too. Salisbury ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Four join board at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation
SALISBURY — Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation has added four area residents to its board, which provides stewardship and oversight of its operations and activities. The ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:00 am
Crime
Social Services investigated Parsons household twice
SALISBURY — Social workers in Rowan County investigated possible abuse of Erica Parsons when the girl was 4 and again when she was 6 and in ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00 am
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Memories and images of Dad
Billy Graham said he was prepared for dying but not for growing old. My dad would have agreed with that. An outdoorsman who spent as ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00 am
Business
IDEA Center brings out budding entrepreneurs
SALISBURY — Evidence that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well filled the chairs Wednesday evening at the Rowan IDEA Center’s open house and first ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:00 am
Letters
Letter: Deport to New York
The writer is referring to a political cartoon published Jan. 26 that depicted Mitch McConnell as the “Peanuts” character Lucy, holding a football for Chuck ...
by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00 am
Guest columns
Mr. President, stop attacking the press
By John McCain Special To The Washington Post After leaving office, President Ronald Reagan created the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to recognize individuals who have ...