Jessica Coates, Author at Salisbury Post

Business

Better Business Bureau releases study on sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams

Better Business Bureau CHARLOTTE — A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are using ever-changing methods to hurt ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Monday, June 18, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Raw passion: Juice Life blends together love and health

By Jessica Coates SALISBURY — Ashley Honeycutt said there were a number of reasons she and her husband, Mark, decided to open Juice Life in ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00 am

Business

New Sarum donates $1,500 to Rowan Helping Ministries

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For the second year in a row, New Sarum has teamed up with the Salisbury Homebrewers Club to donate ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Jessica Coates: Goodbye, first home

SALISBURY — I know what you’re thinking. Another Salisbury Post reporter, gone as soon as she came. You were just getting to know her. I ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Friday, June 15, 2018 12:00 am

Local

City Council fine-tunes budget, approves money for schools’ STEM initiative

SALISBURY — In the course of a nearly six-hour meeting, the Salisbury City Council and city staff worked through questions about the city budget for ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:00 am

Local

JKK Foundation annual helmet drive coming up

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Kenneth and Jackie King have organized a helmet drive every year since their son, Jonah, died in a June ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Cabarrus Rowan Insurance open in Kannapolis

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Steve Hodge said his insurance agency serves a population that most insurance agencies don’t — high-risk drivers. “Ninety-nine percent ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Downtown Salisbury presentation helps small businesses in ‘the age of Amazon’

SALISBURY — Larissa Harper wants downtown business owners to think of her as their advocate. “We decided it was really important to show business owners ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:00 am

Landis

Landis crews work overnight to repair storm damage

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Landis Finance Officer Ginger Gibson said she got her first call about a storm about 7:30 p.m. Monday. She ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 1:54 pm

Business

The Brown Eyed Suzy will close its doors July 28

SALISBURY — Brown Eyed Suzy owner Barbara Fuller said the No. 1 reason she is closing her store is that she is tired. “I have ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:00 am

Local

A deeper look at Salisbury’s Sister City relationship

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —Former mayor Susan Kluttz said that, to her knowledge, there has been an informal relationship between Salisbury, North Carolina, and ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:10 am

Business

“Looking at the entire person”: NSC Behavioral Concepts expands

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Dr. Nicole Sherrill-Corry said God has led her on a journey. “Being a high school drop-out, a teenage mom ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:00 am

China Grove

South Rowan High graduates 229 students

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Kelly Withers has been the principal of two high schools — Carson and South Rowan — and has ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Saturday, June 9, 2018 6:30 pm

Local

Drummond Village extension could be residents’ best ‘protection,’ council member says

SALISBURY — The original site plan for Drummond Village subdivision included more than 400 units in four phases with amenities including a golf course and ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Friday, June 8, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury City Council votes to rename part of greenway after Bill Stanback

SALISBURY — Near the end of a more than five-hour Salisbury City Council meeting Tuesday, council members were deciding what remaining agenda items to hold ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Drummond Village residents voice opposition to subdivision extension

SALISBURY — Over the course of a nearly two-hour discussion Tuesday evening, about a dozen Drummond Village residents said they oppose the idea of an ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Residents voice budget concerns at Salisbury City Council meeting

SALISBURY — Concerns about water and sewer rates, living wages and tax increases came up during the Salisbury City Council’s public hearing about the fiscal ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Mayor says trip to England Sister City was ‘very productive’

SALISBURY — Mayor Al Heggins recapped her recent trip to Salisbury’s Sister City — Salisbury, England — at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “I felt like ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 12:00 am

Landis

Landis board hears concerns about potholes, chickens, mowing

LANDIS — A busy public-comment period at Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting surfaced concerns about unkempt chickens, unfilled potholes and unmowed lawns. Tracey and Ralph ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Hearing on city budget Tuesday at 5

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After listening to a report from City Manager Lane Bailey, citizens will be able to voice their thoughts on ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Monday, June 4, 2018 12:10 am

Lifestyle

High Cotton in the Kennedy era: Community gathers to support Family Crisis Council

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Renee Bradshaw said the High Cotton event is the only time annually that Family Crisis Council, which helps victims ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 3, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Biz Briefs 6/3/18

CEO of Apple House Realty welcomes Pete Kennedy and Walillian White to team SALISBURY — Apple House Realty CEO Jeff Ketner has welcomed two new members — a ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, June 3, 2018 12:00 am

Business

10 years after project began, ground broken at Dixonville Cemetery

SALISBURY — For Emily Perry, Thursday morning’s groundbreaking at the Dixonville Cemetery project made her feel like she could “breathe again.” “But we still have ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Friday, June 1, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Some downtown businesses staying open later Fridays

SALISBURY — Until earlier this year, Downtown Salisbury Inc. coordinated First Friday, encouraging downtown businesses to stay open late on the first Friday of the ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Friday, June 1, 2018 12:00 am

Landis

Landis aldermen say proposed budget is a “good” one

LANDIS — The Landis Board of Aldermen held a three-minute budget meeting Wednesday. Why was it so short? When asked for discussion about the proposed ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Thursday, May 31, 2018 12:00 am

Local

For Hervieux family, patriotism is a family commitment

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — “Do you see that there?” asked family patriarch Gerard Hervieux. “That is the first Women’s Auxiliary junior member.” Gerard ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, May 27, 2018 12:10 am

Local

“Stop and smell the roses:” 59th Rowan Rose Society show tries to exhibit beauty of growing roses

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Delores Snellgrove said roses are like children. “I tell people when I do programs: First, I had children; now, ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, May 27, 2018 12:05 am

Business

Biz Briefs 5/24/18

Rowan IDEA Center to hold entrepreneurial marketing workshop SALISBURY — The Rowan IDEA Center, located in the West End Plaza, will host an entrepreneurial marketing ... Read more

by Jessica Coates, Sunday, May 27, 2018 12:00 am

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