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Local

Photo gallery: Salisbury city employees serenade motorists with Christmas songs

A group of Salisbury city government employees on Tuesday gathered at the Square to serenade passersby with Christmas songs. While some participants were out of ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 5:00 pm

Crime

Man charged with wielding BB gun, spiked wooden club during heated argument

CHINA GROVE — A 53-year-old man faces assault charges after he pointed a BB gun and spiked wooden club at another man and woman, according ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:11 pm

Christmas Happiness

Yost cousins continue tradition of Christmas Happiness giving

SALISBURY — The Yost cousins have given to the Christmas Happiness Fund for so long that Mitzi Goodman isn’t quite sure when they started. Goodman ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 12:05 am

Ask Us

Ask Us: What are details of Salisbury’s Christmas decoration installation?

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 20, 2021 8:28 pm

Crime

Blotter: Woman faces drug, child abuse charges

SALISBURY —A 25-year-old woman faces drug and child abuse charges after being stopped on Interstate 85. Tasara Taquitta Williams was charged Thursday with selling or ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 20, 2021 6:54 pm

Crime

Shotgun shooting suspect remains at large, victim in critical condition

SALISBURY — A shooting in Rowan County that produced life-threatening injuries Friday started with a dispute between two acquaintances. John Pierre Jandrew, a 33-year-old from ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 20, 2021 1:51 pm

Christmas Happiness

FUMC preschoolers raise $285.47 for Christmas Happiness Fund from loose change

SALISBURY — Some things are certain about the holidays in Salisbury. Crews lift a star over the middle of the Square, crowds line the street ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, December 19, 2021 12:06 am

Local

Churches bring song, story of Jesus’ birth to downtown

By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — With folks wearing shorts and T-shirts, it may not have seemed like December, but the ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, December 18, 2021 5:37 pm

Crime

China Grove man arrested for breaking into tow truck carrying his vehicle

SALISBURY — A China Grove man faces a pair of criminal charges for breaking into a tow truck with his vehicle on the back. Kirt ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, December 17, 2021 4:11 pm

Crime

Rockwell-area man flees gunshots after trying to help crash victims

ROCKWELL — A Rockwell-area man fled from gunshots Wednesday night after trying to help people he thought were involved in a car crash, said Maj. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, December 17, 2021 10:11 am

Crime

Attempted robbery, shooting reported hours apart at Statesville Boulevard fish arcade

SALISBURY — A Statesville Boulevard fish arcade was the victim of an attempted armed robbery and a shooting hours apart late Thursday and early Friday. ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, December 17, 2021 9:39 am

Christmas Happiness

Christmas Happiness

Beck donates to Christmas Happiness Fund to keep husband’s giving spirit alive

SALISBURY — Giving to other people, especially children, was a big part of L. Kenneth Beck’s heart. If a child was crying in a store ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:06 am

Crime

Man arrested in Charlotte for shooting that sent victim to hospital

SALISBURY — Charlotte police arrested a 44-year-old man Wednesday for a shooting on Wilson Road in Salisbury. Tobby Latay Bradley faces a charge of assault ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 6:10 pm

Coronavirus

Rowan County COVID-19 deaths nearing 300 this year

SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County are approaching 300 this year. Including four fatalities due to the coronavirus this month, there have been 296 ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:54 pm

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 14

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A woman reported a break-in Monday in the 4900 block of N.C. 801 in Woodleaf. • A juvenile ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 12:35 pm

Crime

Blotter: Two charged for stealing, trying to pawn vacuum cleaner taken from city truck

SALISBURY — Two men face charges for trying to pawn and obtain a refund for a vacuum cleaner stolen from a city government truck. Nathan ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 10:25 am

Ask Us

Ask Us: Where have solar farms been approved by county?

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 12:10 am

Local

Burn ban lifted in state, county following weekend rain

SALISBURY — Remaining burn bans in North Carolina, including Rowan County’s, were lifted Monday after much-needed weekend rain. The burn ban went into effect about ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 13, 2021 5:38 pm

Crime

Man arrested in South Carolina for Salisbury shooting

SALISBURY — Police say a 29-year-old man arrested last week in South Carolina faces charges here for a shooting that hospitalized a Salisbury man. James Edward ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 13, 2021 9:48 am

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Build it so they will come

Talk to anyone who’s tried lately to buy or rent a place to live in Salisbury or Rowan County and you’ll hear the same thing.  ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, December 12, 2021 8:44 am

Local

Godair remembered as pastor whose impact stretched beyond Cornerstone Church

SALISBURY — Bill Godair, a pastor whose impact stretched far beyond the walls of his Webb Road church, died Tuesday after a period of declining ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, December 12, 2021 1:04 am

Crime

Hot water assault injures inmate at state prison

SALISBURY — An unnamed inmate at Piedmont Correctional Institute on Tuesday required medical treatment at a hospital after an assault at the facility. N.C. Department ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Friday, December 10, 2021 4:18 pm

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 9

In Salisbury Police reports: • A woman on Wednesday reported a larceny of a motor vehicle in the 800 block of South Fulton Street. • ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:43 pm

Education

RSS schools subject to lockdowns this week because of threats

SALISBURY — Multiple schools in the Rowan-Salisbury system faced lockdowns this week because of threats investigated by law enforcement. East Rowan High and Erwin Middle ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:55 pm

Crime

Blotter: Two charged with using stolen phone for online transactions

SALISBURY — A man and woman face felony charges after making Amazon and Cash App transactions on another person’s account. Brandon Jacob Peterson, 29, and ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:44 pm

Crime

Woman jailed for crimes in three counties, assaulting Rowan deputies

SALISBURY — A 26-year-old woman was jailed Tuesday for criminal charges in three counties, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, after Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 11:27 am

Crime

Few details available after West Horah Street shooting

SALISBURY — Few details were available Tuesday after a man was shot multiple times at a house in the 1300 block of West Horah Street ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 9:53 pm

Crime

Woman jailed for using steak knife in Rowan County stabbing

SALISBURY — A 41-year-old woman was jailed Monday for stabbing a man with a steak knife, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Denelle Mae Lail faces ... Read more

by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 6, 2021 5:14 pm

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