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County Manager’s proposed budget avoids tax increase, foreshadows effects of inflation, revaluation
SALISBURY — Utilizing one-time funding sources while anticipating positive sales tax revenues and property values to increase, Rowan ...
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14,000 flags placed at Salisbury National Cemetery
SALISBURY — Approximately 14,000 flags were placed at Salisbury National Cemetery on Saturday morning. Ronnie Smith, who organized ...
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A young life lost, a legacy lives on
SALISBURY — Two kidneys, one heart, one liver. Those are the things that 21-year-old Payton Massey left behind ...
Education
Superintendent application deadline extended to August
SALISBURY — The application window for those looking to become the next superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools has been ...
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Salisbury High School grads celebrate as one
Elisabeth Strillacci elisabeth.strillacci@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Under a sun-filled blue sky, Salisbury High School graduates cheered on classmates, shook ...
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Taking another read of banned books
By Elisabeth Strillacci elisabeth.strillacci@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — They might be banned in some places, but on Saturday afternoon, many ...
Business
East Spencer, China Grove selected to participate in statewide rural community initiative
Elisabeth Strillacci & Ben Stansell Both China Grove and East Spencer were selected along with 17 other towns ...
Local Events
Pops at the Post: Salisbury Symphony to celebrate community spirit
SALISBURY — Pops at the Post is set to make its in-person return on June 4 after a ...
Pops at the Post
Pops tab 2022: Pops embracing social district spirit this year
SALISBURY — In anticipation of downtown’s new social district, Pops at the Post will be making local brews ...
Business
Brad Rhodes: Baby Boomers retiring at a rate of 10,000 a day
Many people don’t get defined pension plans from their employers anymore. If anything, employers have reduced their 401(k) ...
Lifestyle
Author of Rowan longrifle makers book presenting program on Saturday
Historian and author C. Michael Briggs will give a program at the Forsyth County Public Library auditorium on ...
Entertainment
Salisbury Swing Band kicks off festivities for Pops at the Post
It’s hard to put a finger on just what swing music sounds like. Ask the average person and ...
News
Recent graduate recognized for winning Congressional Awards
SALISBURY — Jacob Hinson has made the most of the past four years. And he’s got the medals ...
Pops at the Post
Pops tab 2022: Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Where is the concert? Answer: Pops at the Post takes place on the 100 block of South ...
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Pops tab 2022: National Guard will bring Black Hawk helicopter to Pops at Post
By Elisabeth Strillacci elisabeth.strillacci@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As a way of saying thank you to the community for its ...
Business
Biz Roundup: Local accountant Tyler Black honored for skills during accounting exam
SALISBURY — The American Institute of CPAs recently awarded the 2021 Elijah Watts Sells Award to a Salisbury ...
Local
Salisbury’s Dees joins Rachel Carson Council staff as summer Stanback Fellow
WASHINGTON — Salisbury native Maggie Dees has joined the Rachel Carson Council staff as a summer 2022 Stanback ...
News
Salisbury VA Health Care System doctor earns excellence in care leadership honor
Salisbury — The Salisbury VA Health Care System has recently selected the 2021 Mark Wolcott Awardee for Excellence ...
Nation/World
Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack
By Elliot Spagat Associated Press UVALDE, Texas — Days after a local man burst into an elementary school ...
Nation/World
Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
By Yuras Karmanau and Elena Becatoros Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — As Russia asserted progress in its goal ...
Nation/World
VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: ‘We will come together’
By Susan Haigh and Patrick Semansky Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mourners laid to rest the last of ...
High School
High school baseball: Raiders regional champs, move on to 3A State Championship Series
Staff report LANDIS — JD James’ three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth cleared the right-field fence, ...
Local
Rollover results in injuries, congested traffic
SALISBURY — A convertible rolled over in an accident on Faith Road near the Stratford Road intersection about ...
Crime
Blotter: May 27
In Sheriff’s Office reports: • A Kannapolis man was the victim of wire fraud and he reported the ...
Lifestyle
Ashes to ashes: Invasive beetle continues to cause demise of green ash trees
SALISBURY — Pulling back the flaking bark of the green ash tree with the ease of someone peeling ...
Lifestyle
D-Day remembrance event returns to Price of Freedom Museum on June 4
SALISBURY — The annual D-Day remembrance kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, at the Price ...
Lifestyle
Sarina Dellinger column: Managing weeds in your home garden
By Sarina Dellinger For the Salisbury Post Many of our visitors ask how we can manage all of ...
Crime
Repeat sex offender arrested on new charges in Rowan County
KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Kannapolis man Friday on charges related to sex offenses ...