News

Lingle mounts successful write-in campaign, finishes fifth in Faith election

FAITH — With a little hard work and 28 votes, Jayne Lingle is on track to be the ...

News

VA Secretary Denis McDonough visits Salisbury VA Medical Center

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During a visit to the W.G. Bill Hefner VA Medical Center on ...

Crime

Blotter: Nov. 5

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A woman’s purse was stolen Wednesday in the 1100 block of ...

News

Interim pay increases for Salisbury firefighters will average 5%

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The city will use preliminary findings from its ongoing pay study to ...

Granite Quarry

Student killed in accidental shooting while handling gun in Granite Quarry

By Chris Miller and Josh Bergeron news@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A Gray Stone Day School middle school student ...

Local

Man wins $100,000 with Powerball ticket from Bostian Heights store

SALISBURY — Kerry Ritchie of Salisbury tried his luck on a Powerball ticket and won a $100,000 prize. ...

News

Tell us what you think about 2021 municipal election results

With the exception of a potential Salisbury mayoral and East Spencer aldermen recount, municipal elections in Rowan County ...

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry juvenile shot, killed while handling gun

GRANITE QUARRY — A juvenile was killed Monday evening after suffering an accidental gunshot wound. Granite Quarry-Faith Joint ...

News

Town of Landis, former manager Roger Hosey reach settlement agreement

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com LANDIS — The town and former Manager Roger Hosey have reached a settlement in ...

News

City grants permit for new ‘social game club,’ tavern at 118 West Innes St.

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thanks to approval from Salisbury City Council members Wednesday, a “classic social ...

News

Here’s how individual precincts voted in razor-thin Salisbury mayoral race

A razor-thin margin of just 18 votes separates Karen Alexander and Al Heggins in the city’s first race ...

Trial

‘Somebody who didn’t want to look at what they’d done’: Juan Chunn found guilty of murdering father

SALISBURY — Juan Renardo Chunn was found guilty of first-degree murder in Rowan County Superior Court on Tuesday ...

Granite Quarry

With 70.5% of the vote, Barnhardt wins race for Granite Quarry mayor

SALISBURY — Brittany Barnhardt walked away with a decisive win in the race for Granite Quarry mayor on ...

Crime

Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder for killing father with oxygen tank

SALISBURY — Juan Renardo Chunn was found guilty of first-degree murder in Rowan County Superior Court on Tuesday ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office: Teen erroneously reports shooting in front of school

CHINA GROVE — A third try brought out the truth Friday for an 18-year-old man who told law ...

News

Board of Commissioners allocates $1.2 million to county fire departments

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners on Monday afternoon approved distributing $1.2 million to the areas ...

Crime

Closing arguments, jury deliberation scheduled today in trial of man charged with killing father

SALISBURY — Lawyers are poised to deliver closing arguments this morning in the first-degree murder trial of a ...

Crime

Blotter: Man arrives at hospital with stomach wound, declines to talk to police

SALISBURY — Police say a man sought medical treatment at Rowan Medical Center on Sunday for a stab ...

Crime

Fight, gunshots turn Kannapolis Moose Lodge party to chaotic scene

KANNAPOLIS — A fight late Saturday and early Sunday resulted in at least 16 shots fired at the ...

Crime

Blotter: Mooresville man arrested in Rowan County for kidnapping, assault

SALISBURY — A Mooresville man faces charges that include kidnapping after being arrested Friday. Jose Calix, 30, was ...

News

J.C. Price Post 107 celebrates Halloween with trick-or-treating, costume contest

SALISBURY — J.C. Price American Legion Post 107 welcomed costumed kids and adults on Sunday afternoon for family-friendly ...

Politics

Councilman Brian Miller endorses Alexander in mayoral election

SALISBURY — City Council member Brian Miller, the longest-serving incumbent, has endorsed Mayor Karen Alexander in the city’s ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases in Rowan County remain above summer low, continue to produce deaths

SALISBURY — While daily COVID-19 positives have declined precipitously since a peak in late August and September, cases ...

News

Professional masons, students from West Rowan win bricklaying battle in Gold Hill

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — Professional masons from Union County will compete to be the nation’s ...

Crime

Prosecution attempts to poke holes in defendant’s story in third day of murder trial

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic descriptions of injuries sustained by Eugene Chunn in connection with his death. ...

Elections

Salisbury firefighters union endorses Heggins in city’s mayoral race

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Professional Fire Fighters Local 2370, a Salisbury-based union, has endorsed ...

News

Inspection finds resident ate mouse, physical altercations, monthslong delay for COVID-19 notification at Salisbury nursing home

SALISBURY — An unannounced inspection at a Statesville Boulevard nursing home cited the facility for not effectively responding ...

News

Restart of school justice partnership efforts raise discussion about specifics

SALISBURY — The tagline for school justice partnerships in North Carolina is to keep kids in school and ...

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