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The value of a dollar: Young Granite Quarry entrepreneurs set up lemonade stand

GRANITE QUARRY — Sometimes, the only way to learn the value of a dollar is to roll up your ...

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“A miracle child” – Family seeks to remember Elijah Foster’s legacy

By Genia Woods, a.k.a. Mz Good Newz For the Salisbury Post Meet Elijah Makai Foster. He was a 13 ...

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Four Salisbury sites added to state study list for historic register

RALEIGH — Four historic locations in Salisbury are one step closer to inclusion on the National Register of ...

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Third annual banquet for Police Foundation scheduled

SALISBURY — The job of a police officer is unlike most other careers, creating higher levels of stress ...

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Turn the page: CIS, McDonald’s spur youthful reading practices

SALISBURY — Within the pages of a book, a child can discover themselves and the world they inhabit, ...

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Traveling trophy has home at Power Curbers

SALISBURY — The 2024 Novant Health Workplace Wellness Cup traveling trophy award has a new home for the ...

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Dragon Boat Festival boasts teamwork and community

(Editor’s note: After several conversations, both internal and external, we decided to change the headline from Tuesday’s story about the ...

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Spencer firefighters celebrate with official badge pinning

SPENCER — Three years in the making, new hires and promoted members of the Spencer Fire Department officially ...

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Troop 443’s conservation adventure at Frying Pan Tower

SALISBURY — Recently, Troop 443 of Salisbury embarked on an journey to the historic Frying Pan Tower, where ...

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History on Tap opens up first school for Black students in Salisbury to the public

SALISBURY — The first Black grade school in Salisbury has been closed to the public for more than ...

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Learning the ropes at fire camp

A firefighter’s job can seem exciting, heroic and sometimes a little overwhelming given all the working parts of ...

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‘Empowered women empower children’: Salisbury woman’s project aims to educate, aid young girls

SALISBURY — A lack of formal education on her body’s physical development impacted Jante “Janet” Gibson-Bryant in ways ...

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Two vehicle accident closes W. Innes temporarily

SALISBURY — A two-vehicle accident on West Innes Street at Overman Avenue closed West Innes in both directions ...

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Salisbury hosts meeting showing Main Street project plans, asking for comments through late August

SALISBURY — Dozens of people appeared at the Salisbury City Hall on Tuesday to learn about and comment ...

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Home turf — Golf course superintendent 40-year career drawing to close

SALISBURY — The love of agronomy began at an early age for Ron Bivins as he started mowing ...

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Community flocks together to help support family

SALISBURY — Several flamingo flocks have been sighted in the Salisbury area, and wherever they land, they are ...

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GoFundMe organized for slain Salisbury teen

SALISBURY — One week ago, 18-year-old Damien Carter Senesaynho was shot and killed in Kannapolis while on his ...

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The great outdoors: Farmers Day vendors encourage getting outside

CHINA GROVE — Farmers Day is a huge draw for China Grove and Rowan County that celebrates the ...

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Three more file for school board election as filing closes

SALISBURY — As the filing for Rowan-Salisbury School Board of Education closed on Friday, three more names added their ...

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31 teams registered for the 10th Annual Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival

ROWAN COUNTY — The Rowan Chamber of Commerce has announced that 31 teams have registered for the 10th ...

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Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference

RALEIGH — Under the leadership of retired Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown, the North Carolina ...

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Salisbury City Council honors police officer for saving four-week-old’s life

SALISBURY — Salisbury honored one of its police officers during the city council meeting on Tuesday for saving ...

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Salisbury holding meetings on Main Street improvement project

SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury has set a series of drop-in information sessions for Tuesday, July 23, ...

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A love story 75 plus years in the making

ROWAN COUNTY — For most folks, July 3 was prep day for the 4th, but for one Rowan ...

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Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings

SALISBURY — The Commission on the Future of NC Elections convened its second all-commission meeting at Catawba College on Monday to ...

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West Rowan grad retires from Air Force to join aerospace company

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Colonel Justin Chandler, who hails from Salisbury, and graduated from West Rowan High School ...

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West Rowan’s Clarke honored by county commissioners and on Congressional floor

SALISBURY — On Monday, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners took time at the start of the meeting to ...

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Landis, DOT officials discuss potential Hwy. 29 traffic pattern

LANDIS — Even with a traffic signal, motorists attempting to navigate Old Beatty Ford Road, Ryder Avenue and ...

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