Salisbury News

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office arrested two young men Friday for breaking into a half-dozen vehicles on Old Beattys Ford and Johnson Dairy roads in Rockwell.

Salisbury Police are looking for anyone with information about recent break-ins at several downtown businesses.

The three members of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education whose seats are up for grabs this November say they plan to file for re-election. Bryce Beard, Dr.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office has charged a Salisbury man with operating a ticket house.

Four segments of a waterline put in as an emergency connection between Salisbury and Statesville will have to be relocated for the last part of the U.S. 70 widening.

A Rowan County group home faces a $1,000 fine and revocation of its license after a state inspection found violations endangering the health, safety and welfare of its residents.

Seven minutes. A lot can happen in that time, but that's how long the Salisbury Police Department would need for its generator to jump-start during an emergency.

The Salisbury City Council will consider awarding a $928,031 contract Tuesday to Ike's Construction for the building of a trackside platform and canopies at Salisbury Station on Depot Street.

There's a round patch of dirt in Gregg and Melissa Robbins' front yard on Messick Road where an apple tree once stood.

A letter from a structural engineer concerning a dilapidated building in town was discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the Spencer Board of Aldermen.

Two men face drug charges after officers found approximately 2 pounds of marijuana during a vehicle stop at South Main Street and Jake Alexander Boulevard Thursday.

Six 2008 graduates of Rowan-Salisbury Schools have been named recipients of F&M Bank Merit Awards.

Police said a souped-up scooter was hauling a whole lot more than a passenger in Salisbury.

Joel Hager admits it costs a dollar or two to get a house up and running with solar energy.

Captain Baxter "Buddy" Miller III of the Salisbury Fire Department was named the Charles Culp Firefighter of the Year at the Rowan County Fire & Rescue Association's annual awards banquet on June 14.

The grand jury returned a true bill of indictment on Monday for Candice Jo Drye, 23, Jonathan Barnett, 18, and Christopher Boyd, 21.

A Salisbury man turned himself in to authorities Monday afternoon to face charges in multiple break-ins at Salisbury businesses.

Jessie Helms was a controversial figure from early on - voted "Most Obnoxious" in high school and dubbed "Senator No" soon after arriving on on Capitol Hill.

Despite the weather, the rides kept going. Photo by David Livengood, Salisbury Post.

For now, Salisbury city officials say they must stick with the current water supply contract they negotiated with China Grove some six years ago.