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4 days ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:10 am Wednesday, June 4, 2025 SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners indefinitely paused the renovations of the Crawford Building during the meeting on Monday, choosing to delay a project that was estimated to cost the county $6.7 million.
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5 days ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:10 am Tuesday, June 3, 2025 CHINA GROVE — The town of China Grove hosted the “grand reopening” of the Westhaven Park on Saturday, opening the small park that had been closed to the community after the playground was deemed unsafe in September of 2023. “We are trying to create spaces in town that make people want to be here and stay in China Grove and parks are a big part of it.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:07 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 FAITH — The Faith Board of Aldermen voted to continue negotiations with the town of Granite Quarry on continuing the Granite Quarry Faith Joint Police agreement during a special meeting on Thursday. The meeting comes after the aldermen voted to terminate the agreement between the two municipalities, which allowed for the Granite Quarry police to cover Faith for an annual fee.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:05 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will hold the public hearing for the budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the upcoming meeting on Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:00 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will hold the public hearing for the budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the upcoming meeting on Tuesday. City Manager Jim Greene Jr. presented his recommended budget, which kept the tax rate the same as the current year but increased stormwater fees by 10 percent and Salisbury-Rowan Utility sewer and water fees by four percent, on May 13.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:07 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 SALISBURY — On May 20, half of the Salisbury City Council voted to deny recommending a request from Livingstone College to extend its national historic district, stating that the college’s lack of movement in restoring the National Register-listed Monroe Street School gave them pause.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:06 am Thursday, May 29, 2025 GRANITE QUARRY — The Piedmont Soccer Club had successful tryouts, with over 250 kids making an appearance over the two weekends. However, club founder Daniel Matangira said that large number has presented the club with a good problem, because the club did not expect that good of a turnout and do not yet have enough funding for supplies, field expenses or scholarships for players who cannot afford the club fees.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:10 am Tuesday, May 27, 2025 SALISBURY — The meeting room for the Rowan County Board of Commissioners was packed last week to watch the commissioners present volunteers from throughout the county with the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. Four volunteers received the award, which is nominated by local community members and then awarded by a state-level commission. Awardees were Catherine Russo, Carolyn Barker, Teresa Montgomery and Matthew Weaver.
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2 weeks ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:05 am Sunday, May 25, 2025 GRANITE QUARRY — Members of the Granite Quarry Town Council agreed to continue discussions with the town of Faith about continuing the Granite Quarry-Faith Joint Police agreement during a special meeting on Tuesday. The meeting comes after the Faith Board of Aldermen voted to terminate the agreement between the two municipalities, which allowed for the Granite Quarry police to cover Faith for an annual fee.
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2 weeks ago | 
salisburypost.com | Robert Sullivan
Published 12:10 am Saturday, May 24, 2025 SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council denied Livingstone College’s request to endorse the requested expansion of the college’s national historic district, with half of the council members stating that the lack of movement with the National Register-listed Monroe Street School gave them pause in giving the college more historic listings.
