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Ask Us: COVID-19 vaccination events have required adaptations, brought frustration
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ...
Josh Bergeron, Author at Salisbury Post
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Josh Bergeron: Rowan County needs your help to address potential lead crisis in Dukeville
Just when one crisis seemed to dip below the horizon, a new one has appeared for people living in the northern Rowan community known as ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:05 am
Coronavirus
UPDATED: County reports 27 COVID-19 deaths this week
SALISBURY — With 27 since Sunday, deaths in Rowan County this week from COVID-19 were reported at their fastest pace yet. Deaths were reported Tuesday ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 15, 2021 1:37 pm
Crime
Search warrant produces half-dozen drug charges for Salisbury man
SALISBURY — A 21-year-old faces a half-dozen drug-related charges after being served with a search warrant by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigative Unit. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 15, 2021 11:33 am
Crime
Crime blotter: Jan. 15
In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man reported Wednesday that someone used his information to file an unemployment. • A man reported a ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 15, 2021 10:13 am
Coronavirus
Deaths outside of congregate care facilities grow by three in Rowan
SALISBURY — The number of COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities on Thursday increased to nearly half of the total since the pandemic began. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 7:32 pm
Coronavirus
County continues to draw big crowds for drive-thru coronavirus vaccinations
SALISBURY — With a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines ready to administer, volunteers and county staff on Thursday were greeted by the largest crowd yet ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 5:25 pm
Crime
Blotter: China Grove woman faces felony drug charges
LANDIS — A China Grove woman faces multiple felony drug charges after being the passenger in a car stopped by a sheriff’s deputy. Leigh Ann ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:19 pm
Crime
Kannapolis man faces felony, misdemeanor drug charges
KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man faces felony and misdemeanor drug charges after being searched during a traffic stop. Jesse Thomas Absher, 38, of East 16th ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:54 pm
Crime
Woman faces charges for assault with scissors
SALISBURY — A Rowan County woman faces charges after allegedly using scissors to assault another woman. Cheryl Jean Little, 40, of Rock Pond Lane, was ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:21 pm
Crime
Police investigating confrontation involving shot fired into the air
SALISBURY — Police are analyzing video footage after a shot was fired into the air during a confrontation near the intersection of Standish Street and ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:37 pm
Crime
Salisbury woman shot in head, hand
SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was hospitalized after being shot in the head and hand. The woman, Tiffany Ledbetter, was pulling into the driveway of ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:29 pm
Coronavirus
Local COVID-19 deaths reach 200; Drive-thru vaccinations planned Thursday
SALISBURY — With 28 deaths since the new year began, Rowan County hit 200 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. It’s a mark that just six other ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:24 pm
Crime
Blotter: Home shot several times after knock at door
SALISBURY — A home on Myron Place was shot several times Tuesday after a knock on the door of the residence. Salisbury Police said a ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:43 am
Crime
Blotter: Woman charged with misusing 911
SALISBURY — A woman faces charges of misusing the 911 telephone system after allegedly calling for a non-emergency domestic matter, the Sheriff’s Office said. Sebrina ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 6:44 pm
Crime
UPDATED: All clear after packages force county employee evacuations
SALISBURY — The Rowan Health and Social Services departments were evacuated Tuesday after a man dropped off packages and left. The packages, which contained the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:51 am
Crime
Blotter: Jan 11
In Salisbury Police reports: • Farmers and Merchants Bank on Friday reported vandalism in the 600 block of Jake Alexander Boulevard. • Ulta on Friday ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 11, 2021 11:45 am
Local
Man, woman killed in fire near Rockwell
ROCKWELL — A 69-year-old man and 72-year-old woman were killed in a Sunday fire in rural southern Rowan County. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 11, 2021 9:46 am
Crime
Spencer police release images of man suspected of setting fire to cars
SPENCER — Police are looking for a man in connection with an intentionally set fire at an auto fabrication business on South Salisbury Avenue. Spencer ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 8, 2021 2:49 pm
Crime
Salisbury man charged in Webb Road-area break-ins
SALISBURY — A 37-year-old man faces criminal charges for breaking into or attempting to break into buildings near the intersection of Webb and Old Concord ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 8, 2021 12:17 pm
Crime
Two face charges in damages, theft totaling more than $1 million
SALISBURY — Two men face a laundry list of charges in connection with damage and theft totaling more than $1 million from a site owned ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 8, 2021 11:30 am
Crime
Cars at would-be Spencer fabrication business set on fire
SPENCER — A man working to open a car fabrication business was the victim early Thursday of what’s believed to be an intentionally set fire. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Friday, January 8, 2021 12:00 am
Local
Intentionally set fire burns downtown Salisbury law office
SALISBURY — Attorney Darrin Jordan tried to look for silver linings Thursday as he stood feet from his charred office building. “When we go to ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 3:59 pm
Crime
Overnight murders, arson, robbery being investigated by police
SALISBURY — Police are investigating two murders, an arson and a robbery that occurred Wednesday evening and early Thursday. Three of the incidents occurred within 30 ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:13 am
Crime
Arson investigators called to fire at downtown law office
SALISBURY — Arson investigators are looking into a fire at a downtown Salisbury law office early Thursday. A structure fire at the Whitley and Jordan Law ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 7:30 am
Crime
Blotter: Man asked to leave store’s property faces counterfeit money charges
SALISBURY — A Rockwell man faces two felony charges after being accused of using counterfeit money to make a purchase at Cheeseman’s General Store. Keith ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00 am
Local
Coronavirus takes top spots in most-read Post stories of 2020
As COVID-19 altered daily life in Rowan County and across the country, readers of the Post made virus-related stories the most-read in 2020. Three of ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00 am
Crime
Police chief asks for public tips in deaths of mother, son on Lincolnton Road
SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes on Wednesday appealed to the public for help solving a murder case that claimed the life of a mother ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 12:19 pm
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