Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com Best-selling author and former Salisbury resident, Kristy Woodson Harvey, ...

For the past decade and more, Rowan County has been represented by the same five commissioners. That will change in 2027, as three commissioners, Greg Edds, Jim Greene and Judy […] ...

The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider awarding an approximately $1.3 million contract to replace the trains at Dan Nicholas Park during the upcoming meeting on Monday. The […] ...

Development pressure is threatening the Tuckertown Reservoir, a rural stretch of the Yadkin River between Salisbury and Albemarle.  More than 4,000 acres of privately owned land are currently on the ...

By Gene Nichol I was unsurprised to read that newly-Republicanized county election boards had begun taking steps to make it more difficult for students to vote. In Jackson County, a […] ...

The Salisbury City Council is back this upcoming Tuesday to hear about proposed annexations and zoning changes for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and the official rollout of the microtransit […] ...

A few days ago, I was listening to an interview of a Methodist pastor on NPR.  She said there were members of her congregation who no longer called themselves Christians. […] ...

The Margaret C. Woodson Foundation will begin accepting applications for its 2026 grant program, starting Monday, Jan. 5. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, ...

By Donald Bryson Carolina Journal As 2025 comes to a close, North Carolina stands in an enviable position. After more than a decade of disciplined tax reform, the Tar Heel […] ...

This is not a memorial for Mr. Barton. The Salisbury Post did a fine job on that except for the photo caption. This is just a little something about the […] ...

By Tom Campbell Having recently observed a memorable wedding anniversary, I started reflecting how marriage and families had changed over time.  When we got married in the mid-’60s, the average […] ...

By Bob Topper PeaceVoice In 1939, Billie Holiday gave voice to a nation’s darkest truths with “Strange Fruit,” her haunting lament for the bodies of Black men and women hanging […] ...