By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.comThe Rowan County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 1 to test and appraise a 29-acre property offered by David Clark for $406,000.Commissioner Chad Mitchell asked how much it costs the county per mon ... […]

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Facade grants, an interim history museum and the Kannapolis Intimidators are in. A Cannon family tribute, municipal service districts and public art are out. For now, anyway. And mill village pre ... […]

CONCORD — Candidates filed Monday for numerous offices in Cabarrus County. Fletcher Hartsell, a Republican attorney from Concord, filed for re-election to 36th N.C. Senatorial District. Jeff Barnhart, of Concord, filed for re-election the 82nd N.C ... […]

Editor's note:Petty Officer Second Class Chris Allman, originally from Rockwell, sent this report after being part of a humanitarian aid mission to Haiti on the USS Normandy. By Chris Allman Special to the Salisbury Post The Normandy was tasked, at ... […]

By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.comHarry Warren, a human resource specialist for Tar Heel Capital Corp., filed Monday as a Republican candidate for N.C. House District 77. Warren has lived in Salisbury for 11 years with his wife of 19 years, Ca ... […]

By Sarah Hall shall@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — A log truck overturned and dumped its load when it failed to make a curve on St. Stephen's Church Road around 8 a.m. Monday morning. Robert Honeycutt II, 39, of Salisbury, was driving a 1987 Freigh ... […]

During the month of February, Relay For Life of Rowan County is sponsoring and hosting various fundraising activities. They are as follows: - Barbecue, Brew & Blues Bash, which benefits Relay For Life of Rowan County, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. at t ... […]

The filing period for this year's elections opened with a flurry Monday. Six candidates — three Democrats and three Republicans — filed for sheriff in what looks to be a hotly contested race for a seat left open when George Wilhelm, the county's for ... […]

Staff report N.C. Rep. Fred Steen, R-Rowan, filed for re-election. "For the past six years, it has been an honor to represent the people of Rowan County and to serve all of the citizens in North Carolina," Steen said in a letter he sent to supporte ... […]

Thomas J. "Jack" EllerDemocratAge: 48Address: Woodleaf RoadFamily/ background: Owner of Eller Transport, a trucking company in Woodleaf; wife Teresa Sides Eller; son, Jonathan, 23; daughter, Tiffany, 17; one grandchild, Chloeigh, 1; parents, Bru ... […]

Q: I loved the fitness etiquette article. How about locker room etiquette? A: Yes. Can't wait. But let's include bathroom etiquette, too. Bathroom etiquette:- Flush after you are done. When you are "doing a number 2" give it a courtesy flush. - A ... […]

The magnitude of our recent snows has now reached the extent that they remind me of snows in the 1950s and early 1960s when I was growing up on Old Concord Road. And they herald the return of an old friend, the snowman. In recent years, there are ... […]

Silver Queen Strollers The Silver Queen Strollers of Miller Center Red Hat Society met for lunch Jan. 26 at the home of Vice Queen Mother Jessie Childers with the following members present: Evelyn Clayborn-Queen Mother, Carrie Boler, Fannie Butler, ... […]

by Rod Kerr For The Salisbury Post In a day when reality shows are so prevalent, some look back to the golden age of television with fondness. One show, certainly a regional favorite, stands out among them in both physical and cultural proximity — ... […]

100 years oldPortia Kelsey Barfield Date and place of birth: Feb. 1, 1910 in Salisbury Parents: William F. Kelsey and Lula Spaulding KelseyChurch membership: Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Profession: Public school educator for 40 ... […]

Recently, I've been hearing a lot about scams. So many, in fact, that I can't get to them all in one short column. Have you heard this one? "Bottle caps for cancer." It's not new, but apparently, this toxic rumor has surfaced again locally. Th ... […]

Robert Cristman III A son, Robert Parker, was born to Bobby and Ruthie Cristman of Salisbury on Nov. 20, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces. Grandparents are Rick and Patti Covington of Shenandoah, Va., Parker C ... […]

For those of you who don't know me by my previous articles in The Salisbury Post, I am a fairly recent left below the knee amputee. This happened to me when doctors performed an ankle fusion and I ended up fighting MRSA and Pseudomonas for eight mont ... […]

Club submissions To add your club, or to update your listing, send information to lifestyle@salisburypost.com. Club listings consist of the club's name, brief purpose statement, place, day and time of meetings, a contact phone number and/or e-mail ... […]

100 years oldMaude Honeycutt Foutz Date and place of birth:Feb. 11, 1910., Gileah in Mecklenburg County. Parents:Ansley G. and Elizabeth Jones Honeycutt Spouse:Foil Lentz Foutz Sr. died Dec. 25, 2004. Family:Three sons: the late Calvin Foutz, F.L ... […]