This month’s employee spotlight is Jake Sterling, Internal Services Manager for the City of Salisbury Public Works Department. For more than 25 years, Jake has worked for the City in various roles ranging from a mechanic, second shift supervisor, fleet supervisor and fleet manager.
The Covenant Community Connection (CCC), a subcommittee of the Salisbury Human Relations Council, hosts a “Supporting Public Education” workshop, Saturday, March 26, First Presbyterian Church, 308 W. Fisher St., from 1 to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
On March 3, 2022, at approximately 8:57 PM, the Salisbury Police Department responded to 1030 Freeland Drive in reference to a person being shot.
The Salisbury Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 1000 block of Freeland Drive, near S. Arlington St.
On February 28, 2022, at approximately 6:00 PM, a male subject, later identified as Bruce Richard Godwin (32 yrs old), approached a Salisbury Police Officer in the Police Department garage. The male subject advised that he had recently been hired by the Police Department and was there to obtain some of his equipment.
Tuesday, March 1 City Council Update: The applicant for Agenda Item #9 has asked for the item (Rezoning on Old Mocksville Road for Dollar General) to be pulled from the agenda for this meeting: salisburync.gov/agenda. We do not yet have a date at which it may be re-introduced.
On February 24, 2022, the Salisbury Police Department Narcotic unit ended a multiple-month-long narcotic investigation by serving a search warrant at 1430 North Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Cheerwine, the iconic southern soft drink, and its hometown of Salisbury, will host what has become one of the most popular festivals in the Carolinas on Saturday, May 21, from noon to 10 p.m.
Salisbury is making a change to its Salisbury-Rowan Utilities’ bill payment system that affects 1 percent of its customers. As the city moves towards reducing its carbon footprint and operating more efficiently, six utility-bill drop box locations in Rowan County – Salisbury (2), China Grove, Rockwell, Granite Quarry and Spencer -- will be removed on Friday, April 1. Some customers already have been alerted to the upcoming transition.
Salisbury-Rowan Utilities (SRU), in collaboration with Rowan County, are addressing drinking water quality with northeast Rowan County residents.