SPD investigating shooting on E. Lafayette St.

The Salisbury Police Department is investigating a shooting incident in the 900 block of E. Lafayette St., which left one person dead and three injured. Two victims are currently at the local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while one has been airlifted to Baptist Hospital in critical condition. Police are searching the area for additional potential victims.

Salisbury’s new recycling contractor to begin July 1

Public Works / Friday, April 24, 2020 0 15087

Salisbury Public Works will introduce a new recycling contractor beginning July 1. Republic Services won the bid after a recent Request for Proposals to manage the city’s recycling program. The contract is for three years. To help with a smooth transition from Waste Management to Republic Services over the next two months, please read more.

SPD Announces Follow-Up Investigation Of Citadel Nursing Home

Detectives with the Salisbury Police Department completed a follow up investigation regarding several complaints of neglect at the Citadel nursing home at 710 Julian Rd. in Salisbury at 10:00 AM on April 23, 2020. Our detectives accompanied the Department of Social Services and the Rowan County Health Department while conducting an inspection of the facilities.

RoCo Alerts still valuable communications tool, minus hiccup

Rowan County and City of Salisbury staff have few communication tools at their disposal to push emergency messages to the community. But none are more effective than RoCo Alerts. This new program has allowed us to send notifications to a large group of people at once for events such as severe weather, missing elderly residents, chemical spills, and lost children. If necessary, we are able to reach just over 55,000 residents between landline telephones, cell phones and email. While cell phone and email addresses are included via opt-ins, landline telephone numbers are included from the telephone company. Think of it as a reverse 911 call to your home telephone

Local Officers Read to Kids For Reading Month

March is National Reading Month across the United States. The Salisbury Police Department (SPD) encourages parents, caretakers and children of all ages to read not only in March but year round. Last month, the officers visited local preschools and elementary schools as part of their National Reading Month challenge to read and promote literacy in the community.

Salisbury Police shares internal review of Thelma’s Restaurant Incident

Salisbury Police Department Police Chief Jerry Stokes released the results of an internal departmental review of the shooting incident at Thelma’s Down Home Cooking, 1935 Jake Alexander Blvd., where six victims were shot at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Sunday, January 26

Cheerwine and the City of Salisbury to Cancel 2020 Cheerwine Festival

City of Salisbury / Wednesday, April 15, 2020 0 12395

After careful consideration and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, as well as state and federal agencies, Cheerwine and the City of Salisbury, N.C., have decided to cancel this year's Cheerwine Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16. A virtual festival will happen instead, further details to be announced later.

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	Title	Description
	11/2024	Holiday Events \| Safe Shopping Tips \| Toss The Grease \| Greenway Committee \| 130 S. Main St. Survey
	10/2024	Halloween Safety Tips \| Sculpture Show Call For Neighborhoods \| Recycling Do's and Don'ts \| Leaf Collection Guidelines and Map \| Fall Spruce Up Week
	09/2024	Downtown Sewer Rehab \| BrewFest at BTG \| BlockWork Volunteers \| Neighborhood Beautification Grant \| Legacy Mural
	08/2024	Take A Tree Tour \| Officer Awarded For Saving Baby \| Sculptures in the Spotlight \| Go Out on a limb for the Tree Board
	07/2024	National Night Out \| Footbridge Repairs \| Approved City Budget \| Citizen's Academy \| Hurricane Prep
	06/2024	EDK Awards \| Street Repaving \| City Budget \| Rec/Senior Center Survey \| Spruce Up Week
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	04/2024	Strategic Plan \| Mental Health Crisis Line \| BlockWork Call For Neighborhoods \| Paint the Pavement Call For Artists \| Meet the Sculpture Show Artists
	03/2024	Vote on Cheerwine Festival T-shirt Design \| What to do for Water Line Breaks \| Sign Up For RoCo Alerts \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	02/2024	Sign Up To Steer Salisbury \| Save the Date for Cheerwine Festival \| City Begins Budget Process \| Protect Your Pipes This Winter
	01/2024	Holiday Decor Contest Winners \| MLK Celebration Weekend \| Tour Wines and Downtown \| Beautify Your Neighborhood!
	12/2023	Public Art \| Holiday Decor Contest \| Main Street Project \| Winter Spruce Up Week
	11/2023	Holiday Events \| Toss The Grease \| Housing Survey \| Bike Giveaway \| Sculpture Show
	10/2023	Dixonville Cemetery Memorial Dedication \| Halloween Safety Tips \| Empowering Women in Law Enforcement \| Leaf Collection and Map
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	08/2023	An Outdoor Art Adventure \| Summer Program Inspires Youth \| Salisbury Invests In Community \| City Changes Up Departments
	07/2023	Hurricane Season \| RoCo's Homeless Task Force \| Waste Assistance Program \| Citizen's Academy \| Community Fair and National Night Out
	06/2023	Dive into Local Pool \| Humanitarian Awards \| Summer Spruce Up Week \| City Budget Updates
	05/2023	Neon Trees Headline Cheerwine Festival \| Summers Camps \| Smoke Alarms \| Lawn Tips \| Street Resurfacing \| May is Bike Month
	04/2023	Donations for Homeless \| City Election Process \| Landscape of the Month \| Main Street Awards\| Spring Spruce Up
	03/2023	Beautify Salisbury - Litter Sweeps, BlockWork, Adopt-A-Street, We Dig Salisbury \| Cheerwine Festival \| Salisbury311
	02/2023	Protect Your Pipes This Winter \| Join A Board \| City Begins Budget Process \| Recycling In Salisbury \| Recycling Calendar
	01/2023	Downtown Decor Displays Holiday Spirit \| MLK Celebration \| Humanitarian Nominations \| Wine About Winter Tickets On Sale \| Reader Survey
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	10/2022	Tips for Trick-or-Treaters \| United Way Rowan \| Crime Prevention Month \| 4th Cultivating Community Conversations \| Leaf Collection
	09/2022	Bell Tower BREWFEST \| BlockWork \| Salisbury Police Foundation \| Transit Month \| Rowan Creek Week
	08/2022	Kudos To Lifeguards \| Grant to Fund Flood, Road Sensors \| Funds for Family Water Bills \| City Awarded For Good Health
	07/2022	Sculpture Show \| Citizen's Academy \| Hurricane Season Tips \| West End Survey \| Council Approves Budget
	06/2022	Pool Opens For Summer \| Reels and Riffs: Movie and Music Series \| Wine About Winter ... In Summertime \| Summer Spruce Up Week
	05/2022	New City Manager \| Cheerwine Festival \| Local Humanitarian Awards \| BlockWork Applications Open
	04/2022	Two Headline Bands To Rock Cheerwine Festival \| Spotlight on Fire Safety \| Salisbury Locals Win Big at NC Main Street Awards
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	02/2022	Interim City Manager \| Tips to Prevent Frozen Pipes \| Apply For A Board \| City Begins Budget Process \| Employee Spotlight
	01/2022	Holiday Storefront Awards \| Social District Proposed \| EDK Nominations \| Wine About Winter \| Winter Spruce Up Week
	12/2021	Be A Part of Our Public Art \| SRU Recognized For Quality \| Don't let FOG Take Your Holiday Down the Drain
	11/2021	Bell Tower Green Now Open \| Keep Salisbury Beautiful \| Shopping Tips For Black Friday
	10/2021	Fire Prevention Week \| BlockWork Looking For Volunteers \| Leaf Collection Map
	09/2021	Safe, Clean Transit \| McCoy Road Culvert Replaced \| Cheerwine Festival Music Lineup
	08/2021	Rowan Creek Week \| Back-to-School Resource Fair \| New Crime Information Center \| Blockwork Awarded Lowe's Grant For $100,000
	07/2021	Salisbury Cease Fire \| Citizen's Academy \| Summer Spruce Up Week \| Sculpture Show
	06/2021	Summer Camps \| Transit Director Award \| Hurricane Tips \| Wine About Winter
	05/2021	City & Partners to Boost Minority Business \| Festival Looks For Volunteers \| BlockWork Nominations Open \| Bike Safety Tips
	04/2021	School Officers \| New Look For Downtown \| Local Humanitarians Receive EDK Awards \| Employee Spotlight
	03/2021	Dixonville Memorial Missing Connections \| New Bill Pay System Coming \| Spring Spruce Up \| Stormwater Survey Seeks Solutions \| Ring In Spring Event
	02/2021	New Fire Station & Memorial Event \| Protect Your Pipes \| Join A Board Or Commission \| Save The Date For Cheerwine \| Employee Spotlight
	01/2021	Holiday Storefront Winners, Celebrate MLK, Main St. Plan, Nominate A Local Hero, Funds For Fire Suppression
	12/2020	SRU Exceeds Water Standard \| Bring On 2021 Virtual New Year's Eve \| Public Input Wanted
	11/2020	Christmas Bike Program Returns \| Showcase Your Art In Salisbury \| Give The Gift Of Water \| Be Safe This Black Friday
	10/2020	ACCESS16 Now WSRG-TV \| Voting Coming Up Fast \| Volunteer For BlockWork \| RCUW Donates Cameras To SPD
	09/2020	Dixonville Memorial Phase 2 \| Leaf Map \| Census 2020 \| ADA/Parantransit Service \| Go Transit Month \| Safe Exchange Zone
	08/2020	Shop Local \| Lock Your Car \| Utility Bills \| Enjoy Art Outdoors \| Census Extended
	07/2020	Citizen's Academy \| Mobile Recreation \| Keep Our Parks Beautiful \| Recycling Can Swap \| Employee Spotlight
	06/2020	Virtual Festival Is Big Hit \| Hurricane Season \| Spring Spruce Up \| City Prepares Next Year's Budget \| Flush Smart \| 2020 Census
	05/2020	Virtual Cheerwine Festival \| From The City Manager \| Play At Home \| BlockWork \| From The Mayor \| Alternative Bill Pay
	04/2020	City Response to COVID-19 \| Helpful Resource \| CAC/Tree Board Awards \| Spring Spruce Up \ SPD Engages With Community
	03/2020	Be Part of the Cheer \| EDK Awards \| 2020 Census \| Hurley Park Spring Celebration \| Forward 2040 \| Fire Station #6
	02/2020	Weathering The Storm \| Nixle Is Now RoCo Alerts \| EyeOnWater Is Smart On Money \| Cheerwine Festival Returns May 16 \| Employee Spotlight \| Census 2020
	01/2020	EDK Nominations \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Start/Change Water Services \| Cheerwine Applications \| Employee Spotlight \| Winterize Your Pipes \| Winter Spruce Up
	11/2019	Bike Giveaway \| Plan For Downtown's Future \| Don't Get Clogged \| Lost Families \| Sculpture Show
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	09/2019	Butterfly Release \| Scoop the Poop \| Dog Swim Party \| Transit Month \| Blockwork \| Neighborhood Officer Map
	08/2019	Salisbury Youth Employees \| New SPD Initiatives \| Youth Baseball Camp \| Brewbury Fest Returns \| Recycling
	07/2019	Keep Salisbury Beautiful \| Save The Date for Cheerwine Fest 2020 \| Back To School \| National Night Out \| Beat the Summer Heat
	06/2019	Sculpture Show Returns \| Summer Camps \| Hurricane Season Tips \| Weather Alerts \| Pool Hours \| #PositiveGossip \| Employee Spotlight \| Summer Spruce Up \| Celebrate Garbage Man Day
	05/2019	Look Behind the Scenes \| Cheerwine Festival \| BlockWork Accepting Applications \| #FeelingCuteChallenge \| Watch Your Water Usage with EyeOnWater
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	03/2019	Celebrate Spring At Hurley Park \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Cheerwine Festival Volunteers \| Employee Spotlight \| SPD Ride-A-Long Program \| Contact Directory
	02/2019	Cheerwine Festival Vendor Applications Open \| Get Involved, Apply Now \| Fair Housing Seeks Volunteers \| Council Retreat Open to Public \| Snow Safety \| Employee Spotlight \| Main St. Conference in Salisbury
	01/2019	EDK Nominations \| Holiday Storefront Awards \| Celebrating MLK Weekend \| Employee Spotlight \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Transit Survey \| New Tools Keeps An Eye On Water

Fire Suppression Grants Provide Sprinkler Funds

Salisbury Fire Department / Monday, January 4, 2021

/ Categories: News, Fire News

Fire Suppression Grants Provide Sprinkler Funds

A recent, unattended kitchen fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene thanks to a fire suppression/sprinkler system partly made possible by a city grant. The fire in the 100 block of North Main St. could have been a devastating incident within downtown Salisbury.

Six years ago, the City funded incentives to help developers with fire protection costs in downtown apartments in the Municipal Service District (MSD).

“Part of Salisbury’s’ genius’ is it downtown,” explained Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell. “Salisbury is often recognized for our commitment to historic preservation. As downtown living began to rise in popularity years ago, we understood historic buildings are not preserved if they are not protected. We also know sprinklers save lives. Thankfully, City Council agreed.”

Salisbury City Council adopted a fire suppression grant program to assist with downtown revitalization. The grants covers 50% of sprinkler installation costs, up to $25,000. The developer of the Bell Building, the location of the most recent fire, took advantage of the grant program.

“One sprinkler head was able to extinguish the fire before it spread and before any person or firefighter showed up,” added Chief Parnell. “While there was some water damage, the more important thing is there was no loss of life or mass property damage.”

It was a different outcome than the fire in the former O.O. Rufty building at 100 E. Innes St. No lives were lost, however, the 2015 fire gutted the upper-level apartment, and eventually shuttered the first-floor retail business downstairs. No fire protection system was present in the building at that time.

“Now sprinklers are required in apartments above commercial space, and the grant helps with those installation costs, encouraging further downtown residential development,” said Chief Parnell.

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