Downtown Salisbury, Inc. partners with Catawba College’s Ketner School of Business Downtown Salisbury, Inc. partners with Catawba College’s Ketner School of Business Students collaborated to assist downtown merchants Downtown Development / Monday, December 16, 2019 0 15262 Downtown Salisbury, Inc. (DSI) and Catawba College’s Ralph W. Ketner School of Business (KSOB) implemented a program to assist downtown businesses in the areas of marketing research and consumer behavior. Read more
City, DSI officials warn of towing in local parking lot City, DSI officials warn of towing in local parking lot Downtown Salisbury, Inc. / Friday, December 13, 2019 0 14565 Following complaints of vehicles consistently being towed from the Wells Fargo parking lot on 130 S. Church Street, Salisbury and Downtown Salisbury, Inc. (DSI) officials have issued a warning to residents and visitors to not park in the lot regardless of time of day, including on weekends. Read more
Downtown Salisbury – A Holiday Wonderland Downtown Salisbury – A Holiday Wonderland Community Appearance Commission / Friday, December 13, 2019 0 18355 Whether you’re strolling down the sidewalks by day or cruising the city streets by night, in just a few short minutes, you’ll notice that it really does “look a lot like Christmas” in Downtown Salisbury! There’s truly something for everyone! Read more
Newsome Road Project Newsome Road Project Engineering / Wednesday, December 11, 2019 0 16957 Salisbury City Council last month approved a construction contract to begin work on the highly-anticipated Newsome Road project. Expected to start in February 2020, the project will include a widened roadway on both sides, repaving, a sidewalk, bike lanes, and ditch removal to make way for new curbs and gutters. Read more
Employee Spotlight: Ashley Myers, Senior Maintenance Technician Employee Spotlight: Ashley Myers, Senior Maintenance Technician City of Salisbury / Friday, December 6, 2019 0 15127 This month’s employee spotlight highlights Ashley Myers. Ashley Myers is a senior maintenance technician at the water plant for the Salisbury-Rowan Utilities’ (SRU) Department. He has been employed with the city for ten years. Read more
DNA hit identifies Trexler murder suspect DNA hit identifies Trexler murder suspect Salisbury Police Department / Monday, December 2, 2019 0 16755 Salisbury Police Department investigators recently sought the services of Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon), a DNA technology company in Virginia to help the agency solve the 1984 Reesa Trexler murder case. Law enforcement agencies across the country use the company’s Snapshot® DNA Analysis Service (Snapshot) to advance investigations when traditional DNA methods fail to produce a match. Read more
City Employees Give to Improve Lives in Rowan City Employees Give to Improve Lives in Rowan City of Salisbury / Sunday, December 1, 2019 0 24556 The City of Salisbury has exceeded its goal for the 2019 Rowan County United Way campaign. The theme of this year’s campaign was “Fire It up For Change.” Read more
Attempted Bank Robbery Attempted Bank Robbery Salisbury Police Department / Wednesday, November 27, 2019 0 17322 The Salisbury Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a subject that is responsible for an attempted armed robbery at the Bank of America located at 500 West Innes St in Salisbury this afternoon. Read more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Grants to Revitalize North Carolina’s Bus Infrastructure U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Grants to Revitalize North Carolina’s Bus Infrastructure Salisbury Transit / Monday, November 25, 2019 0 14874 The U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award $423 million in transit infrastructure grants nationwide to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders. Read more
Salisbury welcomes “Goodbye, Butterfly” film production Salisbury welcomes “Goodbye, Butterfly” film production Filming begins next month on crime thriller Communications / Wednesday, November 20, 2019 0 16835 Salisbury will serve as the backdrop for yet another film this year, beginning Monday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 22. Read more