Salisbury’s Cheerwine Festival to return for a third ‘cheerful’ year Salisbury’s Cheerwine Festival to return for a third ‘cheerful’ year -- The iconic soft drink will partner with the City of Salisbury to bring back their popular spring festival in May 2019 -- Parks and Recreation / Thursday, February 7, 2019 0 19204 The family-owned soft drink Cheerwine and its hometown of Salisbury, N.C., are teaming up to bring back the annual “Cheerwine Festival” for its third consecutive year. Read more
Employee Spotlight: Mark Drye, Senior Management Analyst Employee Spotlight: Mark Drye, Senior Management Analyst Communications Department / Wednesday, February 6, 2019 0 17850 Mark Drye is a senior management analyst for the City of Salisbury Finance Department. Mark has worked with the city for over 22 years. Read more
New Fair Housing Committee Seeks Volunteers New Fair Housing Committee Seeks Volunteers Fair Housing Committee / Monday, February 4, 2019 0 18301 City staff, in partnership with the newly-established Salisbury Fair Housing Committee and the Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG), will work together over the upcoming months to conduct a fair housing study as part of the city’s Analysis of Impediments (AI) update project, in compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Read more
Cheerwine Festival Will Return May 18, Vendor Applications Open Cheerwine Festival Will Return May 18, Vendor Applications Open City of Salisbury / Friday, February 1, 2019 0 24121 The City of Salisbury and Cheerwine are teaming up once again to host the third annual Cheerwine Festival, Saturday, May 18, in downtown Salisbury from noon to 10 p.m. Vendors who want to participate can apply now, at cheerwinefest.com. Read more
City of Salisbury Named Runner Friendly Community City of Salisbury Named Runner Friendly Community City of Salisbury / Tuesday, January 29, 2019 0 30154 The City of Salisbury has been designated one of two cities as a Runner Friendly Community by the Road Runners Club of America. To obtain this designation, the City was evaluated in three primary categories: community infrastructure, community support and local government support. Read more
City Submits Brownfields Cleanup Application for Kesler Mill City Submits Brownfields Cleanup Application for Kesler Mill Planning Services / Tuesday, January 22, 2019 0 19132 The City of Salisbury will be submitting a grant application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Program to conduct cleanup activities at the former Kesler Mill site located at 423 North Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. A public meeting will be held to answer questions and accept comments on Monday, January 28, 2019. Read more
City of Salisbury provides operation schedule for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday City of Salisbury / Monday, January 14, 2019 0 31667 The City of Salisbury will operate on a limited schedule for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, Jan. 21. Read more
City announces winners of public safety no-shave campaign City announces winners of public safety no-shave campaign City of Salisbury / Thursday, January 10, 2019 0 22434 On Tuesday, January 8, City Manager W. Lane Bailey announced the winners of the “Public Safety No-Shave” campaign. Read more
Time To Nominate For EDK Humanitarian Awards Time To Nominate For EDK Humanitarian Awards Human Relations Council / Wednesday, January 9, 2019 0 21858 The Elizabeth Duncan Koontz (EDK) Committee, a subcommittee of the Salisbury Human Relations Council (HRC), is currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Humanitarian Awards. Read more
2019 Holiday Storefront Decoration Award Winners 2019 Holiday Storefront Decoration Award Winners Community Appearance Commission / Monday, January 7, 2019 0 19627 Salisbury’s Community Appearance Commission (CAC) members recently selected winners for the 14th annual Holiday Storefront Decorations Awards. The event celebrates downtown merchants whose window displays best capture the holiday season. Read more