Celebrate America 250 to Feature Veterans Arch Dedication

Ceremony and block party at City Park will honor veterans and celebrate community

City of Salisbury / Monday, June 1, 2026 0 791

Join the community July 1 at City Park for the dedication of the new Veterans Arch followed by a free block party with music, activities, crafts, and food trucks.

Community Conversation to Focus on Recycling

Residents invited to learn about city-operated recycling transition and best practices

City of Salisbury / Monday, June 1, 2026 0 723

Residents are invited to learn more about Salisbury’s transition to a city-operated recycling program and get practical recycling tips during the June 23 community conversation.

FY27 Budget Process Nears Completion

Proposed Budget Presented to City Council for Review and Adoption

City of Salisbury / Sunday, May 31, 2026 0 687

Salisbury City Council will consider adoption of the proposed FY27 budget on June 16, with investments focused on infrastructure, public safety, and strategic growth.

Monthly Newsletter

	Title	Description
	05/2026	Celebrate Cheerwine in the Heart of Salisbury \| Salisbury to Launch City-Operated Recycling July 1 \| Salisbury City Council Sets FY27 Budget Schedule \| Statewide and Local Burn Bans In Effect
	04/2026	Forever for All: Honoring Mayor Karen Alexander \| Main Street Project Streetscape Update
	03/2026	City Council Sets Focus Areas for FY26-27 During Retreat \| Residents Invited to Share Input on FY27 City Budget \| City Teams Respond to Historic Winter Storm
	02/2026	Cheerwine Festival Returns to Downtown Salisbury \| Salisbury Launches New On-Demand Transit Service \| City Budget Process Begins
	01/2026	Human Relations Commission to Host 2026 MLK Celebration \| Wine About Winter Returns for 13th Year \| Salisbury City Council to Hold Annual Planning Retreat
	12/2025	City to Honor Alexander with Holiday Tree \| Microtransit Pilot to Expand mobility and Connectivity \| Keep Fog Out of Your Drains This Holiday Season
	11/2025	Major Projects Shaping Salisbury's Future \| Legacy Mural Feedback Needed \| Employee Spotlight: Vareno Scarborough
	10/2025	Rowan County Creek Week Returns \| Loose Leaf Collection Coming Soon \| Salisbury Police Safety Tips
	06/2025	Lighting the Way and Giving Back \| Legacy Mural \| City Budget Review
	05/2025	Rock Out at Cheerwine Festival \| Cheers for Shirt Design Winner \| Festival Shuttle Service \| Festival Information
	03/2025	Cheerwine Festival T-Shirt Contest, Spring Spruce Up Week, Protect Your Water Bill, Pilot Traffic Circle
	08/2024	Take A Tree Tour \| Officer Awarded For Saving Baby \| Sculptures in the Spotlight \| Go Out on a limb for the Tree Board
	08/2024	Take A Tree Tour \| Officer Awarded For Saving Baby \| Sculptures in the Spotlight \| Go Out on a limb for the Tree Board
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	05/2024	Cheerwine Festival: Band Lineup, T-Shirt Contest Winner, Free Shuttles, Safety Guidelines and Ways to Stay Connected.
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	09/2023	Rowan Creek Week \| Leaf Collection \| BlockWork Volunteers \| New Deputy City Manager \| Bell Tower Brewfest
	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
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	12/2022	Sculpture Calls For Artists \| Winter Spruce Up Week \| Feedback On Our Future \| Be The Difference With A City Career \| Holiday Recycling
	08/2021	Rowan Creek Week \| Back-to-School Resource Fair \| New Crime Information Center \| Blockwork Awarded Lowe's Grant For $100,000
	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
	03/2021	Dixonville Memorial Missing Connections \| New Bill Pay System Coming \| Spring Spruce Up \| Stormwater Survey Seeks Solutions \| Ring In Spring Event
	05/2020	Virtual Cheerwine Festival \| From The City Manager \| Play At Home \| BlockWork \| From The Mayor \| Alternative Bill Pay
	05/2020	Virtual Cheerwine Festival \| From The City Manager \| Play At Home \| BlockWork \| From The Mayor \| Alternative Bill Pay
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	10/2019	Fire Prevention Week \| City Park Lake \| Forward 2040 \| Fall Spruce Up \| Be Ready To Vote \| Employee Spotlight \| Leaf Collection Map
	03/2019	Celebrate Spring At Hurley Park \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Cheerwine Festival Volunteers \| Employee Spotlight \| SPD Ride-A-Long Program \| Contact Directory
	03/2019	Celebrate Spring At Hurley Park \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Cheerwine Festival Volunteers \| Employee Spotlight \| SPD Ride-A-Long Program \| Contact Directory
	03/2019	Celebrate Spring At Hurley Park \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Cheerwine Festival Volunteers \| Employee Spotlight \| SPD Ride-A-Long Program \| Contact Directory
	03/2019	Celebrate Spring At Hurley Park \| Runner-Friendly Community \| Cheerwine Festival Volunteers \| Employee Spotlight \| SPD Ride-A-Long Program \| Contact Directory
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

Salisbury Fire Department / Friday, June 12, 2026

/ Categories: News

Salisbury Fire Department Announces Promotions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE1
Anne Little, Director
City of Salisbury Community Engagement
(704) 638-5218
anne.little@salisburync.gov

Salisbury Fire Department Announces Promotions

SALISBURY, N.C. (June 11, 2026) – Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell has announced the promotion of senior firefighters Jake Richardson, Christian Lambis and Michael Freeman to the rank of Captain. Each has a record of dedicated service and a strong commitment to building and maintaining first class firefighter skills. They were selected after successfully completing a rigorous four-part assessment process.

Captain Richardson was hired in January 2019, promoted to Senior Firefighter in August 2020 and to Engineer in January 2023. He received his Rescue Tech Certification in 2022, his Advanced Operations Crew Leader in 2024 and his Hazmat Certification in 2025.

Captain Lambis was hired in January 2021. He was promoted to Senior Firefighter in March 2024 and to Engineer in July 2024. He received his Engine and Ladder Technician in 2023, his Advanced Operations Crew Leader in 2024, and his Hazmat Certification in 2025.

Captain Freeman was hired in February 2014. He was promoted to Senior Firefighter in 2016 and Engineer in 2018. He received his Engine and Ladder Technician in 2016, his Advanced Operations Crew Leader in 2024, and his Hazmat Certification in 2015.

“The Salisbury Fire Department is incredibly proud of our firefighters and their unwavering commitment to protecting and serving the citizens of Salisbury,” said Chief Bob Parnell. “We congratulate Richardson, Lambis and Freeman, outstanding individuals who make our department strong and will continue to uphold the highest standards of service and dedication.

For more information contact Community Engagement Director Anne Little at anne.little@salisburync.gov or (317) 446-8543.

The City of Salisbury is located in the heart of the Piedmont region of North Carolina, midway between Charlotte and Greensboro. Salisbury is the county seat of Rowan County, and provides a full range of municipal services, including law enforcement, fire service protection, zoning and code enforcement and water and sewer systems. For more information regarding the City of Salisbury and its services and departments, please visit us on the web at www.salisburync.gov. To receive updates regarding local initiatives, meetings, programs and events, please follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CitySalisburyNC.

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