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 53291

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.

City asks for rehearing on flood prone water pump station improvements

City of Salisbury / Wednesday, April 15, 2020 0 52091

The City of Salisbury filed a request for rehearing on Monday, April 13, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ask the agency to reconsider and change its decision to approve Cube Hydro’s (Cube) plan for improvements to Salisbury’s critical water supply infrastructure along the Yadkin River.

CAC & Salisbury Tree Board Recognize 2018-2019 Winners

CAC/Tree Board / Friday, April 10, 2020 0 60185

he Salisbury Community Appearance Commission (CAC) and Salisbury Tree Board recognized recipients of the 2018-2019 Biennial Awards. “The awards program is to pay tribute to the many individuals, businesses and organizations that make Salisbury a great city in which to live,” said Jane Creech, chairperson of the CAC.

Salisbury Transit Reduces Operating Hours During Stay-At-Home Executive Order

Transit / Wednesday, April 8, 2020 0 53571

As transit demands in the city shift due to the Governor’s stay-at-home Executive Order, Salisbury Transit will modify its operating hours beginning next week. Effective Monday, April 13, all routes will operate Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Saturday service is suspended.

Monthly Newsletter

	Title	Description
	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
	09/2025	Craft Beer Bubbles Over at BTG \| BlockWork: We’re Looking for Volunteers \| A New Addition to the Salisbury Sculpture Show
	08/2025	Beautify Your Block: City offers Grant Support \| Explore the Outdoors: Salisbury Parks \| Applications Now Open for the City of Salisbury Youth Council
	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
	04/2024	Strategic Plan \| Mental Health Crisis Line \| BlockWork Call For Neighborhoods \| Paint the Pavement Call For Artists \| Meet the Sculpture Show Artists
	04/2024	Strategic Plan \| Mental Health Crisis Line \| BlockWork Call For Neighborhoods \| Paint the Pavement Call For Artists \| Meet the Sculpture Show Artists
	07/2023	Hurricane Season \| RoCo's Homeless Task Force \| Waste Assistance Program \| Citizen's Academy \| Community Fair and National Night Out
	05/2023	Neon Trees Headline Cheerwine Festival \| Summers Camps \| Smoke Alarms \| Lawn Tips \| Street Resurfacing \| May is Bike Month
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	11/2022	Holiday Events \| Salisbury Youth Council Inducts New Members \| Tips to Shop Safe \| Toss the Grease
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	03/2022	Cheerwine Festival Returns \| 5 Ways to Pay Your BIll \| SPD Receives Grant \| Spring Spruce Up Week
	11/2021	Bell Tower Green Now Open \| Keep Salisbury Beautiful \| Shopping Tips For Black Friday
	11/2021	Bell Tower Green Now Open \| Keep Salisbury Beautiful \| Shopping Tips For Black Friday
	08/2021	Rowan Creek Week \| Back-to-School Resource Fair \| New Crime Information Center \| Blockwork Awarded Lowe's Grant For $100,000
	03/2020	Be Part of the Cheer \| EDK Awards \| 2020 Census \| Hurley Park Spring Celebration \| Forward 2040 \| Fire Station #6
	03/2020	Be Part of the Cheer \| EDK Awards \| 2020 Census \| Hurley Park Spring Celebration \| Forward 2040 \| Fire Station #6
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	04/2019	Festival Music Lineup \| Locals Receive EDK Awards \| Business with the City \| SPD Foot Pursuit 5K \| City Nature Challenge
	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

Police / Tuesday, April 18, 2017

/ Categories: Police News

Salisbury Police names Greensboro Captain Shon Barnes Deputy Chief

The City of Salisbury has named Greensboro Police Captain Shon Fitzgerald Barnes as its deputy police chief. Barnes has an extensive background in law enforcement, with a career spanning nearly two decades serving the City of Greensboro Police Department.

During his tenure in Greensboro, Barnes held multiple positions such as a juvenile victim’s detective, sergeant of the commercial crimes squad, specialized subject control and arrest techniques instructor, and the commanding officer of three different divisions. He continued on to become a law enforcement analyst for 97.1 WQMG and adjunct faculty for Guilford Technical Community College, Winston Salem State University, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T). Currently, Capt. Barnes is the commanding officer of the Greensboro Police Department’s Training Division where he oversees the training and education for the 678-person police force. In addition, he is responsible for the management, supervision, and technical police work as assigned by the Chief of Police.

As Salisbury’s deputy police chief, Barnes will direct the department’s community oriented policing initiative and neighborhood problem solving. His first day with the department is Monday, May 15.

“Major Barnes has strong talents and experience in community building through citizen engagement opportunities, crime analytics, and community oriented policing – three areas in which our department actively seeks to improve,” said Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes. “Major Barnes will be a valuable member of the team as we continue to address staffing challenges and increase training for our officers. We are fortunate that a leader of his caliber has agreed to join our department.”

Barnes’ previous achievements include bringing awareness to infant abusive head trauma (formally known as shaken baby syndrome), and statewide and departmental policy changes regarding patrol officer protocols for unresponsive infant calls for service. In his position as the sergeant of the commercial crimes squad, Barnes created the department’s first organized metal theft task force in which law enforcement officers partnered with community members, local political leaders and business stakeholders to reduce metal theft. He has been recognized by the City of Greensboro with its North Carolina Service Award, the United States Selective Marines Corps Reserve Medal First Award, and Police Officer of the Year by the Randleman Road Business Association in 2014.

Barnes holds a bachelor’s degree in history and pre-law from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, and is currently a PhD candidate in leadership studies/community and civic engagement program at N.C. A&T.

His salary will be $94,000 per year.

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