2024 Cheerwine Festival T-Shirt Design Contest
Cheerwine invited high school students across the Carolinas to showcase their creativity and regional pride with a T-shirt design contest for the upcoming 2024 Cheerwine Festival. With an open call to students to use mediums ranging from crayons and markers to digital design software, the contest sought original artwork spotlighting the essence of the Carolinas.
Employee Spotlight: Terry SImmons
This month’s employee spotlight is Terry Simmons, a City of Salisbury Transit Dispatcher. Terry handles incoming calls and processes service requests from citizens, medical facilities, and government agencies.
Help provide input on the Kesler Mill site development plans
The city of Salisbury is hosting a second round of community input sessions to solicit feedback on two Kesler Mill development scenarios. Development Finance Initiatives (DFI), a service offered by the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government, will lead the input sessions along with the city’s planning and neighborhoods department.
In a collaborative approach aimed at increasing mental health support and crisis intervention, Rowan County Public Health and the city of Salisbury have joined forces to launch an initiative promoting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's new three-digit number, 988. As part of this effort, magnets featuring the 988 crisis line will soon be displayed on both Salisbury police cars and fire trucks.
The event will take place on Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Bell Tower Green. Spring crafts, hayrides, snacks and family-friendly fun will also be available…all for FREE.
Photos will be posted to the DSI Facebook page within a few days of the event for you to download and print.
Within the recent City of Salisbury’s Tree Canopy Assessment Report, 45% of Salisbury’s land area is covered with canopy. This report also looks at neighborhood canopy coverage, beneficial cost of tree canopies, and an overview of future planting areas within Salisbury.