The Salisbury Post

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com Kerry Allen was a little concerned about having the H1N1 vaccination, but she still brought her daughter, Madison, to a clinic Tuesday. The Rowan County Health Department held a walk-in H1N1 vaccine clini ... Full Story »

Victorian Christmas at the Dr. Josephus Hall House will be presented 1-4 p.m. weekends in December. A special candlelight tour is available 6 to 8 p.m. Christmas Eve. Weekend tours cost $5 per person or $3 for members of Historic Salisbury Foundation ... Full Story »

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Al Boulus, whose generous life and legendary hot dog stand touched the lives of thousands of Salisburians, died early Tuesday morning at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He was 86. His eatery â Al's Night Haw ... Full Story »

By Shelley Smith ssmith@salisburypost.com Spencer aldermen voted to send rezoning plans back to the Planning Board after much discussion on boundaries and the size of property for businesses. The rezoning plans are part of Spencer's interstate bu ... Full Story »

By Jessie Burchette jburchette@salisburypost.com County commissioners aren't going to be pushed into quick action on naming a new sheriff. Top elected county officials said Tuesday it will be January at the earliest before the board considers app ... Full Story »

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com Helen Robichaud is a member of the Three Musketeers. Not unlike the trio from from the classic tale by Alexandre Dumas, she considered her friends quite close. Robichaud of China Grove made a $25 donatio ... Full Story »

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY â The Board of Aldermen recognized Police Sgt. Todd Taylor Monday for graduating recently from the N.C. Justice Academy's yearlong management development program. Town Manager Dan Peters sai ... Full Story »

Saturday at noon, several groups will conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Salisbury National Cemetery and the National Cemetery Annex at the Hefner VA Medical Center.The Patriot Guard Riders of N.C. will help with the ceremony at the a ... Full Story »

Be a Santa to a Senior has started with a great enthusiasm and wants to keep the momentum going so that all needy seniors will have a little something from Santa this Christmas. This is the third year Home Instead Senior Care has sponsored this pro ... Full Story »

The Rowan Support Group meeting for Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury will be Dec. 17 at the Easter Seals Office, 620 W. Innes St., 7-9 p.m. If you have had a traumatic or acquired brain injury or are a family member of one who has, you are welcome ... Full Story »

Staff report The Rowan County Sheriff's Office investigated several incidents of larceny, attempted larceny, vandalism and other incidents over the past several days. - Joyce Stirewalt, 855 St. Peters Church Road, reported the theft of diamond brac ... Full Story »

By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com FAITH â Keith Deal was elected mayor Tuesday night just minutes after being sworn in as a member of the town's Board of Aldermen. His wife, Terri, held a Bible for him as Rowan County Clerk of Court Jeff ... Full Story »

By Lynn Rumley For the Salisbury Post COOLEEMEE â It was more than 70 years ago that a young Ann Ridenhour lived on Davie Street in the mill town of Cooleemee. "I had four brothers and a sister and, like other families in Coolemee, there was very l ... Full Story »

By David Freeze For the Salisbury Post MILLBRIDGE â Saturday was wet and chilly on Sloan Road in western Rowan, but all was bright for Rowan Helping Ministries when Santa and about 120 runners converged for the second annual Santa's Run for Hunger. ... Full Story »

Staff report Salisbury Police are looking for a man who robbed the Pop Shoppe early Tuesday. A clerk at the convenience store at 939 S. Jake Alexander Blvd. told police a man entered the store shortly after 3 a.m. He asked about the restroom and a ... Full Story »

Staff report A John Deere backhoe on the U.S. 70 road construction site proved too much of a temptation. One or more people opted to take the backhoe, owned by Culp Brothers Construction, for something of a joy ride. Someone took the backhoe off t ... Full Story »

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Al Boulus, whose Alâs Night Hawk restaurant represented a rite of passage for many Salisburians, died this morning at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Boulus, 86, retired from the restaurant business in 2001 ... Full Story »

Staff report Salisbury Police are looking for a man who robbed the Pop Shoppe early today. A clerk at the convenience store at 939 S. Jake Alexander Blvd. told police a man entered the store shortly after 3 a.m. He asked about the restroom and aft ... Full Story »

This Symphony Guild's sixth annual Christmas Homes Tour, dubbed "Christmas in the City," was last weekend in downtown Salisbury. The focus this year was on loft living. Tour-goers visited six lofts and a top-floor apartment at The Plaza. Several ho ... Full Story »

By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Ken and Margarete Crysel have placed a small binder at the front of their store. They call it a "memory book." On the pages, their customers â mostly teachers â have written a few words about the Crysels' ... Full Story »

By Steve Huffman news@salisburypost.com Rowan County commissioners on Monday instructed County Manager Gary Page to give them more concrete ideas on how a county building might be converted for use by the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Discussion ... Full Story »

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com Last year, Mabel Barnhardt's friend Bob Leonard died. He was one of a group of regular mall walkers. She remembered him by donating money to the Christmas Happiness Fund in his honor. Barnhardt donated $2 ... Full Story »

By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com The poor economy has led to savings of more than $337,000 for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Planned renovations to Building 600 on the North Campus off Jake Alexander Boulevard were estimated to cost ... Full Story »

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com LANDIS â The Landis Board of Aldermen has decided to delay applying for a state parks and recreation grant in order to get it right. Town Engineer Mike Acquesta told the board Tuesday that a representativ ... Full Story »

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS â One applicant for a vacant seat on the Kannapolis City Council has withdrawn her name, leaving 15 contenders. Sandi Billings, the assistant clerk of court for Cabarrus County, told the Kannapolis ... Full Story »