Press Releases

A store owner and clerk have been criminally charged following a single-vehicle collision in Rowan County.

Rowan County will host a Public Open House on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the West End Plaza located at 1935 W. Jake Alexander Blvd in Salisbury, N.C. Please enter through the former JCPenney entrance.

Yadkin County will host a Public Open House on Monday, 16 October 2023, at 7 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room at the Yadkin County Human Services Building located at 217 East Willow Street, Yadkinville, NC 27055.

Possia Sanders has been named facility director at Richmond-Jenkins Juvenile Detention Center in Hoffman. Sanders began his new role on Sept. 25, and will serve as a key leader in the opening of the newly renovated Richmond Juvenile Detention Center in Rockingham upon its anticipated completion in 2025.
On Monday, October 2, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for the Town of Landis in Rowan County that suffered damages from an EF-1 tornado on August 7. The declaration makes additional assistance available to the town.
El lunes 2 de octubre, 2023, el gobernador Roy Cooper firmó una Declaración Estatal de Desastre, consulte aquí, para la Ciudad Landis, en el Condado Rowan, la cual el pasado 7 de agosto sufrió daños por un tornado de clasificación EF-1; esta Declaración pone a disposición de esa ciudad asistencia adicional.
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall at 6:15 this morning near Emerald Isle with maximum sustained winds of 70mph.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed a State of Emergency in preparation for impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen.
El día de hoy, en preparación para afrontar los efectos del Ciclón Tropical Potencial Dieciséis, el gobernador Roy Cooper firmó una Declaración de Estado de Emergencia.