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Why the Fibrant Debacle Hit a Customer Sales Wall and Why No Private...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ We’ve been watching the city of Salisbury’s death warrant called Fibrant since it was ramrodded through city council with little public input. We watched city claim Fibrant was...
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Salisbury: Pearl Street Burglar Grabs $1,230 in Goods Monday // Coin Devices...
RFP Staff ♦ Limited gunfire was heard throughout Salisbury the last two days. However, vehicles and homes were being broken into all over the city and unfortunately persons were victimized by street...
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Downtown Salisbury: Thieves Ripoff Nashville Nights Saturday on E. Innes St....
RFP Staff ♦ Downtown Salisbury suffering through one of the worst holiday shopping seasons in a decade, triple net leases, increasing storefront vacancies, and a legendary municipal services district...
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Salisbury: Christopher Lee Erwin, on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Most...
RFP Staff ♦ According to Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and local law enforcement sources Christopher Lee Erwin, 32, on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted List and formerly living at 407 N....
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Salisbury: Dwayne Means, Jr., on Sheriff’s MOST WANTED LIST, Arrested...
RFP Staff ♦ Thursday Dwayne Jaquan Means, Jr. AKA “Rude Boy”, alleged member of the Blood Nation Gang and on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted List, was arrested Thursday at an apartment in...
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Salisbury Police Department Staffing Emergency Grows
Todd Paris, Staff Writer and Salisbury Attorney ♦ Dateline Salisbury, N.C. December 23rd 2016 On December 9th, 2016 Salisbury, NC’s City Council and the Rowan County Commission met to vote for an...
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Why Ghostly Downtown Salisbury Gets Little Traffic and Why Many New Retailers...
RFP Staff ♦ We are unlikely ever to hear what we are reporting from Downtown Salisbury, Inc. (D.S.I) who appears to operate from an extreme alternate reality in their attempts to spin their vacancy...
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Salisbury: Police Chief Jerry Stokes and City Manager Lane Bailey Flunked
Todd Paris, Staff Writer and Salisbury Attorney ♦ Dateline December 24th, 2016 (RFP) Somewhat new Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes flunked in his mission and it’s quite clear that City Manager Lane...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Unsolved Murder Death Toll Rises to 17 in Salisbury. 17...
Rabbi Will McCubbins, China Grove, N.C. ♦ Every night and even during the day gunshots can be heard in hard scrabble Salisbury. People are swarming out of Salisbury now with their homes and properties...
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Wishing You the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of Hanukkahs!
♦ Steve Mensing and the RFP Staff Wishing You the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of Hanukkahs! “Silent Night” with the Fort Bend Church Male Chorus from Sugar Land, Texas:
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Salisbury: Burglary at Dollar General Friday Morning on Mooresville Road....
RFP Staff ♦ Burglaries throughout Salisbury are up during November and December. On Friday morning the Dollar General budget supermarket on 2112 Mooresville Road was the victim of a burglary–forcible...
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Salisbury: Christopher Graham Arrested Tuesday for Allegedly Opening a Safe...
RFP Staff ♦ Sources in the Salisbury Police Department report that Cristopher Wayne Graham, 28, living at the Pine Hill Apartments at 410 W. 15th Street in Salisbury was arrested at that address...
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Salisbury: Mark Whitley Busted Saturday in Salisbury for Alleged Drug Charges...
RFP Staff ♦ Salisbury, N.C., a criminal vortex where drug dealers from other counties and states can evade the heat, and criminals and sexual preditors on the lam can blend in and largely go unnoticed....
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Salisbury: Registered Sex Offender Joseph Franklin Williams, 44, Arrested...
RFP Staff ♦ Rowan County Sheriff’s Office sources reported that Joseph Franklin Williams, 44, convicted sex offender last reported living at 1335 Barger Road in Salisbury, N.C. was arrested Sunday...
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Salisbury: Michael Mclean and Shavonna Casey Arrested Christmas Eve for...
RFP Staff ♦ According to Salisbury Police sources Michael Angelo Mclean, 33, and Shavonna Annissia Casey, 28, both of Salisbury, were arrested Saturday night for allegedly strong arm robbing Annjanet...
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Salisbury: Armed Robbery at the Pop Shoppe Friday on S. Jake Alexander Blvd....
RFP Staff ♦ Over the long holiday weekend shots could be heard throughout Salisbury and on more than one occasion guns were pulled. On Monday an explosion, of unknown origin, rocked large portions of...
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Salisbury/Rowan: Burglar Heists $36,000 Monday at High Rock Lake // Jonathan...
RFP Staff ♦ Rowan County Sheriff’s Office sources reported that Wayne Bradshaw,62, living on the 400 block of Lakeshore Drive in Salisbury (High Rock Lake) was the victim of a burglary–unlawful entry...
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Southern Spirit Gallery, Closing December 31st, Joins a Long List of...
RFP Staff ♦ More sad news for Downtown Salisbury this week as we learned that one of Downtown’s true gems the Southern Spirit Gallery, a folksy art gallery specializing in paintings, carvings, pottery,...
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City Councilman Kenny Hardin Provides an Update on Bringing Boys & Girls...
♦ In the past few weeks, several people have reached out asking about whether Salisbury is planning to have a Boys & Girls Club chapter or offering to help. So, I want to update everyone on our...
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Salisbury: Quamesha Djonte Sifford, on the Rowan County Sheriff’s MOST WANTED...
RFP Staff ♦ Rowan County Sheriff’s Office sources report that Quamesha Djonte Sifford, 23, on the Sheriff’s Most Wanted List, was arrested Thursday at a home on 115 Knoll View Drive in Salisbury....
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