In August 2013, J. C. Penney, an original anchor, closed its store, and Belk moved to another shopping center later that year.
[1] Rowan County bought Salisbury Mall in December 2013 for $3.4 million[2] because of a need for additional office space.
[4] A 2015 master plan called for moving social services and the health department into the former mall, and the sheriff and probation into their former space.
Other possibilities were the library's history and genealogy room, and planning, building inspections and environmental departments.
[5] On July 1, 2019, Rowan County commissioners considered an $18.93 million plan by ADW Architects to improve the mall.