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Rowan weather: Severe thunderstorm watch

2:40 UPDATE: Rowan County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. tonight. The primary threat is high wind gusts, with some threat from ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, April 8, 2019 7:50 am

Books

Bestsellers (4-8-19)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Matriarch, by Susan Page. 2. First: Sandra Day O’Connor, by Evan Thomas. 3. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 4. Where the Crawdads ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:00 am

Books

Abbott Jerome gets mixed up in another mess

“The Opera House Murders” is the 15th book by award-winning author Jan McCanless. Her Beryl’s Cove Mystery series has been popular, as have the Brother ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:00 am

Books

Boy with epilepsy finds help from disabled dog

John H.C. Lefler of Misenheimer has a new book, “Holding Putter,” a short novel about a boy and his dog. But this boy, Sammy, and ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Plenty of rain

Today is going to be wet, with periods of heavy rain at times. The chance of rain is 90 percent, with a quarter to half ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, April 5, 2019 7:50 am

Entertainment

‘Mamma Mia!’ bursts on to the Meroney stage

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com “Mamma Mia!” is a fun musical, much better than the dreadful movie starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. Piedmont Player’s ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, April 4, 2019 11:58 am

Local

Rowan weather: Nice spring day

It’s going to be warmer, and a little bit wetter for the next several days. Today will be sunny and 72, with calm wind this ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, April 4, 2019 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: What snow?

It was another icy morning, but with plenty of sunshine, we should warm up to 69 degrees. Winds will be west around 6 mph. Clouds ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Still a chance of snow

We might see some snow today, but it’s not going to stick around because the ground is too warm. We have a 50 percent chance ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:50 am

Food

Brighten your spring meals with lemon

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Spring, for some reason, ignites in me a craving for all things lemony, lemon pound cake, lemon pie, lemony chicken ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Snow Tuesday???

April’s coming in chilly, with a low below freezing, but it should be sunny and 54, with north northwest wind at 6-9 mph. Tonight will ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, April 1, 2019 7:50 am

News

Spirit: An open book: Library supervisor Laurie Lyda wants to make a difference

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Call her Dr. Lyda if you like. Rowan Public Library’s Laurie Lyda has a doctorate degree. She once ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, April 1, 2019 12:00 am

News

Spirit: Tackling tough issues: Rocky Cabagnot thrives on community action

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com His motto is “I want to put the community and action back into the Community Action Agency.” Rocky Cabagnot, the ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, April 1, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Posters March 31

• Salisbury-Rowan Chapter 4314 of AARP, 1 p.m. Thursday, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.  Melody Reid of Comfort Keepers will ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:00 am

Books

Bestsellers (3-31-19)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Run Away, by Harlen Coben. 2. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. 3. An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones. ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Warm and sunny

With a much warmer start today, we’ll really feel spring. Today will be sunny and 73 with south southwest wind at 5-7 mph in the ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 am

Farm & Garden

You may want to consider a different grass for grazing

Novel endophyte tall fescue is good alternative forage whether you have horses, cattle or small ruminants. Below are some things to consider if you are ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 29, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sunny again

Wow, frost for the last week of March? We hit a low of 28 this morning, but sunshine should warm us up to around 64 ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:51 am

Local

Rowan weather: More sunshine

The low dipped to 29 this morning, but sunshine will warm us up to 54, with northeast wind at 3-8 mph. Tonight will be mostly ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Cool, but sunny

We’re going to have some cold nights this week, but there is no mention of rain through Sunday. Today we are starting out at 30 ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, March 18, 2019 7:50 am

Books

Bestsellers (3-17-19)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Black Leopard, Red Wolf, by Marion James. 2. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 3. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. 4. ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 17, 2019 12:00 am

Books

Fiction is about yearning, finding order in chaos

We are all creatures of desire, yearning for something or someone, said author Robert Olen Butler. Plot, in fiction, is “yearning challenged and thwarted.” “Literary ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 17, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Stormy today, but a great weekend

We could see some heavy rain and strong thunderstorms today as a storm system that wreaked havoc over the middle of the country moves our ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 15, 2019 7:50 am

Books

Robert Olen Butler: Making good use of his compost heap

SALISBURY — Author Robert Olen Butler relies on his compost heap, where much of his past lies percolating — some things lost, some ideas just waiting ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 15, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Warm and breezy

It’s going to be a very warm day, with a high around 71 and mostly sunny skies. Winds from the south southwest will be at ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:50 am

Education

Education shoutouts

Sacred Heart The all-A honor roll for the second trimester at Sacred Heart Catholic School was announced. Third grade: Bennett Brinkley, Michael Bristol, Kate Donaldson, Eliza ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:50 am

Education

Catawba faculty member finalist for fiction award

Catawba College SALISBURY — Sometimes great talent hides in plain sight. That is the case of author Ivelisse Rodriguez, who joined Catawba College’s English faculty ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Warming up through the day

It’s chillier this morning than it was yesterday, with a low of 31 and ice on the cars. But we should end up mostly sunny ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 7:50 am

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