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Registration open for Carolina Mountain Literary Festival

The 13th Annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on Sept. 6-8, now has  the schedule of events on the website, cmlitfest.org This year’s authors write to the theme ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00 am

Books

You’ll find yourself enchanted by ‘Circe’

“Circe” by Madeline Miller. Lee Boudreaux Books, Little, Brown. 2018. 400 pp. By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Maybe you learned some mythology in history class ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Bestsellers (7-1-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Overstory, by Richard Powers. 2. Southernmost, by Silas House. 3. The President is Missing, by Bill Clinton, James Patterson. 4. Lowcountry Bookshop, by ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Hot, humid, dry

The forecast has become pretty simple for the next week or so: Hot. Today will be mostly sunny and 90, with west wind at 5-7 ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, June 28, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: Heat on its way back

We had our break from the heat yesterday, but it’s coming back, with another heat wave starting tomorrow. Today will be mostly cloudy with a ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: More storms possible

Today’s storms could become severe again, with more damaging winds and hail possible. We’re starting out with patchy fog until around 9, then it will ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:52 am

Food

Nothing could be finer than a tomato in Carolina

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Tomato season is finally here. No more pink, hard, flavorless tomatoes picked green and gassed to “ripen” them.  Those tomatoes ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:00 am

Local

UPDATE Rowan weather: Severe thunderstorm watch

UPDATE: Rowan County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m., with damaging winds and large hail possible. A watch means conditions are right ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, June 25, 2018 7:52 am

Books

Bestsellers (6-24-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Educated, by Tara Westover. 2. By Invitation Only, by Dorothea Benton Frank. 3. Barracoon, by Zora Neale Hurston. 4. High Tide Club, by ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Don’t miss ‘Happy Hour with an Author’

On June 26, South Main will host “Happy Hour with an Author” featuring Susan Boyer, a Rowan County native who writes the series of Lowcountry ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Warm winds today, Saturday

Rowan County is under a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. this morning. It will be a mostly sunny day with a high of 89 ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, June 22, 2018 7:44 am

Local

Rowan weather: More of the same

Today and Friday we’ll have a better chance of showers, but coverage will still be spotty. It will be partly sunny and 90, with west ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, June 21, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: Better air, still hot

Here’s one bit of good news: It is not an air quality action day. Today we are at Code Yellow, again because of ground level ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: More bad air and heat

Today is another Air Quality Alert day, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. The air quality is Code Orange, with ground level ozone the main problems. Children, ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:52 am

Food

Summer standards — corn and squash are the best

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com The corn has arrived at the Farmers’ Market, and you’d better get there early to get yours, at least at ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: If the heat doesn’t get you, the bad air will

With a heat wave upon us, we’ll also be dealing with poor air quality. Today, Tuesday and Wednesday will be Code Orange air quality action ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, June 18, 2018 7:52 am

Books

Let’s talk more about the Great American Read

I don’t know if you are on Facebook, but I have been having a great time sharing with the Great American Read group. Sign up ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Upcoming events at South Main Book Co.

South Main Book Co. has added a children’s book reading to its schedule. Each Saturday at noon through July 28, children can come to listen ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Bestsellers (6-17-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. By Invitation Only, by Dorothea Benton Frank. 2. The President is Missing, by Bill Clinton, James Patterson. 3. Love in ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Bad air days through the weekend

Not only is it going to be a hot weekend, now it’s also going to be an Air Quality Action weekend. Today through Sunday, Code ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, June 15, 2018 7:52 am

Entertainment

Meet Florence Foster Jenkins and be prepared to laugh

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com For an evening full of laughs, capped by tender moments, cool off at St. Thomas Players’ production of “Souvenir: A ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:08 pm

Local

Rowan weather: Hot, humid, getting hotter

We’ll continue the trend of hot and humid today, and it’s another Code Yellow air quality day. It will be mostly sunny and 88 today, ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, June 14, 2018 7:54 am

Local

Rowan weather: Very warm and getting warmer

The heat will return later today and climb into the 90s by early next week. Cloudy skies will become partly sunny, with a high of ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:42 am

Local

Rowan weather: Cloudy, cooler

Today’s your day to cool off before the heat returns. Last night’s storms caused some damage and have left pockets of fog around the county. ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: More like summer every day

While this morning we’ll see sunshine, this afternoon and evening, we have a higher chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of which could become severe, ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, June 11, 2018 7:52 am

Books

Bestsellers (6-10-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Restless Wave, by John McCain, Mark Salter. 2. Barracoon, by Zora Neale Hurston. 3. Facism, by Madeleine Albright. 4. By Invitation ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sunshine and warm temperatures

It’s going to be a warm weekend for high school graduations, but the threat of storms will be mostly in the afternoon tomorrow. Today, you ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, June 8, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: Bad air quality day

Today is a Code Orange air quality alert day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ground level ozone is to blame. The air will be ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, June 7, 2018 7:52 am

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