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Entertainment

‘The Producers’ will offend you, but you’ll be laughing hard

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Fair warning: “The Producers” is tacky, tasteless, not politically correct, and the opening night audience laughed and clapped their way ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 16, 2018 9:42 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sunny today, showers for the weekend

The weekend probably won’t be a total washout, but we’ll have showers Saturday and Sunday night, with more on Monday and Tuesday. Today will be ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 16, 2018 8:35 am

Local

Rowan weather: Fire danger due to low humidity, high winds

We’ve had snow, rain, days in the 80s and nights in the teens. Now we are in danger of fast-spreading fires. With low humidity and ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:57 am

Local

Rowan weather: Chilly, windy

We’ll see more sunshine today, but it’s going to be cold and windy. We should reach a high of 43, but west northwest wind will ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sunny and windy

Today will be much calmer than Monday, but it’s a cold start and the winds are still blustery. It will be sunny and 48 today, ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 7:50 am

Food

Celebrate Pi Day as Pie Day

Little did we know we’d have snow Monday. Somehow that makes pie day or Pi Day, depending on what you’d like to celebrate, a little ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Winter storm warning lifted; snow has ended

Update: At 2 p.m., the National Weather Service lifted the winter storm warning for Rowan County and we have now been placed back under a ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, March 12, 2018 7:43 am

Books

Bestsellers (3-11-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Hush, by John Hart. 2. An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones. 3. Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng. 4. 12 Rules for Life, by ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Is love the magic that saves us?

“Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories,” by Kelly Barnhill. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 2018. 288 pp. By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Kelly Barnhill’s “Dreadful ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sunny, windy today, chance of snow over weekend

Today will be almost calm, compared to what the weekend and Monday will bring. We’ll be dealing with west wind today at 6-11 mph, with ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 9, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: More winds and cool temperatures

We’ll have another windy, cool day today, with partly sunny skies. The high will be 46, with west southwest winds shifting to the west at ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 8, 2018 7:50 am

Education

Livingstone College to compete in national academic quiz

SALISBURY — After participating in a national qualifying tournament, Livingstone College will compete against fellow historically black colleges and universities at the 29th annual Honda ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: A windy day, but clearing

Cool temperatures will stick around for a while but we’ll get a break from the rain for a few days. Today will start out foggy ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Rain today; windy tomorrow

The weather continues to throw a little bit of everything at us this week, and on today’s menu is rain. We have an 80 percent ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Sun, rain, wind, snow and thunder possible this week

It’s been a surprisingly cold morning, with the low dipping to 26 degrees. It will be a sunny day with a high of 58 and ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, March 5, 2018 7:50 am

Books

John Hart pleases fans at book signing

John Hart was so busy signing books Thursday night that we didn’t get a chance to talk. That’s a good problem for an author to ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Bestsellers (3-3-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Hush, by John Hart. 2. The Monk of Mokha, by Dave Eggers. 3. The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn. 4. Wonder, by ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Wind advisory until midnight

We are under a wind advisory until midnight tonight. A wind advisory means winds will be strong enough to make driving difficult, especially high-profile vehicles. ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 2, 2018 7:50 am

Books

George Singleton and Tom Cooper, Southern authors with a sense of humor

SALISBURY — Everyone was laughing at Thursday’s Brady Author Symposium at Catawba College. A smaller-than-usual crowd was enjoying authors George Singleton and Tom Cooper, who were ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, March 2, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: Wet today, very windy Friday

Today will be soggy and could become dangerous, with the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon. The thunderstorms will begin around 3 p.m. ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:52 am

Local

Rowan weather: Rain is on the way

You’ll see plenty of rain this afternoon and tomorrow, and then Friday will be a very windy day, but clear. Today we have a 70 ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: A sunny day ahead

The sunshine has returned for a day, but it’s going to be cooler. You probably had to scrape heavy frost off your windshield. Today’s high ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:50 am

Local

Rowan weather: Cooler, wetter

The week ahead is going to be cooler and likely wetter than last week, but we might have a little more sunshine in between. And ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Monday, February 26, 2018 7:52 am

Books

‘The Hush’ Johnny Merrimon finds a deep secret

“The Hush,” by John Hart. St. Martin’s Press. 2018. 418 pp. By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com “The Hush” is very John Hart. His writing style ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00 am

Books

Bestsellers (2-25-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee. 2. The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin. 3.  Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult. 4. Beneath a Scarlet Sky, by ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Rowan weather: A bit of sun today, but rain coming

Today will actually be partly sunny instead of mostly cloudy, and we’ll have a high of 74, with south southwest wind at 5-7 mph. Tonight’s ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Friday, February 23, 2018 7:52 am

Entertainment

‘The Realistic Joneses’ a play that will grab you

By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Over here are the Joneses, Bob and Jennifer. Over there are the Joneses, John and Pony. They’re very different. John ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, February 22, 2018 10:55 am

Local

Rowan weather: Staying warm

It will be another mostly cloudy day, but we should see the sun now and then like we did on Wednesday. The high will be ... Read more

by Deirdre Smith, Thursday, February 22, 2018 7:52 am

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