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Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board casts eye on numerous spending requests

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — With a full day set aside to discuss many items, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen did just ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 12:00 am

Local

‘First pitch’ dinner raises $66,000 for Catawba College baseball team

Staff report SALISBURY — The fourth “First Pitch” dinner in support of Catawba College baseball raised close to $66,000. Besides program supporters, the evening included ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Habitat for Humanity dedicates house built by Catawba, Livingstone students

SALISBURY — For twins Janae and Janelle, it was a great way to mark their seventh birthday. For Catawba and Livingstone colleges, it was a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry discusses its approach to code enforcement

GRANITE QUARRY — Overgrown grass, litter, open storage, signs, dilapidated houses and junked cars — these are some of the things that could be more ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: Bertha Harrison Dupre: a veteran who won’t be forgotten

SALISBURY — I’m not writing about Bertha Harrison Dupre because it’s Black History Month. I’m not writing about Bertha because she was 97 when she ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 24, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Family, friends celebrate with Rosezella Reid on her 100th birthday

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rosezella Reid has always been known in her family for her cooking, gardening and church-going. She added something else ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 24, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

At retreat, Granite Quarry town board discusses updating Town Hall, expanding police force

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisbury post.com GRANITE QUARRY — At their annual retreat Friday, Granite Quarry officials looked closer at renovations to Town Hall that could ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 23, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Stamp act: Professor combines love of African-American heritage stamps with education

SALISBURY — When you have a stamp collection like Dr. Mary A. Love’s, you might lean toward keeping it tucked away in a safe and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:01 am

Local

Tickets now on sale for Historic Salisbury Foundation’s farms and barns bus tour

SALISBURY — Tickets are on sale for Historic Salisbury Foundation’s Century Farms and Barns Bus Tour on April 27. The tour will be from 9 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 am

Education

Pfeiffer University president leaving at end of school year for job in Delaware

Staff report MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer University announced Sunday that Colleen Perry Keith, its 10th and first woman president, will leave effective May 31 to become ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, February 18, 2019 11:54 am

Local

Travel during Jim Crow era: ‘Green Book’ did not overlook North Carolina, Salisbury

SALISBURY —  As a child growing up in Salisbury, Raemi Evans often would travel with her family by car to visit relatives and friends in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 17, 2019 12:10 am

Cleveland

R.A. Clement School gains inclusion on National Register of Historic Places

CLEVELAND — Every time former students of the old R.A. Clement School set foot on the property — inside or outside — a flood of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 am

Education

Artwork, receptions connected to ’49 Days’ tonight at St. John’s Lutheran, Waterworks

SALISBURY — Connected to the ongoing 49 Days of Gratitude in Rowan County, artwork by local students and seniors will be showcased from 6 to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 am

Local

In gratitude: Kiwanis Pancake Festival will offer free admission to Rowan-Salisbury Schools teachers

SALISBURY — To go with the 49 Days of Gratitude now underway, the Kiwanis Club of Salisbury will offer teachers in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 am

Education

Hidden, in the open: Mock bedroom offers clues to teen substance abuse

SALISBURY — It appeared to be the typical teen boy’s bedroom down to the poster on the wall, the basket of dirty laundry on the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:00 pm

Local

Mark Wineka: Life’s parade passes through Spencer, and spirit of Miller leads the way

SPENCER — Though he was pushing 93, Clyde Miller drove himself to the 49 Days of Gratitude parade Saturday morning. He would not make it ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 10, 2019 12:05 am

Local

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. 49 Days of Gratitude take off in Rowan County

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — For the 49 Days of Gratitude opening ceremony Saturday, keynote speaker Beth Troutman offered a message as inspiring as ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 9, 2019 6:28 pm

Local

‘The players are already depressed about it’: Longtime Panthers bus driver retires

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County native Gary Roseborough, who has driven a bus for the Carolina Panthers since the franchise’s beginnings in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 9, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry knee-deep into comprehensive plan update

GRANITE QUARRY — Beyond his usual duties, Town Planner Steve Blount has a major task ahead this year — updating Granite Quarry’s 2000 Comprehensive Land ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 7, 2019 12:00 am

Local

French connection: Parade, opening ceremony usher in ’49 Days of Gratitude’ Saturday

SPENCER — French dignitaries, music, veterans, inspiration and history will all be part of the 10 a.m. parade and 11 a.m. ceremony kicking off Rowan ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 7, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry tabs Smith as interim town manager

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen named veteran administrator Larry Smith as interim town manager Monday night. Smith is most familiar to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 5, 2019 12:00 am

Health

‘I have been given another chance at living’: Women give powerful testimonies for Capstone Recovery Center benefit

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sara Fields grew up in Kannapolis the daughter of a funeral director and school teacher. She had a Christian ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, February 4, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Salisbury man charged in connection to Lexington armed robbery

Authorities have arrested a Salisbury man wanted in Lexington on robbery and kidnapping charges dating back to a Jan. 10 incident at a T-Mobile store. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, February 4, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Sunday fire damages home in China Grove; fire departments also tackle structure fire on Yost Road

Staff report CHINA GROVE — Fire destroyed a back portion of a home at 617 Salisbury St. Sunday, possibly displacing a mother and her four ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 3, 2019 2:43 pm

Local

Scouting for Food: Packs and troops comb county to replenish nonprofits’ pantries

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Several Troop 448 scouts were standing near the back of Scoutmaster Emeritus Jack Kepley’s pickup, taking a break and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 3, 2019 12:10 am

Faith

‘All in the Family’: Lewis Preaching Series will be Feb. 9-10 at First Presbyterian

By the Rev. Joshua Musser Gritter For the Salisbury Post On summer vacations, I learn about life’s lessons as I watch Disney movies with my ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 3, 2019 12:00 am

Local

For three decades, Kannapolis’ Mary Barnes has seen the world through Irish eyes

KANNAPOLIS — Mary Barnes has caught the raised eyebrows and recognized the same hints of disbelief for the past 30 years. Why is a Kannapolis ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 3, 2019 12:00 am

Business

State closes Thelma’s for nonpayment of taxes; veterans coffeehouse moving to K&W

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Revenue closed Thelma’s restaurant Thursday for nonpayment of taxes. No-trespassing signs were posted on the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, February 1, 2019 8:00 pm

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