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Stallings Baptist Church will have Veterans Appreciation meal Wednesday

SALISBURY — Stallings Memorial Baptist Church is inviting military veterans to its annual veterans appreciation meal and program Wednesday. It starts at 6 p.m. at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, November 9, 2018 12:00 am

Elections

Election: Ford snags seat in N.C. Senate district covering Rowan, Stanly counties

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was sort of fitting that Republican Carl Ford watched the election results Tuesday at the Rowan County Administration ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry receives clean audit; town approves acceptance of Byrd property

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A Lexington firm gave the town of Granite Quarry an unqualified or “clean” opinion on its audit of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:00 am

Elections

Election: GOP’s Julia Howard wins a 16th term in N.C. House

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — N.C. Rep. Julia Howard of Mocksville, a 30-year veteran in the state House, won re-election Tuesday to a 16th ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: An aerial view of Roses, Rowan Mall in 1974

This Salisbury Post file photograph shows a 1974 aerial view of the Rose’s store at the Rowan Mall in 1974 (bottom left), and it also ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry approves rezoning, clears way for Stoneglen subdivision

GRANITE QUARRY — A 31-lot subdivision of single-family homes won approval from the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen on Monday night. Stoneglen will be off ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Masonry students from West Rowan High build symbolic benches for new elementary school

CLEVELAND — For the job before them Monday afternoon, six masonry students from West Rowan High School wielded familiar tools of the trade — trowels, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 12:00 am

Elections

Election 2018, NC House: 15-term veteran Howard faces newcomer Clark

SALISBURY — Not many legislative candidates this year are wider apart on the political spectrum than N.C. Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, and her challenger, Democrat ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 4, 2018 6:14 pm

Elections

Election 2018, NC Senate: Ford’s bid to switch to Senate faces Wilhelm

SALISBURY — Democrat Arin Wilhelm says don’t count him out. True, Wilhelm faces an experienced legislator by taking on Republican Carl Ford for the redrawn ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 4, 2018 6:04 pm

Entertainment

‘K’ is for Kameron and Kannapolis: Local singer still alive on ‘The Voice’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Put yourself in 21-year-old singer Kameron Marlowe’s shoes. This summer and fall, he has sung for Blake Shelton, Adam ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 4, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Forum looks at issues confronting children in Rowan County

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Here are some of the sobering statistics: • About one in four Rowan County children — 26 percent — ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, November 3, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Missing his brother: ‘I didn’t know how tough he was’

MOORESVILLE  — Jim Karriker recently visited the mausoleum at Gaston Memorial Park where his brother Jerry was laid to rest. It’s been more than eight ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, November 2, 2018 12:00 am

Entertainment

Rowan singer/musician Darrell Connor earns Lunsford trophy at N.C. State Fair

SALISBURY — Darrell A. Conner is spending time these days helping his brother clear some land, so he often finds himself on a bulldozer or ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Holiday issue of Salisbury the Magazine has hit the streets

SALISBURY — The Holiday 2018 issue of Salisbury the Magazine is now available. Copies have reached subscribers and been distributed at their usual places in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Going all out for All Hallow’s Eve

SALISBURY — There are people who get into the spirit of Halloween, and then there is Nancy Wade. Trick-or-treaters might know Wade’s house in the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:00 am

Elections

House District 77 matches 15-term GOP veteran Howard against newcomer Clark

SALISBURY — Not many legislative candidates this year are wider apart on the political spectrum than N.C. Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, and her challenger, Democrat ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:00 am

Business

The way the cookie rumbles: F&M employees share their appreciation for each other

FAITH — Let’s get this straight: You’re saying F&M Bank employees spent all day Saturday making more than 700 creme-filled oatmeal cookies so they could ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Simulation helps others see how kids with dyslexia cope

SALISBURY — Try this exercise. To read the sentence that follows, you’ll have to realize that an “i” might be an “i” or an “e.” ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 26, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Beard, Braun just two of the historic figures behind 1768 deed of St. John’s Lutheran

SALISBURY — St. John’s Lutheran Church has usually traced its beginning to 1747, when German settlers were meeting in various homes in Rowan County for ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 26, 2018 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Germanfest on go for this Saturday at Old Stone House

GRANITE QUARRY — As they settled the New World, Europeans brought honey bees and beekeeping skills with them. Some records show that the English-based Virginia ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 25, 2018 12:00 am

Local

A photogenic kindergarten couple reconnects, dances toward their 2019 wedding

SALISBURY — In kindergarten at Isenberg Elementary School, Tara Safrit and Justin McDaniel were smitten with each other. Justin remembers giving Tara a pair of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:00 am

Local

DeeDee Wright recalls the time when the ‘Greenville Eight’ were arrested, not celebrated

SALISBURY — DeeDee Wright is nearing completion of a book she has been writing, mostly about her efforts fighting for civil rights in the South ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 12:00 am

Education

The Voice: Dr. Hales receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Dr. Karl Hales has never been at a loss for words. He couldn’t afford to be. He founded Catawba ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 22, 2018 12:10 am

Entertainment

Strings of Victory releases a Christmas album

Staff report Strings of Victory, a bluegrass gospel group from Rowan County, has released its fifth album and first Christmas album, “Strings of Christmas.” The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 22, 2018 12:00 am

Local

With ‘Military Mile,’ Y swimmers, community again honor veterans

Staff report The Rowan County “Military Mile” swim will again be hosted by the YMCA of Rowan County swimmers. This year’s swim will be Nov. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 22, 2018 12:00 am

Education

Catawba College kicks off new $38.2 million growth campaign

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — First came an astonishing football comeback, as the Catawba College Indians rallied for  a 55-37 win Saturday. With many ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 21, 2018 12:10 am

Local

Dog-bury: Canines enjoy their new city park

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — All around Salisbury, the drives across town were exciting, just anticipating going to a new place and meeting new ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 21, 2018 12:05 am

Local

Yesterday: Woodleaf School, Class of 1945

This photograph, tucked away in the Salisbury Post files. shows graduating seniors of the Class of 1945 at Woodleaf School. In front are the class ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 21, 2018 12:00 am

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