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May issue of Salisbury the Magazine is now available

SALISBURY — The May issue of Salisbury the Magazine, a publication of the Salisbury Post, has reached subscribers and is being distributed throughout Rowan County this week. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Veterans Appreciation Day will be held Thursday at Powles Staton in Rockwell

ROCKWELL — A Veterans Appreciation Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Powles Staton Funeral Home, 913 W. Main St. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: When Air Force One did its Faith Fourth flyover

This past week’s death of former first lady Barbara Bush brought back many memories for Rowan Countians who attended the Fourth of July celebration in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 23, 2018 12:00 am

Lifestyle

Mark Wineka: Aspiring writer Michael Eaborn is ‘far from the average young adult’

SALISBURY — About every three weeks, Michael Eaborn and his life coach, Carolyn Barker, meet for about an hour and talk, mostly to see how ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 22, 2018 12:00 am

Local

‘Like sitting down, talking with your mom’: Rowan County remembers a gracious Barbara Bush

SALISBURY — Search through the photo albums and scrapbooks of many Rowan County residents even today, and there’s a chance you’ll find images of Barbara Bush shaking ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Budweiser Clydesdales find cozy lodging at Rowan fairgrounds

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Fairgrounds is not your typical bed and breakfast. Then again, the Budweiser Clydesdales are not your typical guests. The big ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Light bulbs, high-end furniture — just some of the things flying out of Habitat’s ReStore

SALISBURY — There are some amazing things you should know about the Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 1707 S. Main St., but start with these ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 12:01 am

Local

Volunteer Week: For Historic Salisbury Foundation, Black and his brigade are always at the ready

SALISBURY — For Doug Black, this is what he considers slowing down. Monday morning, the longtime volunteer for Historic Salisbury Foundation was working in an upstairs ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 12:00 am

Gold Hill

Yesterday: The File Store in December 1974

This December 1974 photograph from the Salisbury Post library shows the File Store, which once stood along Bringle Ferry Road in the Craven community. The structure, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 16, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Historic Salisbury Foundation stays faithful to its mission

SALISBURY — From protecting landmarks to revitalizing neighborhoods, Historic Salisbury Foundation had a good year, according to a report made Thursday night by Executive Director Karen Hobson. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:00 am

Local

There’s simply no escaping Salisbury: Wyndham Robertson remembers home

SALISBURY — For someone who broke glass ceilings for women in journalism and education. For someone who belongs to a hall of fame and has ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Preparations underway for Rowan Museum’s ‘Upscale Yard Sale’ this weekend

SALISBURY — Everyone should have an “A team,” and Sandra Roakes says hers includes Betsy Cunningham and Lyndia Heward. Tuesday afternoon, these women were joined ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Sister Hazel will headline Cheerwine Festival May 19

Staff report SALISBURY — Sister Hazel, whose music is hard to categorize because it ranges from alternative rock to country, Southern rock to pop, will ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:00 am

Gold Hill

Filling in the blank pages around a newsboy named Abe

GOLD HILL — Last week, while sneaking around Gold Hill looking for a story, I stopped at the Buckle & Bell shop and found myself talking ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Baseball great Mickey Mantle tours Apple Baking in Salisbury

In this photograph from April 1986, the late Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, right, gets an inside look at the making of Apple Uglies ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 9, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Longtime Salisbury businessman Frank Goodnight dies at 70

SALISBURY — Frank Goodnight, known as much for the interest he took in his community as he was for his acumen as a small businessman, died Friday ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:00 am

Business

Hi-yo, silver! College senior’s sales for Mary Kay lead to a new ride

SALISBURY — Morgan Bowman has a lot on her plate these days. She is recently back from a film project in New York, and come ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, April 6, 2018 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry to Rowan County: Call us

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen expressed its frustration with Rowan County on Monday because it hadn’t heard back on a request related to a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:01 am

Local

Hood seminary panelists offer frank discussion on where things stand 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:01 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry asks for residents’ help in cutting down park vandalism

GRANITE QUARRY — After weekend vandalism at Civic Park, town officials are asking for residents’ help in keeping a watchful eye on all recreational facilities. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury native Wyndham Robertson will be guest speaker at HSF meeting April 12

Staff report Salisbury native Wyndham Robertson will talk about growing up in the city as the featured speaker at the Historic Salisbury Foundation’s annual meeting April 12. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry will seek grant to help with Fire Department staffing

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — After a lengthy discussion about what kind of staffing the town can afford, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen decided ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: An April 1953 visit from President Eisenhower

Roughly 10,000 people packed into Catawba College’s Shuford Stadium on April 16, 1953, to take in the visit and speech of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 2, 2018 12:00 am

Entertainment

Mooresville teen advances to Hollywood round of ‘American Idol’

By Brianna Hodges For the Salisbury Post MOORESVILLE — Back in October, 17-year-old Mooresville native Shannon O’Hara waited for her shining moment backstage before her ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 1, 2018 12:00 am

Faith

Passion Play: Ebenezer Lutheran’s gift to community tells Christ’s story every Easter

CHINA GROVE — At the bottom of a grassy hillside on the eastern side of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, it plays out, scene by scene, every Easter ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, March 31, 2018 12:00 am

Crime

Woman charged with robbing Ruscho on two separate occasions

SALISBURY — Authorities arrested a woman Thursday as a suspect in two robberies at the Rushco convenience store on East Innes Street. Detectives with the Salisbury ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 30, 2018 12:00 am

Local

April issue of Salisbury the Magazine is now available

SALISBURY — The April issue of Salisbury the Magazine, a publication of the Salisbury Post, has reached subscribers and is now available throughout Rowan County. Copies ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 30, 2018 12:00 am

Local

Eggs-pertise: Miller’s panoramic sugar eggs will make Easter special

ROCKWELL — Ann Miller can do amazing things with granulated sugar, water and royal icing. But she’s afraid it’s becoming a lost art. During Sunday morning’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 29, 2018 12:00 am

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