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Yesterday: 1928 Spencer High School basketball team

With the 2017 National Basketball Association finals fresh in our minds, Clyde provided this photograph of the 1928 basketball team of Spencer High School. The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 12, 2017 12:00 am

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‘He was good, but they were great’: Patton’s grandson hangs out with the’Tank Kids’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — This weekend, four surviving men of the 737th Tank Battalion — all in their 90s — have gathered in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 10, 2017 12:00 am

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Youngs, at heart: Over 70 years of marriage, Kat and Wilton know what the rules are

HIGH ROCK LAKE — From a small lakefront home in Fisherman’s Cove, Kathleen and Wilton Young appreciate their little slice of heaven. They have an expansive view ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 9, 2017 12:00 am

Health

Funds from disbanded Rowan Care Alliance go to Community Care Clinic

SALISBURY — Money remaining in the bank account of the defunct Rowan Care Alliance has been distributed to the Community Care Clinic of Rowan County. Former ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 9, 2017 12:00 am

Education

Educator Dr. Marcus Smith, Salisbury’s last superintendent, dies at 86

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Longtime educator Dr. Marcus C. Smith, 86, died Wednesday in Salisbury. Smith was the last superintendent of Salisbury City ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:01 am

Education

Hens for the hungry: Brothers’ chickens provided shelter with 500 dozen eggs

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — You could say this was a Grade A student service project. Twin brothers Drew and Tyler Heald recently made their ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Make Granite Quarry’s mayor’s job a four year-term? Current mayor is not so sure

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen has been discussing the idea of changing the town charter so mayoral ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:00 am

Gold Hill

Crane slips off narrow St. Stephens Church Road, detours traffic

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — The narrowness of St. Stephens Church Road, something that residents and store owners in Gold Hill have cautioned ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: The 1939 commencement invitation for J.C. Price High

Above are elements of the June 2, 1939, invitation to commencement exercises at J.C. Price High School in Salisbury. Frank Coley of Charlotte says he saved a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 5, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Susan Kluttz receives Clement Cup, Historic Salisbury Foundation’s top award

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Andrew Jackson Society dinner Sunday evening was supposed to be “A Supper on the Lawn,” but heavy afternoon ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 5, 2017 12:00 am

Business

The shop in back: After 40 years, florist David Harrison eyes retirement

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During 40-plus years in business for himself, David Harrison has never driven to work. You don’t have to when your ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, June 4, 2017 12:00 am

Local

History on Tap series planned again this summer by Historic Salisbury Foundation

SALISBURY — The Historic Salisbury Foundation Inc. will host its third annual summer series, “History on Tap.” Programs are planned for June, July and August. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 2, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Memorial Day: When the fast lane becomes a slow walk in the park

LEXINGTON — Heading back home from Charlotte the other day, Jerry Smith couldn’t help but pull into the northbound Interstate 85 rest area, park his car and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 29, 2017 12:10 am

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Yesterday: Headlines announce victory in Europe

This ‘Victory’ edition of the Salisbury Evening Post on May 7, 1945 (a Monday) announces the end of the war in Europe. At 8:41 p.m. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 29, 2017 12:00 am

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Historic Salisbury Foundation honors the community’s preservation champions

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In the past two years, it seems as though any project Historic Salisbury Foundation had that involved manual labor, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 26, 2017 12:00 am

Health

‘His chance’: Spencer man with MS hopes treatment in India will lead to better future

SPENCER — David Karczewski has good days and bad days. His multiple sclerosis, first diagnosed in 1998, has steadily gotten worse. He’s still ambulatory most of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 25, 2017 12:00 am

China Grove

On the home front: Museum’s three-room house reflects rural life around World War II

CHINA GROVE — Everything fits perfectly. The hulking 1936 kitchen stove looks as though it would take four men to move. In the living room, the cabinet ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 22, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: An aerial view of the Catawba College campus in 1974

This photograph from the Salisbury Post files gives an aerial view of the Catawba College campus in October 1974, which explains why the lines on ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 22, 2017 12:00 am

Crime

Salisbury Police nab man suspected in recent series of thefts

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police apparently have stopped a recent crime spree perpetrated by Bobby Joe Skidmore, 30, of Morlan Park Road. Skidmore was placed in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 22, 2017 12:00 am

Business

A popular pop: Cheerwine holds the party of a century

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Cheerwine gave itself a birthday party Saturday and thousands came. That’s putting it mildly. The party-goers knew what to do: ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 21, 2017 12:10 am

Local

New currency in Ghana, Africa, carries face of noted Salisburian

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Raemi Evans and the rest of her family are, of course, quite proud that a portrait of her grandfather, famed educator ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 19, 2017 12:00 am

Entertainment

SALISBURY the magazine: Summer 2017

Message from the Editor of SALISBURY the magazine, Mark Wineka: For two straight years, my oldest son, Sam, had one of those summer jobs you dream ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:01 am

Local

Birthday bash: A user’s guide to Cheerwine Centennial Celebration

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Cheerwine is planning a 100th birthday celebration Saturday that could be Salisbury’s party of the century. From noon to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry aldermen think they can avoid tax increase with new budget

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — In their first thorough look at a proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, Granite Quarry town officials like what they ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: a Catawba College archery team in 1937

This Salisbury Post file photo from April 18, 1937, shows women of the Catawba College archery team taking aim during a practice. If you have ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 15, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Man in the hole: Sears has found what he was digging for — water

POOLE TOWN — Big trucks constantly rumble up and down Black Road hauling the red clay used in local brick making. How many times in recent ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 8, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: When golf great Gene Sarazen played at Salisbury club

This Salisbury Post file photo from March 29, 1938, shows Gene Sarazen lining up his tee shot on the first tee at the Country Club ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 8, 2017 12:00 am

Local

The voice of Rowan County sports: Howard Platt heads for retirement

SALISBURY — It’s difficult to remember a time when the rich, enthusiastic voice of Howard Platt wasn’t filling the airwaves in Rowan County. For the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 7, 2017 12:00 am

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