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Yesterday: A 1970 pyramid on High Rock Lake

John Morgan, who lives at High Rock Lake, sent in this photograph of water-skiiers on High Rock Lake in 1970. He identified the people in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 10, 2017 12:00 am

Health

Save this dance for Doris: She’s 100 years young and staying busy

SALISBURY — When a fellow resident at Trinity Oaks heard Doris Miller was approaching her 100th birthday, she looked hard at Doris and delivered this ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 9, 2017 12:10 am

Entertainment

The voices: Sanders, Wilkinson reunite for another concert May 6

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Old South Rowan High friends Jerrod Sanders and Neal Wilkinson will be reunited May 6 for a special night of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 9, 2017 12:05 am

Local

Robert Toth sculpture will be focus for Montessori school’s Peace Garden

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com “Free Flights of Imagination,” a sculpture by Salisbury artist Robert Toth, will be the centerpiece of a new Peace Garden at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, April 8, 2017 12:00 am

Local

‘The Great War’ remembered: The U.S entered World War I a century ago

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The scene was symbolic for the day. The wind was blowing hard, like the winds of war did 100 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 6, 2017 12:17 pm

Health

Kenno Shoaf plans to retire from the Y in May

SALISBURY — Kenneth Ray “Kenno” Shoaf, a man who has been identified with the YMCA in Salisbury for the past 38 years, will retire on May 21. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 6, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Rowan Museum host for ‘Upscale Yard Sale’ this weekend

SALISBURY — Staff members and volunteers were busy Wednesday getting ready for the Rowan Museum’s “Upscale Yard Sale,” which will be held this weekend at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 6, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Hord tabbed as maintenance supervisor for Granite Quarry

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry has hired Jason Hord as its maintenance supervisor. He replaces the retired Kim ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Here’s an updated list on new sculptures in Salisbury

A list in Monday’s edition of the Post failed to note some late substitutions, eliminations and a name change of works in the 2017 Salisbury ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Traffic questions along U.S. 52 still dog proposed SECU site

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Traffic issues continue to be at the heart of discussions about a future State Employees’ Credit Union branch ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Sculpture show brings modern art to Salisbury for ninth straight year

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Charles Pilkey calls his painted steel sculpture next to the Trolley Barn “A Question of Balance.” And you can ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 3, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: A certificate and a mystery

This is an unusual ‘Yesterday’ offering, but there’s a little bit of intrigue associated with it. Mary Sechler found the framed certificate above in an ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 3, 2017 12:00 am

Health

‘The Lomax way’: Community Care Clinic dedicates dental lobby to Dr. Bobby and Betty

SALISBURY — You might say it was a lobby for the best kind of lobbyists. Friday the Community Care Clinic, known for free dental care ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:10 am

Local

‘Not ours, but yours’: Hurley Park has fulfilled its vision of being a people’s park

SALISBURY  — When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, and threw the United States headlong into World War II, Elizabeth Holmes Hurley was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 31, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Huge crowd of mostly Vietnam vets attends ‘Welcome Home’ luncheon

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The thanks, the welcome home, the appreciation — all of these things are long overdue for the men and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 30, 2017 12:00 am

Education

West Rowan High grad part of world record ‘T’ at UT

It was a day when a weatherman became a letterman, and Rowan County’s Sarah Ferguson was a part of it. As the third stop on ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 30, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Catawba College modifies rezoning; Planning Board gives thumbs up

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba College on Tuesday modified a controversial zoning request, and the new version proved easier to digest for nearby residents ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Sons of American Legion gather on Christmas Eve

Dr. Norman Ray Sloop provided this photograph showing the Sons of the American Legion gathering for a 1937 Christmas Eve party. The party was held at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 27, 2017 12:00 am

Education

‘Lateral philanthropy’: Fresh Artists program at North Middle combines creativity, giving

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — So what do North Rowan Middle School art students have to do with a non-profit program in Philadelphia? Quite ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 27, 2017 12:00 am

Crime

Rowan deputies make several drug arrests

Deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a pair of men on multiple drug charges over the weekend. William Eric Bruney, 45, was charged ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 27, 2017 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

Happy Roots: New nonprofit hopes kids will be force behind West End Community Garden

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As her long-handled hoe churned up the ground in a raised bed, Latoya Litaker stopped, bent down and pulled out a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:10 am

Crime

Man charged with arson after domestic dispute on Stokes Ferry Road

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a Stokes Ferry Road man with second-degree arson after a domestic incident Friday morning. Charged is Joshua Cole ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Car rolls over at least once in I-85 wreck south of Salisbury

No serious injuries were reported Saturday afternoon in an Interstate 85 wreck involving a Honda Civic and a pickup truck pulling a small trailer. The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:00 am

Local

During London visit, Salisbury family sees a resilient British populace

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com First off, the Hoffmans are safe. Salisbury’s Marc and Anne Hoffman and their daughter, August, have been visiting London this week. They ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, March 25, 2017 12:00 am

Local

April 1 walk will benefit Aria Blackburn, a little girl fighting eye cancer

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com CONCORD — Proceeds from an April 1 “Walk for Childhood Cancer” will benefit Aria Blackburn, a 15-month-old girl from Kannapolis who ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 24, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Council awards expensive utility contracts, discusses downtown sidewalks

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The City Council has approved contracts for two Salisbury-Rowan Utilities projects that together total more than $1 million. At its ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:00 am

Local

South Yadkin canoe, kayak race will be held May 13

The 32nd annual South Yadkin River Canoe and Kayak Race, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 448, will be held May 13. The course is a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:00 am

Lifestyle

Salisbury the Magazine April 2017

The April 2017 edition of SALISBURY the magazine is now available A Note from the Editor, Mark Wineka Helen Brown has told the story many ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:17 pm

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