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Council retreat starts tonight, set for all day Thursday

SALISBURY — The City Council will conduct its annual planning retreat Thursday, and two big discussion items are public safety and Fibrant, the city-owned cable utility. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:11 pm

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Salisbury police chief cites progress on hiring; council still pressed for results on violence

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes says six vacancies have been filled on his force, and he thinks that number will ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:00 am

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Wedding redux: At N.C. State Veterans Home, couple married 50 years renews their vows

SALISBURY — As she and husband Bruce were escorted to the head table at their courtyard reception Tuesday afternoon, Nancy Bolick  had a question: “Am I ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

In Granite Quarry, SECU site plan approved over objections

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — While one person said he didn’t know “how in the world the people of Timber Run will survive,” the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 12:05 am

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Yesterday: Rector I. Mayo Little and St. Luke’s Episcopal

This Salisbury Post file photo, published as a ‘Church of the Week’ feature on Nov. 22, 1986, shows Rector I. Mayo Little Jr. in front ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 20, 2017 12:00 am

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Thanks to her mom, Charlotte Corriher tackles marathons in style

To say Charlotte Corriher is going to run in her 100th marathon this coming Saturday is impressive enough. She didn’t start running until she was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 19, 2017 12:00 am

Local

‘All I saw was a sheet of flames’: Bill, Susan Kluttz safe after fleeing downtown Raleigh fire

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com RALEIGH — Susan Kluttz, the former Salisbury mayor who was later N.C. secretary of natural and cultural resources, fell and injured a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 17, 2017 12:25 pm

Business

Urbanization, food safety regulations among challenges facing N.C. farming, speaker says

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com BEAR POPLAR — On another subfreezing morning — one posing serious threats to Rowan County’s fruit and wheat crops — farmers. businessmen and local leaders ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 17, 2017 12:10 am

Business

Queen’s Gifts rises to gold-level status with Pandora, plans party Saturday

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — About 14 years ago, Jane Wise Crosby, owner of Queen’s Gifts, took a chance on what was to her ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:00 am

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Frank and Jimmie: After 65 years together, ‘every day is a special gift’

KANNAPOLIS — Jimmie and Frank Melton met as kids when she was cast as Mary and he was given the role of Joseph in a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 13, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: A soldier pays his respects to ‘Dr. Charlie’

In this September 1945 photograph from the Post files, Cpl. Marvin Westmoreland of Enochville stands with Dr. Charles “Charlie” W. Armstrong during a 30-day furlough. More ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 13, 2017 12:00 am

Health

And the winner is … Pageant queens deliver for Meals on Wheels

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What do you say when you open the door and two pageant queens wearing sashes and crowns are there ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 12, 2017 12:05 am

Local

History Club program Tuesday will focus on Rowan longrifles

SALISBURY — Michael Briggs will speak at a History Club program on the Rowan Longrifle School at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rowan Museum, 202 N. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 am

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N.C. National Guard recognizes Powles Staton’s toy program

ROCKWELL — The N.C. National Guard’s Family Readiness Program presented Powles Staton Funeral Home with an award Tuesday in recognition of the funeral home’s Operation ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 am

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Sole Hope shoe-cutting party set for Morgan Ridge Brewery March 15

SALISBURY — Morgan Ridge Railwalk Brewery and Eatery will host a Sole Hope Shoe-Cutting Party from 5 to 8 p.m. March 15. The brewery is ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry considers moratorium on building permits in central business district

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen wants to institute a moratorium on building permits in Granite Quarry’s central business district ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:00 am

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‘Giving Back Benefit’ raising money for woman in need of lung transplant

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The Rev. Tim Jones and Don Herbert will be hosts for the “Second Annual Tim and Don Giving Back ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 12:05 am

Local

Artists, what’s your take on Cheerwine?

SALISBURY — Calling all artists. As part of celebrating Cheerwine’s 100th birthday, Salisbury the Magazine will devote a good portion of its summer issue (June/July) ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board wants to change mayoral term to four years

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen approved a resolution of intent Monday to elect future Granite Quarry mayors for four-year ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: NSSA winners in 1962

In this photograph from the Post files, Lindsey Nelson of NBC, left, and Red Smith of the  New York Herald-Tribune, hold plaques they received in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 6, 2017 12:00 am

Local

‘You can make a change, you just have to face it’: Penegars simplify their lives

SALISBURY — When the new year arrived, Sam and Cindy Penegar started tossing around the idea of relocating, and along with it, drastically downsizing their ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 5, 2017 12:10 am

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Salisbury’s small-town charm finally wore out its welcome for National Sports Media Association

SALISBURY — When the National Sports Media Association said the other day it is leaving Salisbury after 57 years, it wasn’t quite like the Baltimore ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 3, 2017 12:05 am

Crime

Home alarm system apparently works in Cauble Road burglary

Staff report The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office investigated a pair of burglaries Tuesday. In one case, a home alarm system apparently did its job. A ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 2, 2017 11:11 am

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Andrew Jackson VI will speak in Salisbury April 12 at Historic Salisbury Foundation annual meeting

Staff report Judge Andrew Jackson VI, the great-great-great-grandson of the seventh president of the United States, will be the featured speaker at Historic Salisbury Foundation’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 2, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Catawba College defends rezoning request; neighbors say ‘leave us alone’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Catawba College official said Tuesday that the broad neighborhood rezonings it has proposed for land next to the campus ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Funeral home raffle raising money for heroic Navy SEAL’s memorial fund

Staff report ROCKWELL — Powles Staton Funeral Home is selling 200 raffle tickets to raise money for the Danny Dietz Memorial Fund. Each ticket costs ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 28, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: China Grove Cotton Mill’s 1940 softball team

Sara A. Hill provided this photograph of the softball team fielded by China Grove Cotton Mill in 1940. Sara’s father, Russell Fred Anthony, is standing ... Read more

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

Lifestyle

Buffalo and Budget’s big adventure: In tough year for hikers, Salisbury men conquer Appalachian Trail

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Any serious hiker requires a trail name. Mark Shiemann became known as “Buffalo,” short for water buffalo because he was ... Read more

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

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