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Local

How was western North Carolina won? Credit the trains

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The era of change arrived for Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina when the first train roared into the small ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Merci, guys: Rowan 40 & 8 returns beloved train back to its birthplace at N.C. Transportation Museum

SPENCER — It didn’t go exactly without a hitch, but the Rowan County 40 & 8 train is back where members of the local voiture think it ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, February 24, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Rowan artist Toth recognized with Tesla award

Staff report SALISBURY — Rowan County artist and sculptor Robert Richard Toth, known for his busts of creative geniuses — from Albert Einstein and Beethoven ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:05 am

Local

All dolled up: Finely tuned Rowan Doll Society marks another anniversary

SALISBURY — Go through the home of any member of the Rowan Doll Society, and you might mistake it for a museum. “I love my ... Read more

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

Wineka

A peek into the March 2017 SALISBURY the magazine

As evidence I have no life, for the past 30 years I have dedicated huge chunks of my time to playing a variation of fantasy baseball ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 1:41 pm

Local

Yesterday: Ready for a road trip

Dorothy Kirk has provided several ‘Yesterday’ photographs to the Post. Two of the previous photos were connected to her grandfather, A.B.C. “Chubby” Kirk Sr., who started a ... Read more

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

Business

‘This is a country of immigrants’: Businesses, workers show their economic impact

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Ruperto Estrada served a pair of U.S. Army tours of two years each in Iraq. He graduated from South Rowan ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 16, 2017 2:05 pm

Business

‘Day Without Immigrants’ not going unnoticed in Rowan County

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It will be difficult to judge the overall economic impact, but many Rowan County immigrants — legal and illegal ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Free entry offered to first responders during kickoff to historic Hall House season

Historic Salisbury Foundation is inviting first responders and their families to tour the Dr. Josephus W. Hall House museum for free March 4-5, as another ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:40 pm

Local

Picture perfect: Photojournalist Ben Martin had life covered

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The death last Friday of photographer Ben Martin caught his friend Susan Sides off guard. “I guess I just thought he ... Read more

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

Local

Yesterday: A new Cheerwine delivery truck ready for product

Here’s a photograph — the exact year is not know — of a new Cheerwine delivery truck, ready to be loaded up with the Salisbury born and ... Read more

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

Local

Local branch of NAACP ready for fight, ready to make difference

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The newly installed president of the Salisbury-Rowan Branch of the NAACP said Sunday that by no means does he ... Read more

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

Local

Work crew makes first inroads into future site of MLK Dream Park

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One day, this 7 acres at 910 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. might hold a garden, trails, athletic ... Read more

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

Landis

In response to community concerns, DOT makes changes at Landis RR crossing

Staff report WINSTON-SALEM – N.C. Department of Transportation contractors removed a concrete island Saturday morning along the western side of the railroad tracks along West Ryder ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 12, 2017 1:53 pm

Crime

Autopsy report: 7-year-old A’yanna Allen had 20 gunshot wounds

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An autopsy report from the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh reveals that A’yanna Allen, killed Dec. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, February 12, 2017 12:11 am

Entertainment

‘Are there any old toys around here?’ You’d better believe it

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Four years ago, in what he says was his attempt not to be a hoarder, Steve Mayo started looking for a category ... Read more

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

Crime

Salisbury Police charge pair of teens in drive-by shooting that wounds 2

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police, with an assist from an East Spencer officer, have arrested two teenagers in connection to a drive-by shooting ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 11, 2017 9:26 pm

Local

Fundraiser brings attention to hunger by filling ‘Empty Bowls’

“Empty Bowls,” aimed at raising both awareness and funds toward ending hunger in Rowan County, was held Thursday evening at North Hills Christian School. Proceeds benefited ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:10 am

Local

NAACP Founders Day is set for Sunday afternoon

Staff report SALISBURY — The 108th NAACP Founders Day Celebration will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 719 S. Caldwell St. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, February 10, 2017 12:00 am

Business

Salisbury’s Wink’s Breakfast Bunch remembers John Stegall, one of their own

SALISBURY — Wayne Kennerly never heard about John Stegall’s service during the Vietnam War, especially not the story about his lying on the ground with a ... Read more

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

Local

UNC historian: Looking back at textiles could provide lessons in years ahead

By Mark Wineka mark.winek@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County, North Carolina and the South as a whole faced the collapse of an agriculture-based economy after the Civil ... Read more

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

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board says let there be (better) light

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — By spending $5,241 now for more efficient lighting throughout Town Hall, Granite Quarry could save close to $40,000 ... Read more

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

Local

Yesterday: The days of A.T. Allen School

Margaret Thompson-Shumate of Salisbury provided these photographs related to A.T. Allen Elementary School, once located at the corner of East Innes and North Long streets. ... Read more

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

Local

Super fans: Falcon and Patriot loyalists never waver

SALISBURY — Jason and Crystal Parks are expecting the birth of their second son, Luke, in about 10 days. Jason is prepared, as any good Atlanta ... Read more

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

Business

Salisbury tile installer worked on lavish Houston hotel, now hub for Super Bowl

SALISBURY — Those seven weeks last August and September in Houston proved to be hotter than anything Dan Guertin could have imagined. Every day, he ... Read more

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

Local

HSF speaker will address rise, fall of N.C. textile industry

SALISBURY — Dr. Peter Coclanis, a noted historian, will speak on the history of the textile industry in North Carolina at 5:30 p.m. Feb.  7 at Salisbury Station ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:00 am

News

Yesterday: In 1914, a young man with a bowl haircut

Dorothy Kirk provided this photograph, which includes her late grandfather, A.B.C. “Chubby” Kirk Sr., who over his long business career in Salisbury first operated a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 30, 2017 12:00 am

Business

Dear Mr. Peeler: Cheerwine’s old boss saved war letters from his homesick employees

SALISBURY — Having recently arrived in Calcutta, India, during World War II, John C. Marley dashed off a letter to his old boss at Cheerwine in Salisbury, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:10 am

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