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Turning up the heat: ‘Share the Warmth’ makes donation to Rowan Helping Ministries

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For three weeks this winter, James Morrison, his wife and three children had to live with another family because ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:00 am

Health

Planning in works for third Salisbury Missions of Mercy Dental Clinic

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Kelly McCarty’s teeth had been aching for so long she couldn’t remember when it all started. “I kept telling ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: The billowing black smoke of Mikado 4501

This photograph from the Salisbury Post files was taken in July 1985 and shows the billowing black smoke of the Mikado steam engine 4501. The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 23, 2017 12:00 am

Entertainment

Playing with the pros: NASCAR’s Kyle Petty a little nervous about performing with Salisbury Symphony

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Kyle Petty figures he has written hundreds of songs over the years — and he hasn’t stopped. Though he ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 22, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: What a long, strange trip it was

SALISBURY — I realized the contradiction right away. I was huffing and puffing up the three flights of stairs to the newsroom — getting good exercise, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, January 19, 2017 12:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Fire destroys duplex on Matika Drive

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A neighbor made sure a woman and her two dogs escaped a fire early Wednesday that destroyed one side ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:25 pm

Business

Big Red: Yearlong Rowan Museum exhibit will celebrate Cheerwine’s 100th anniversary

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Be prepared to see a lot of red. If you want to be reminded of the indelible impression Cheerwine, the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: When Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. visited Salisbury

This photograph from the Salisbury Post files shows Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., father of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speaking ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 16, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Welcome to ‘Mason’s Ridge’: Army couple receive new, mortgage-free home in Salisbury

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Friday morning was the first look Gary and Shay Mason had of their new home in Salisbury. A good-sized crowd ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, January 14, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Bohland leaving Downtown Salisbury to help children in poverty

SALISBURY — Downtown Salisbury Inc. announced Friday that Paula Bohland has resigned as executive director. Her last day will be Jan. 31. Bohland is leaving DSI to take a position as the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, January 13, 2017 5:13 pm

Jeff Steen Trial

Mother on 2013 attack: ‘This is someone trying to kill me’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sandra Steen said she was outside in “Nana’s Place,” where she sewed and did paperwork on occasion, when “I thought I ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, January 13, 2017 12:10 am

Local

A man named Shirley: Cuthbertson loved people, period

WOODLEAF — Forty years later, people still remember the moment. It seemed to fit Shirley Cuthbertson so well. The men in Woodleaf had organized an afternoon ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 9, 2017 12:10 am

Education

Most schools closed as region tries to emerge from deep freeze

By Rebecca Rider and Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Ice, ice, baby. Thanks to an arctic air mass, temperatures plunged into the single digits again this ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 9, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: In 1939, a new Salisbury radio station hits the airwaves

Emil Sparger of Spencer wanted us to see the front page of the Jan. 2, 1939, edition of the Salisbury Evening Post, which included a story ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 9, 2017 12:00 am

Crime

Sheriff’s Office arrests woman on bestiality charges, child sexual exploitation

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest Friday of a Salisbury woman charged with three counts of crimes against nature, felony secret peeping with ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 8, 2017 12:00 am

Local

A generous snowfall blankets Rowan, but now a bitter cold sets in

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Joe Dufour knows something about shoveling snow. He used to live in Wisconsin. In fact, Dufour recently went back to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, January 7, 2017 5:42 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Major Rowan County roads passable, but snow keeps falling this morning

SALISBURY — Snow continued to fall in Salisbury and Rowan County this morning, as road crews worked steadily in trying to keep major arteries passable. The winter’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, January 7, 2017 10:47 am

Local

As snow arrives, Rowan County residents keep watch on just how much

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — About 3:30 p.m. Friday, a mixture of sleet and snow started falling in Rowan County, and forecasters warned residents ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:10 am

Local

The white stuff cometh. Can we handle it?

Friday morning, my wife and I strung power cords down to our well house. The winter’s first snow was on its way, but of more ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Snow, frigid temps look to be heading our way

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Forecasters say Rowan County likely will see an accumulation of snow Friday night and into Saturday morning, possibly up ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, January 6, 2017 12:10 am

Cleveland

President Truman on the line: Ray and Martha Hewitt played role in historic 1948 telephone call

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During World War II, a German submarine torpedoed the U.S. Navy ship of Ray Hewitt off the coast of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:05 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry’s town website will be getting facelift

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen approved $18,000 Tuesday night toward a total redesign of the town of Granite Quarry’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: When brothers were sailors

Jack Swicegood provided these two photographs to the Post. On the left, in a picture made in the 1930s, brothers Bobby Skinner Swicegood, left, stands ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 2, 2017 12:00 am

10 to Watch

10 to Watch: Keion Adams

Keion Adams and his head football coach, P.J. Fleck, have rowed the boat together at Western Michigan University, and today their journey has gotten them to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 2, 2017 12:00 am

10 to Watch

10 to Watch: Cheerwine

Cheerwine, the soft drink, celebrates its 100th birthday in 2017, so naturally its on the “10 to Watch” list. L.D. Peeler created the effervescent, cherry-flavored ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 2, 2017 12:00 am

Business

Hap’s changing owners: After 30 years, Greg Culp spends last day at the grill

SALISBURY — With the new year, Hap’s Grill will be different. But the same. Owner Greg Culp has sold the popular food stand at 116 1/2 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 1, 2017 12:05 am

Local

Two-vehicle wreck snarls West Innes Street traffic

SALISBURY — A wreck involving an extended cab pickup and hatchback car led to traffic delays Friday afternoon on West Innes Street. The wreck happened ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, December 30, 2016 2:45 pm

Local

A political casualty, Kluttz sees her run as cabinet secretary coming to end

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com RALEIGH — Susan Kluttz’s four-year stint as secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is almost over. Kluttz and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, December 30, 2016 12:10 am

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