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A boy and his tractors: Fish fry benefits Austin Mowry, features Sloop brothers’ equipment

SALISBURY — Austin Mowry, 3, likes tractors the way a lot of boys like fire trucks. He can often look out the windows of his ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 12:00 am

Local

No serious injuries after car ends up on its roof on South Main Street

In Salisbury early Monday evening, three people — a couple and a young boy — escaped serious injury after their Kia Soul landed upside down ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 10, 2016 7:04 pm

Local

Red Cross shelters more than 13,400 in five states in response to hurricane

The American Red Cross provided a massive sheltering effort in response to Hurricane Matthew that as of Sunday included 80 evacuation shelters in North Carolina with ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 10, 2016 12:00 pm

Local

Yesterday: The service department at McCanless Motors

Dan and Denise Foutz supplied this photograph to the Post. Dan’s father, Worth Foutz, is kneeling on the front row at the left. Worth was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 10, 2016 12:00 am

Business

Zoning for a possible SECU branch in Granite Quarry remains a sticking point

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The State Employees Credit Union would like to locate a branch in Granite Quarry, but its proposed location ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 7, 2016 12:00 am

Local

The secret to Panthers bus driver’s long safety record: ‘I pray before I move’

SALISBURY — Gary Roseborough is still handing out his aluminum crosses. He is still driving charter buses across the country and into Canada. And as ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 6, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury man dedicates his Ironman efforts to Penley and ‘Free to Breathe’

SALISBURY — Johnny Behrooz of Salisbury is in intense training for the PPD Ironman North Carolina, which will be held in Wilmington Oct. 22. Behrooz also is using ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: A turn-of-the-century scene from Gold Hill

Sherry Welch of Indian Trail shared this photograph with the Post during a recent visit to Gold Hill Founders’ Day. Her great-grandfather, Robert L. Welch, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 3, 2016 12:00 am

Local

October issue of Salisbury the Magazine features Livingstone College’s Blue Thunder band and more

The October issue of Salisbury the Magazine has reached subscribers and other locations in Rowan County where it is distributed. This month’s cover story is on ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 3, 2016 12:00 am

Health

The tie that binds: Women rely on friendship and a ‘medical dream team’ to conquer breast cancer

SALISBURY — Ann Eidson and Janet Haynes have a lot in common. They both attended East Rowan High School around the same time, meaning they ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 2, 2016 12:00 am

Entertainment

A half century of music: Granite Quarry Civitan Fiddlers Convention keeps celebrating bluegrass

GRANITE QUARRY — Pattie Beaver has been to every Granite Quarry Civitan Fiddlers Convention since the event debuted in 1967. She didn’t really have a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Billy Johnson could melt you with a stare — and the kindest of hearts

SALISBURY — It’s difficult to know where to start with Billy Johnson. Do you talk about “The Stare”? Do you mention the “Blue Devil Express”? ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, September 30, 2016 12:00 am

Local

‘Mr. Yosef’ is riding into a black-and-gold sunset at ASU

It’s pretty easy to pick out Gerald Adams on a football Saturday when his beloved Appalachian State University takes the field. He wears a yellow-gold ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, September 29, 2016 12:00 am

Crime

Shooting victim April Hall remembered for her good heart, childlike spirit

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It all happened within a 10-minute time frame early Saturday morning. April Hall had driven her mo-ped from Eighth ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 26, 2016 12:11 am

Local

Spoiled, persnickety and devilish pets ‘paws’ to be blessed

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — If you took a roll call of the six dogs at Sunday’s blessing of the animals at St. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 26, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: The Grove Theatre in China Grove in 1949

Bobby Mault provided to the Post this copy of a photograph showing the Grove Theatre in China Grove in August of 1949. It’s obvious people ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 26, 2016 12:00 am

Gold Hill

At Gold Hill Founders’ Day, you’ll always find hidden gems

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — When you’re a young boy, life is pretty simple. You grab a soft drink, find a comfortable seat ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, September 25, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Fisher family donates Bible signed by defendants of Nuremberg Trials to Fort Jackson museum

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com As soon as the Rev. Roy L. Fisher received the German-language Bible signed by 17 Nazi defendants at the Nuremberg War ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, September 23, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Spencer friends gather for Christmas party in 1956

Cary Grant  provided this photograph, believed to be taken at a Christmas party in 1956, of members of the Spencer High Class of 1954. Grant was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 19, 2016 12:00 am

Entertainment

Marc Hoffman’s ‘Late September’ continues his jazz-infused journey

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — From the reviews coming in, Marc Hoffman’s newly released album, “Late September,” reveals an artist with supreme confidence in ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Charles H. Kahn: Architect for Carter-Finley Stadium has strong Salisbury ties

SALISBURY — Architect Charles H. Kahn always identifies Salisbury as his N.C. hometown. At first blush, this is surprising. Kahn was born in Birmingham, Ala. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, September 17, 2016 12:10 am

Books

High art: Briggs’ new book showcases Rowan longrifles

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The research took several years, but for C. Michael Briggs and other longrifle enthusiasts, it was worth the wait. Briggs has ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Weaver performs, speaks on folk music at tonight’s History Club meeting

SALISBURY — Musician Matthew Weaver will offer a program on North Carolina folk music history at tonight’s meeting of the Rowan History Club. The club ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, 1970

Fred Trammell of Kannapolis provided this photograph of members of the Salisbury office of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department in 1970, when John Stirewalt, lower left ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 12, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Men of New Hope AME Zion Church in 1963

This photograph, labeled “Men of New Hope, June 10, 1963,” was discovered recently during a cleaning of offices at New Hope AME Zion Church at 1470 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 5, 2016 12:00 am

Local

With its building in place, Country Life Museum set for a major fundraiser Sept. 10

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com MILLBRIDGE — This was a reality check. “I told Dewey (Bryan), ‘Can you believe we’re standing in it?'” Pam Elium said. “It’s just ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, September 3, 2016 12:10 am

Business

1490 on your dial: WSTP is gone, but never forgotten

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s one remaining radio station is known as Memories 1280. But this week the memories belong to WSTP 1490, which went off the air ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, September 3, 2016 12:00 am

Faith

Rock, paint, turtle: Artist transforms an outcropping in Faith. Is this the start of something?

FAITH — Brenda Sutton and her husband worked long hours cleaning out an overgrown, mostly wooded area next to apartments they own on Fraley Street. They had to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 12:05 am

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