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Cruising with the red, white and blue

Randall Smith of Gold Hill had the top down on his 1997 Chrysler Sebring Friday, but that’s not why he and his car were drawing a lot ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:00 am

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Driver hurt in I-85 wreck near China Grove

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — A driver was seriously hurt Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle wreck in the southbound lanes of Interstate 85, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 12:00 am

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Toth donates sculptured relief of benefactor Rufty to senior center

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Now, thanks to artist Robert Toth, the late Archie Rufty belongs to the ages. “We’re passing through history, but ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:10 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry budget OK’d with slight decrease in taxes

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Though a couple of members pushed for more of a decrease, the Granite Board of Aldermen voted for a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:00 am

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Yesterday: Chubby Kirk’s bus and taxi service

This is a photograph of some early nine-passenger buses, maybe 1923 Studebakers, that were operated out of Salisbury by A.B.C. “Chubby” Kirk, who  entered the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 27, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry budget hearing set for Monday; taxes could go down

Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — It’s not much, but, hey, it’s something. Granite Quarry businesses and residents could see a slight decrease in their property ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, June 26, 2016 12:00 am

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Bricks from former Rowan Memorial Nursing School being sold as keepsakes

SALISBURY, N.C. – Novant Health Foundation Rowan Medical Center is selling bricks from the building that served as home and classroom for Rowan Memorial Hospital ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, June 26, 2016 12:00 am

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O’Connors — Mark and Maggie — draw a crowd to library lawn concert

Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan Public Library and the N.C. Bluegrass Association took advantage of a long summer evening to give Mark and Maggie ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 25, 2016 12:10 am

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The Earnhardts pay a visit to the flintknappers’ Holy Grail

SALISBURY — Bill Earnhardt remembers the moment in Bentonville, Ark., on Nov. 3, 2015, when he looked over at his son, Dwayne, knowing what this meant ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 24, 2016 12:10 am

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Illegal burn goes out of control, causes about $500 in damage

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — A man burning trash behind a storage shed lost control of the fire, leading to about $500 in damage ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:00 am

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Price High National Alumni Association marks its 30th anniversary gathering this weekend

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Virginia Pharr Wilson says it started with a telephone call to her from Joe Duncan. She was a school administrator ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:00 am

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Recalling Seligman, Ariz., and meeting ‘The Mayor of the Mother Road’

SALISBURY — As Emily Stirewalt has followed David Freeze’s daily dispatches from his bicycle trek along Route 66, she couldn’t help but remember Angel Delgadillo and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:00 am

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For fiddler Mark O’Conner, making music is risky business

Mark O’Connor always has been a musical risk taker, so this new chapter in his life, this homecoming of sorts, probably makes sense. “It’s kind ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 20, 2016 12:10 am

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Smith’s enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton covers then — and now

SALISBURY — When it became apparent last week that Democrat Hillary Clinton will be the first woman to be a major party’s nominee for president, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 12:05 am

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South Salisbury Fire Department dedicates $1.75 million addition

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Instead of cutting a ribbon, the firefighter way of dedicating a new facility is to uncouple a hose. So that’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 13, 2016 12:10 am

Farm & Garden

Visitors enjoy a garden sanctuary, raise money for CF research

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — So what prompted Heath Van Wagenberg to open up her “secret garden” to the public Saturday afternoon? Blame Helen ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 13, 2016 12:10 am

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Kids, families the focus for ‘Sports Night Out’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Before everyone took off to jump in the bounce houses, play volleyball, toss the cornhole bags or rustle up ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 13, 2016 12:05 am

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Yesterday: J.C. Price High’s homecoming queen, court for 1947-48

Not every person is identified in this photograph, but that’s Dorothy Howard, in the middle whose classmates chose as the homecoming queen during the 1947-48 school year ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 13, 2016 12:00 am

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Rowan Museum tells civil rights story — and pulls no punches

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”  — Maya Angelou SALISBURY — The Rowan ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, June 12, 2016 12:05 am

BREAKING NEWS

Local basketball star shot in Charlotte early Saturday morning, misses graduation

Details are limited, but two-time Rowan County Basketball Player of the Year Jalen Sanders of North Rowan High School reportedly suffered a gunshot wound overnight in Charlotte. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 11, 2016 4:34 pm

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Accidents you never forget: Parents who’ve been there make their case for lawn mower safety

WOODLEAF — John Robbins does things you might expect of any 11-year-old. He bounces on the backyard trampoline, attends Scout meetings, plays video games, swims ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 10, 2016 12:10 am

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FACT’s ‘Sports Night Out’ will be held Saturday evening on Livingstone lawn

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — FACT (Families and Community Together) will sponsor a “Sports Night Out … A Family Affair” on the front lawn ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:00 am

Elections

Hudson tops D’Annunzio in 8th District GOP race

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., received strong support Tuesday from voters in Rowan, Cabarrus and Stanly counties on his ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:04 am

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Singing for the champ: Salisbury’s Linda Dillard met and sang for Ali in 1977

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Not many people can say they sang for Muhammad Ali, but count Salisbury’s Linda Cureton Dillard among those who ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:00 am

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Wineka column: A lobster takes on Puerto Rico

It only took about an hour. I told myself a brief lounging poolside in the Puerto Rican sun would simply establish my base tan. I was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

In Granite Quarry, drainage issue forcing Brookstone Way residents to fight snakes, bugs

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Snakes alive, residents on Brookstone Way say they have a problem. Wally Karutz, of 210 Brookstone Way, told the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 12:00 am

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Yesterday: W.T. Grant Co. employees don their bicentennial garb

This is a photograph submitted to the Post by Joe Williams. His mother, Lorraine Williams, is wearing a vest and is the fifth person from the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 6, 2016 12:00 am

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Long gone: Who ended up with Marilyn’s Burberry trench coat?

SALISBURY — Hap Roberts has told the story many times — how he and cousin Claudette Roberts unknowingly gave away to Goodwill a Burberry trench ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:00 am

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