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BREAKING NEWS

Salisbury Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ at apartment complex

Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are investigating what they call a “suspicious death” at Alexander Place Apartments, following ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 3, 2016 1:47 pm

Local

Partners in Learning extravaganza proves Legos ‘are for everybody’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — You were invited to a “Lego Extravaganza?” “That just means you have Legos everywhere,” Cindy Webb said. And she was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 3, 2016 12:10 am

Education

School consolidation a hot topic at Republican breakfast

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The prospects of school consolidation dominated discussion Saturday at the Rowan County Republican Breakfast Club, and school board member ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 3, 2016 12:00 am

Local

‘Last of the Mohicans:’ Marvin Yost never dreaded going to work as a Salisbury fireman

SALISBURY — Back in his days as assistant fire chief, Marvin Yost sometimes had to conduct regular evaluations of his men — a task that ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, April 1, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Wallenborn guest speaker at HSF’s annual meeting April 12

SALISBURY — Salisbury native Dr. White McKenzie Wallenborn will be the featured speaker at Historic Salisbury Foundation’s 43rd Annual Meeting April 12. All members and prospective ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:00 am

Local

State museum council honors Hirst with Professional Service Award

The North Carolina Museum Council has awarded Kay Brown Hirst, executive director of Rowan Museum, with its Professional Service Award. The award came at the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Community Walk set for Monday morning in Granite Quarry

GRANITE QUARRY — As part of National Public Health Week, the Rowan County Health Department and the town of Granite Quarry will hold a Community ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: Shooting hoops — there’s a basket waiting for you

SALISBURY — Everywhere I went Saturday, I seemed to see kids shooting hoops, usually in their driveways, most often in pairs. It even looked as though ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: N.C. Finishing Co. execs in 1954

Executives of the N.C. Finishing Co. are shown in this Salisbury Post file photograph from 1954. From left, they are Julian H. Robertson, president;  Edward T. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 28, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Flowers for Suzanne: Trump proved gallant in defeat after losing to spunky actress

SALISBURY — Jonathan Blackmer traveled to Chestnut Hill Cemetery Monday and placed fresh flowers at the gravesite of his mother, Suzanne. It would have been her ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 24, 2016 12:10 am

Business

Tuscarora Yarns to close China Grove plant, lay off 123 workers

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Tuscarora Yarns Inc. will close its China Grove plant at 308 E. Thom St. effective May 9, putting ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 5:42 pm

Local

An eagle has landed: Liberty and Justice proud parents at Dan Nicholas Park

SALISBURY — It took four years, but bald eagles Liberty and Justice have hatched their first chick at Dan Nicholas Park. Nature Center Supervisor Bob ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Rowan Museum chooses Kepley as new director

Staff report Rowan Museum Inc. has announced the selection of a new director, Aaron Kepley, to lead the future development of the museum’s properties and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: In 1987, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution

In this photograph from 1987, from left, Dick Messinger, Dr. John Wear and Edward H. Clement stand in front of the downtown mural dressed in early ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 21, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Plans in full swing for celebration of Washington’s 1791 visit to Salisbury

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When you go about planning the 225th anniversary celebration of President George Washington’s visit to Salisbury, there are plenty of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 20, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Ride for Jesse: Pastor says, ‘I can’t help my kid, but maybe I can help somebody else’

ROCKWELL — During his year of combat in Iraq, Jesse Ray Ours saw things no man should have to see. “He didn’t come back the same ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 18, 2016 12:10 am

Local

The luck of the Irish — and Izzy

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, meet Izzy, short for Isabella, the Irish setter pet and backstage dog of Piedmont Players Director Reid Leonard. Leonard ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Rowan voters go for the N.C. winners, Trump included

SALISBURY — Is Rowan County a bellwether for North Carolina? In Tuesday's primaries, most of the candidates favored by Rowan County voters also put up winning ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:05 am

News

Wineka column: On Election Day, are you at a Zumba class?

SALISBURY — There’s something that feels really American about voting at the Wagon Wheel. This place — it used to be called Jim Shoaf’s Barn ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:00 am

Local

The Dart: A farmhouse with one good coat of paint, memories

Editor’s note: The Dart is a weekly feature requiring reporters to throw darts at a map of Rowan County and use the locations to find ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 14, 2016 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: In 1989, a monumental fire at Salisbury Marble and Granite Co.

This photo from the Post files shows the Jan. 18, 1989, fire that destroyed the manufacturing facility, costly memorials, offices and records of Salisbury Marble ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 14, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Kiwanis pancakes flipping your way Friday, Saturday

The 2016 Kiwanis Pancake Festival, a Salisbury tradition since 1957, will be held Friday and Saturday at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA, 828 Jake Alexander ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, March 13, 2016 12:00 am

Faith

Tonya Brittain’s journey to the ministry: ‘When God speaks, you do what he says’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As a kid, Tonya Kesler Brittain and her three siblings did everything imaginable at Union Lutheran Church. They served as acolytes, played handbells, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry starts going over numbers for 2016-17 budget

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen took its first serious look at a 2016-2017 budget proposal Thursday, but ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, March 11, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board members give thumbs down to speed bumps

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — After seeing a short video presentation on how temporary speed bumps could be installed on neighborhood streets, members ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board moves to purchase land for athletic fields

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Board of Aldermen approved Monday night making a $20,000 offer on 10.1 acres of land off Faith ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Ordination service at Bishop Jones’ home

This photograph, provided by local historian Reginald Brown, appeared in the July 1973 third edition of “The Strength of My Life, In Memoriam, The Right ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 7, 2016 12:00 am

Local

Highway patrol identifies driver killed Saturday while testing race car

Staff report MOORESVILLE — The N.C. Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed Saturday morning while test driving his race car on Performance Road off N.C. 152. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, March 7, 2016 12:00 am

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