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Yesterday: In 1979, East Fisher Street bridge’s ‘Unofficial Unopening’

In this Salisbury Post file photograph from July 11, 1979, Naomi Cowan is shown walking across the East Fisher Street bridge in Salisbury when it ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 4, 2016 12:00 am

Local

10 to watch: Javon Hargrave

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com There’s no question 2016 will be a pivotal year in the life of Javon Hargrave. The North Rowan High School product, ... Read more

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

Local

2015 Newsmaker of the Year: The girls of summer

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Steve Yang says the 13 Rowan County Little League girls who brought a softball world championship back home from Oregon ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Salisbury woman experiences the storms of Alabama up close

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Pat Beck will go to great lengths to see her grandchildren. But Beck had no idea her holiday drive to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: Here’s why I’ve been away

SALISBURY — I should mention I’ve been missing from the newsroom for about a month-and-a-half, but now I’m back. Here’s the general reaction from my colleagues at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 am

News

Yesterday: 1990 Holiday Caravan

Brent Hunter, 5, stands to watch East Rowan’s marching band, along with Michelle and Robert Hunter of China Grove, during the 1990 Holiday Caravan. Post ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, November 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: Survivors of war serve their country twice

SALISBURY — Glenda and Steve Ball were preparing to get a good look at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 5 when Glenda ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Postal service gives in; Granite Quarry residents can use town’s name in mailing addresses

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — With a push from the office of U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., the U.S. Postal Service has made ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Postal Service relents: Granite Quarry residents can use town name in mailing addresses

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — With a push from the office of U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., the U.S. Postal Service has made ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, November 9, 2015 11:09 am

Local

Yesterday: Cleveland High Basketball team in the 1930s

Kathy Graham Pulliam provided this photograph of the Cleveland High School basketball team from some period in the 1930s. Her late father, Charles Graham, is ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, November 9, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Robertson Foundation hopes to spark Purpose Built Community model in the West End

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation has hired Jason Walser as a consultant to get the ball rolling on ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Expert on Navajo Code Talkers will be guest speaker here Nov. 19

SALISBURY — Catherine Ritch, who has interviewed the last 18 living Code Talkers of the Navajo Nation, will be the key speaker and presenter at ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Narvie Bonds: the ultimate volunteer for all seasons

SALISBURY — Eric Bonds was a kid then, but he still remembers the night in 1967 when his father, Narvie “Bud” Bonds, announced he was heading ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, November 7, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Uncle Blue: American Pharoah has close relative living on Double M Farm

SALISBURY — Blue is a lot of horse, but he has some pretty big bloodlines to live up to. Owned by Ann and Dave Moulton, who ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, November 6, 2015 12:09 am

Local

Longtime U.S. Rep. Howard Coble dies; ‘He had a heart for people’

By Mark Wineka and Josh Bergeron mark.wineka@salisburypost.com josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Former U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who died late on Election Night Tuesday, was a lot of things ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, November 5, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Visitors from Southeast Asia praise city of Salisbury

SALISBURY — Visiting fellows under the auspices of the International City/County Management Association reminded Salisbury City Council members Wednesday they live in a pretty good place. Mary T. Gonzales ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, November 5, 2015 12:00 am

Elections

‘New direction’ finds footing in Landis; Mahaley takes back mayor’s job

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Landis voters sent a clear message Tuesday. Newly elected mayor Mike Mahaley said they simply were calling for “a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 11:00 pm

Elections

Feather puts stamp on Granite Quarry history

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Bill Feather shed a little bit of his modesty Tuesday and finally recognized that, yes, he is a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 9:44 pm

Local

Enthusiastic volunteers make Spencer’s first Paint Pals a success

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — An enthusiastic group of Saturday volunteers — 26 in all — applied kiwi green, daisy yellow and snowbound white ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:03 am

Local

Council tackles brief agenda Wednesday

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the day after Tuesday’s municipal election, Salisbury City Council will face a short meeting agenda. Council moved its ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board rejects offer for freight depot

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — After a closed session, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen rejected a couple’s $5,000 offer for the old ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Construction progress on the ‘high-rise’ prison in 1978

This Salisbury Post file photograph from May 1978 shows the construction progress on the $13.9 million, 10-story Piedmont Correctional Center, which from the beginning has ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Peters apparent favorite for spot on RowanWorks board

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen nominated its former town manager, Dan Peters, to serve as the municipal ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, November 1, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Simmons humbled by her selection as artist for 2015 Christmas Honor Card

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Calligrapher Carole Simmons has joined an impressive roll call of people chosen over the years as artists of the Christmas Honor Card for ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 30, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Darrell Connor top adult male vocalist at N.C. State Fair Folk Festival

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Darrell Connor was just hoping to grab second or third place for his flat-picking on the guitar and his ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: A big heart keeps up with a little purse

SALISBURY — I wish I could tell you the name of this woman, but she asked me to keep it under wraps. She said for ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: In 1991, bookmobile gets back on the road

In this Salisbury Post file photo, Chip Short, chairman of the Rowan Public Library Board of Trustees, addresses a crowd of about 35 people behind the main ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 26, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Mambo Grill will be moving downtown by early January

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mambo Grill & Tapas, a restaurant identified with the Fulton Heights neighborhood the past five years, will be moving ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 25, 2015 12:00 am

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