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Legion post will hold flag retirement ceremony Nov. 14

SALISBURY — The Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342 will hold a public ceremony for the retirement of unserviceable U.S. flags at 10 a.m. ... Read more

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

Granite Quarry

Consultants give Granite Quarry vision for its real opportunities

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Consultants working on a community plan encompassing Granite Quarry’s core downtown area along U.S. 52 had some sobering news for ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, October 24, 2015 12:10 am

Local

South Jackson Street, Chestnut Hill the focus for Saturday’s BlockWork project

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Community Appearance Commission and Housing Advocacy Commission will hold its fifth BlockWork Neighborhood Improvement Project Saturday in the 800 and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Powles Staton sponsors special day at Rowan Museum

SALISBURY — Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell is sponsoring a special Rowan Museum exhibit day Tuesday which will allow visitors to view “Tour of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Because of election, council changes meeting date

SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, and rescheduled the meeting to Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Moose publishes his third volume of ‘classic jokes, funny sayings’

Frank Moose, 84, of Concord has recently published and has for sale his third book — “A Collection of Classic Jokes & Funny Sayings Volume ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: A day at the museum offers time for reflection

SALISBURY — Terry Holt was like a roving reporter Tuesday, walking with purpose from table to table with a microphone in his hand. He was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Spencer, HSF gearing up for Paint Pals project on Third Street

SPENCER — The Town of Spencer is partnering with Historic Salisbury Foundation to assist homeowners in painting the exterior of their early 20th century home ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Teens will have a new Friday night option

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The owners of Bounce City on North Church Street are offering teenagers a place to hang out on Friday ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Salisbury council revisits fair housing discussion

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What are some of the impediments to fair housing in Salisbury? Here were some obstacles noted in a 2014 analysis: ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Carolina Color expanding its footprint on 17th Street

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Carolina Color Corp. has confirmed expansion plans that will eventually add about 45,000 square feet to its longstanding operation ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Council to review challenges city faces in fair housing

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council will review Tuesday obstacles to fair housing that were cited in a 2014 analysis done for the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 19, 2015 12:05 am

Local

Yesterday: In 1944, when Harry Welch Sr. slugged it out with Joe Louis

This is a photograph the Post has published before, but it’s worth repeating. Wayne Kennerly saw it recently at breakfast when Ronnie Shoaf of Advance brought ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 19, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Downtown workshop on tap this week in Granite Quarry

GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry, in conjunction with a team of consultants led by Arnett Muldrow and Associates of Greenville, S.C., will ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Out of Africa: Newlyweds set sights on return to missionary life in Nigeria

SALISBURY — If you describe the July wedding and honeymoon of Chelsea DiLoreto and Benjie Wheeler, it sounds like most unions of men and women here in the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, October 17, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Hal Sutton: on road to recovery, and soon, on his way home

From the other end of the telephone line in Bamberg, Germany, Hal Sutton sounds great, like a million dollars. The Rockwell man has one of those ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:00 am

Local

DAR pays tribute to Vietnam veterans at Thelma’s

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Greg Edds, chairman of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, told military veterans Tuesday morning events in the country ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 12:01 am

Elections

In Landis, discussion focuses on utility rates, fiscal records

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Candidates for Landis mayor and the Landis Board of Aldermen definitely seem to fall into two camps. One is ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Dixonville-Lincoln Reunion a great success, president says

SALISBURY — Kay Woods, president of the Dixonville/Lincoln School Community Association, said the group’s Sept. 19 reunion was a great success with close to 130 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, October 12, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Yesterday: Gemayel’s Barber Shop in Spencer

Dean Shore submitted this photograph of  Gemayel’s Barber Shop in Spencer, and he thinks it was taken sometime in the 1930s. His grandfather, C.T. “Check” Cruse, is ... Read more

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

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry planning design workshop for downtown plan later this month

GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry, in conjunction with a team of consultants led by Arnett Muldrow and Associates of Greenville, S.C., will ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:00 am

Local

City’s ‘BlockWork’ slated for Oct. 24 in Chestnut Hill

SALISBURY — The Community Appearance Commission’s fifth BlockWork will be held Oct. 24 in the 800 and 900 blocks of South Jackson Street in the Chestnut ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Andrew Stirewalt, the ‘one-man dynamo’

SALISBURY — Wilson Cherry, director of community affairs at Rowan Vocational Opportunities Inc., can’t hide his enthusiasm when he talks about Andrew Stirewalt. Andrew’s actions during a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Fleming, who broke color barriers in nursing, was ‘the Nightingale of our time’

SALISBURY — Even in the last seven years of her life spent at the Brian Center for health and rehabilitation, Delaine Tabor Fleming found ways ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, October 9, 2015 12:00 am

Local

A heart attack overseas leaves Rockwell man scrambling for a way home

Rockwell resident Hal Sutton arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, at the end of September, looking forward to meeting up with his son, Army Sgt. Nathan Sutton. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, October 8, 2015 12:03 am

Local

SRU pump will receive $165,000 upgrade

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A pump at the city’s water intake station is going to rehab. Salisbury City Council approved a $165,789 contract ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry hedging on whether parks should be totally tobacco-free

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — A smoky haze still lingers over the question of whether Granite Quarry should have tobacco-free parks. Each member of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Memorial service Sunday for ‘the girl with the long, red hair’

SALISBURY — The Salisbury-Rowan Choral Society and friends will sing Sunday afternoon at a special memorial service for Cindy Chapman Reavis Hanson. The service will ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 12:00 am

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