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Tour of Duty: Rowan Museum’s Vietnam exhibit uses new technology

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — These bootprints leave a mark. On the floor and in display cases of Rowan Museum’s new exhibit, “Tour of Duty,” ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, September 13, 2015 12:10 am

Concord

Cabarrus County Fair ‘a good family time’

By Megan Braun For the Salisbury Post CONCORD — Cloudy skies didn’t keep dedicated fair-goers away from the Cabarrus County Fair Saturday. Held at the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, September 13, 2015 12:05 am

Local

A good edit finally fixes Christian Reid marker

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After many years — 76, actually — the N.C. highway historical marker for Christian Reid has been corrected. The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: The girl with the long, red hair

SALISBURY — William Jacobs walked into the newsroom the other day with an obituary in his hand. The death notice was handwritten, and it was more like ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, September 10, 2015 12:00 am

Crime

Attentive residents foil car theft on Mitchell Avenue

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thanks to residents who were paying attention, Salisbury Police nabbed two suspects who apparently were attempting to steal a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:01 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry parks won’t go tobacco-free without a fight

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Doug Shelton said he enjoys a good cigar, but he doesn’t smoke one in a restaurant or around ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board will hear about tobacco-free parks

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Steve Joslin of the Rowan County Health Department will give a presentation on tobacco-free parks when the Granite ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 7, 2015 12:05 am

Wineka

Yesterday: Construction of a ‘second Renaissance revival skyscraper’

Construction on The Plaza, the tall, city-owned building on the Square in Salisbury, started in 1909 and was completed in 1911, probably when this photograph ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, September 7, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Client-minded architect Pete Bogle now has his own firm

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — This past week, when architect Pete Bogle started moving into his one-room office at the Plaza, the first things ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:00 am

High School

Wanted: more football officials like Larry Cesario

SALISBURY — Larry Cesario can’t hide his passion for officiating high school football games. “I do it for the love of the game and the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, September 5, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Woodson wants police officers to know ‘we are behind them’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With recent national attention on violence directed at law enforcement officers, Mayor Paul Woodson made a point Tuesday of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Preservation North Carolina’s annual conference will be in Salisbury Sept. 16-18

Preservation North Carolina’s Annual Conference will be held in Salisbury Sept. 16-18 at various locations throughout the city. The conference, last held in Salisbury in 1996, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 12:00 am

Local

All aboard: Amtrak passenger service on track for five more years

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council approved leasing arrangements Tuesday that guarantee Amtrak will continue to provide passenger service to Salisbury for the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 12:00 am

Local

City, county to Little Leaguers: ‘Thank you from the bottom of our hearts’

Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — They hit. They pitched. They defended. They showed grace, sportsmanship and generosity. They put us on the map. They even ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Another national champ: Rowan Veterans Honor Guard brings home a title

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com The Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard won a national championship Friday at the National American Legion Convention held in Baltimore, Md. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 12:15 am

Local

Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard brings home national American Legion title

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com The Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard won a national championship Friday at the National American Legion Convention held in Baltimore, Md. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 31, 2015 1:43 pm

Local

Bill Harter and the ‘Piledriver’ created a buzz on V-J Day

SALISBURY — Anne Wilson says her late brother, Bill Harter Jr., was a man of few words. The tiny notebook he kept during World War II ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 31, 2015 12:10 am

News

Yesterday: 1937 class at Granite Quarry School

This photograph, submitted by Randall Smith of Old Beatty Ford Road, shows a 1937 class at Granite Quarry School that included his mother, Betty Smith, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 31, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Animal advocate, photographer Bonnie Smith dies at 72

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Bonnie Smith, a trailblazer in animal protection in Rowan County and an award-winning  photographer, died Friday after a period ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 31, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Council, commissioners will honor Little League champs Tuesday

Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council and the Rowan County Board of Commissioners will join forces Tuesday to honor the Rowan County team ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 31, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Slide the City: Watershed event hits the downtown

Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With their special wristbands and adventurous spirits, Cale Spenard and the rest of his crew planned to get in as many ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:05 am

Local

Fin, Feather & Fur Expo offers little bit of everything

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When you have a three-day event devoted to fishing, hunting, mud racing and even a demolition derby, you see ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:00 am

Local

City slickers: Slide the City makes big splash on South Main Street

SALISBURY — With their special wristbands and adventurous spirits, Cale Spenard and the rest of his crew planned to get in as many slides as ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, August 29, 2015 1:55 pm

Business

Documentary pays tribute to leadership lessons taught by Ralph Ketner

SALISBURY — At one point in a new 50-minute video telling the business success story of Ralph Ketner, co-founder of the Salisbury-based Food Lion grocery ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, August 28, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Brenner Crossing represents ‘fresh start,’ two projects in one

SALISBURY — Compared to the 1950s-era Civic Park Apartments they are replacing, the Salisbury Housing Authority’s new Brenner Crossing units seem light years ahead. “It has taken ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Liza Towell Boyd captures major equestrian title

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com Riding her highly dependable horse Brunello, Salisbury native Liza Towell Boyd recently captured her third consecutive USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: a 1947 hospital bill

David Garmon of China Grove submitted this paper copy of a Cabarrus County Hospital bill that was among his mother Katherine’s papers when she died. The bill ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, August 24, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Whatever happened to the headstone of Michael Braun?

SALISBURY — For years, historian Susan Sides has been fascinated by the life and work of Theo Buerbaum, a Prussian immigrant who for close to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:00 am

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