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Sisters prove you can go home again

SALISBURY — The way they were peering into the front window of the empty downtown building, the women resembled little girls again, and for at least ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 9, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Tiger World opens new exhibit for white lion Saturday

ROCKWELL — Tiger World will have a grand opening Saturday morning to unveil an exhibit for Michael, the park’s rare Timbavati white lion. The new exhibit, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Rejuvenated Nature Exploratorium is back, going full throttle

SALISBURY — The Tom E. Smith Nature Exploratorium is such a long, bulky name for a place where kids can scoop up crayfish, hold salamanders, look ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 12:10 am

Local

Saturday’s UDC ceremony will honor seven military veterans

The public is invited to a patriotic service at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Stanback Auditorium of the Rowan Public Library. Members of the Robert ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Before it’s delivered, GQ aldermen want to know final price on fire truck

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — OK, so the new fire truck hasn’t arrived yet. On their late April trip to the Pierce plant ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

In zoning cases, GQ alderman wins one, loses one

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen held public hearings on 11 different zoning matters Monday night, including a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 12:00 am

Lifestyle

Adella Apparel holds fashion show to benefit Rowan Hospice

SALISBURY — On April 18, Adella Apparel was host for its third Charity Fashion Show at the F&M Trolley Barn. All proceeds raised were given to Rowan ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 4, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: World War I recruits gather in Salisbury

The Rowan Museum recently received on loan a photograph showing World War I recruits from Rowan County gathered on the steps of the federal building ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 4, 2015 12:00 am

News

The always-working Hubert Elliott is retired — for now

CHINA GROVE — You get the sense Hubert Elliott will go stir crazy. He officially retired last Friday as the oldest state employee in North Carolina ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 4, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Last chance to see Rowan Museum’s WWI exhibit drawing near

SALISBURY — The Rowan Museum’s yearlong award-winning exhibit: “Over There, Over Here: Rowan Remembers World War I” will close May 10. The Rowan Museum joined ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 2, 2015 12:00 am

Local

A letter from past brings Kent State shootings back to life

SALISBURY — Dan Williams, retired president and chief operating officer of F&M Bank, has kept the letter for 45 years. It was written and mailed ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 1, 2015 12:00 am

Entertainment

Volunteers still needed for May 16 Blues and Jazz Festival

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY  — West End Mambo, Peter Harper, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins of Atlanta and the Joe Robinson Revue are among the headline acts ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Eagle Scout candidate providing birdhouses for Granite Lake Park

GRANITE QUARRY — As part of his Eagle Scout project, Zach Huddleston will place 16 birdhouses and tree identification markers along the nature trail at Granite ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Solar energy presentations part of Simple Living Festival

Solar energy, a growing industry in North Carolina from both residential and business standpoints, will be featured Saturday during the Simple Living Festival at Dan Nicholas ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry native OK in earthquake-ravaged Nepal

SALISBURY — Before she left on a missionary trip to Nepal, Kalyne Reid assured her grandmother there was nothing to worry about. “I tried to deter ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:00 am

Crime

Salisbury Police nab man who fled from traffic stop

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police charged Quandarius Rasheim Davis, 20, of the 300 block of West Street with fleeing to elude arrest ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:00 am

Health

The wait is over: The farmers market is back

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For many people, everything is right with the world again, because the Salisbury-Rowan Farmers Market is back for another season. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 27, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Salisbury’s first airmail pickup in 1937

In this Salisbury Post photograph from Oct. 12, 1937, a group of high-ranking postal employees from the area and local dignitaries stand in front of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 27, 2015 12:00 am

Local

South Salisbury Fire Department breaks ground on $1.3 million expansion

SALISBURY — Bolstered by a sizable monetary pledge from the Hubert and Blanche Ritchie Foundation, South Salisbury Fire Department embarked Sunday on a $1.3 million ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 27, 2015 12:00 am

Faith

Faith Baptist shows appreciation for police, firefighters with rainy day cookout

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com FAITH — Saturday wasn’t exactly the perfect day for a hamburger and hot dog cookout in the park. But the rain ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:05 am

Local

For soldier wounded at Fort Hood, long wait for Purple Heart is over

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Army Sgt. Matthew Cooke of Norwood received his Purple Heart Saturday. It was a long time coming. The afternoon ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Correction for Saturday’s edition

Chloe Monroe attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, not UNC-Charlotte. A story in Thursday’s edition of the Post about the Cruise ‘n ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, April 25, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Some assembly required: Scale modelers ‘share a passion’

SPENCER —For the most recent meeting of the Arm/Air Chapter of Rowan County, President Sid McLendon asked members to bring some of the plastic models ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Harkey, Peeler find strong church support in fights against cancer

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Neither Louise Harkey nor Pam Peeler have been longtime members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, but both women say the congregation ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:00 am

Local

A haircut, shoeshine and thank you to veterans

SALISBURY — It took about two seconds for barber Armando Cruz and his customer, Mike Flaherty, to realize they were both Marines. They said “Semper ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:15 am

Local

Yesterday: When it ‘snowed’ in August

The above photograph, taken by Post photographer Johnny Suther, gave a good view from the air of the mess created when northbound Freight Train No. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 20, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Once again, sisters plant their magic (pinto) beans

SPENCER — As you head back Leonard Road and push toward the river, you begin passing open fields where horses, cows and donkeys are grazing. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, April 20, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Faces of Parkinson’s: Challenges are as varied as the people

SALISBURY — Randy Brown says the best way he can describe Parkinson’s disease to others is, “You live slower.” Brown calls his cane “Lucas,” and he ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:00 am

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