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Byrd brings Gemstones Academy to Miller Rec Center

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Months ago when city officials and community leaders were discussing challenges facing the West End, Alisha Byrd looked inward ... Read more

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

Local

Benefit planned Friday for friends going through kidney transplant

SALISBURY — The Don Herbert/Tim Jones Kidney Transplant Benefit will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Southeast Middle School gymnasium, 1570 Peeler Road. ... Read more

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

BREAKING NEWS

Boy drowns after falling into pond at Hurley Park

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An 8-year-old boy died Sunday afternoon after breaking through ice and going underwater in a pond at Elizabeth Holmes ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:57 pm

Local

Testing ice, 8-year-old boy disappears into pond at Hurley Park for at least 10 minutes

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 8-year-old boy, playing with a couple of friends, reportedly tested the ice on a pond at Hurley Park ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, January 11, 2015 4:31 pm

Local

‘Klansville U.S.A.’: PBS special looks at 60s era when Jones, Rowan County were focus for KKK activities

SALISBURY — The son of a railroad worker, Bob Jones dropped out of high school and later was discharged from the Navy for refusing to ... Read more

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

Local

Sole Hope’s coming-out party will ‘Bless the Blues’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Stacked in a corner of Sole Hope’s international — yes, international — headquarters at 323 N. Lee St., are a ... Read more

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

Local

‘Selma’ reveals the power of serpents, doves

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The takeaways from “Selma,” the movie playing to large audiences this weekend, are as complicated as the civil rights ... Read more

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

Local

Bridge dedicated for Joe El-Khouri

SALISBURY — George El-Khouri remembers how his late father, Joe, often remarked how their Lebanese-American family had three strikes against them when they moved to the mountain town ... Read more

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

Granite Quarry

Reworked Bank Street crossing open in Granite Quarry

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — As most Granite Quarry motorists know, the reworked Bank Street rail crossing is open to traffic again. In turn, ... Read more

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

Granite Quarry

In 3-2 vote, Granite Quarry board decides voters should elect mayor

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — After many starts and stops over more than a year, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen finally decided that, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, January 6, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Salisbury Presbyterians circa 1891

Here are the elders and deacons, circa 1891, of Salisbury’s First Presbyterian Church along with Dr. Jethro Rumple, pastor of the church from 1860-1904. Rumple, who also ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, January 5, 2015 12:00 am

Yesterday

Yesterday: Planting time at North Ellis Street School

This scene is part of the historical photographs included in the 1981 book ‘Salisbury Renaissance,’ compiled by Historic Salisbury Foundation and the Rowan Art Guild Gallery. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, December 29, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Things looking ‘perfect’ for pastor to give kidney to his new friend

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After spending last Monday and Tuesday undergoing various tests at Duke University Medical Center, Pastor Tim B. Jones of Mercy ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: a Salisbury Post newsboy at Christmas 1937

Dinah Carpenter discovered this photograph among some old pictures she was going through recently and thought it was a perfect ‘Yesterday’ contribution for Christmas. It ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, December 22, 2014 12:00 am

Local

‘The Scaffolding House’: Foundation’s efforts on North Main property reflect value of revolving fund

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — People driving by called it “The Scaffolding House” because of the alway-present framework on the side of the structure ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:10 am

Opinion

Weekly news quiz: Test your nose for local news

1. Elizabeth Safrit of Kannapolis finished third (second runnerup) in the Miss World competition held Dec. 14 in London. A woman from what country won ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:00 am

Local

This old house — was home

SALISBURY — An impromptu wedding was held once in the front parlor. So was a wake. Nine different children were born in a middle room ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Poole rose high as pioneering woman in N.C. Highway Patrol

CONCORD — Three decades  ago, when approaching the driver’s side of vehicles she pulled over, Trooper Patricia Poole heard plenty of yes-sirs and no-sirs before motorists realized the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:20 am

Local

Wineka column: Erin Cherry recounts Flight 280’s harrowing trip

Erin Henrickson Cherry had a window seat — Seat 12A — on her trip back to the States Tuesday from Seoul, South Korea. Flight attendants had ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, December 19, 2014 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Trees reflect the season at Granite Lake Park

GRANITE QUARRY — The most popular walking spot in Granite Quarry any time of the year is the trail that includes a lap around Granite Lake ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Santa just one of the stars at Autumn Care Christmas

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When Dottie Bedford, 89, sat on Santa Claus’ lap Tuesday afternoon at Autumn Care, she had a request for ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Yesterday: Rowan Memorial Hospital in 1936

Laura S. Newman recently came across this 1936 photograph taken from Mocksville Avenue of Rowan Memorial Hospital, which opened that same year. Laura’s husband was ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, December 15, 2014 12:00 am

Entertainment

Symphony will bring ‘Casablanca’ theme to Big Band Bash Jan. 10

SALISBURY — When he puts these dinner jackets on, Rick McCombs can’t help but throw around words such as “snazzy,” “spiffy” and “jaunty.” McCombs has about 10 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, December 14, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Wineka column: The silence after an explosion can be pretty loud

SALISBURY — A world away, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Frank Ehling found a seat at the end of a row in a packed auditorium of the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, December 13, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Jeff Miller’s ‘Lights of Christmas’ features Cool, the snowman

SALISBURY — It’s hard to believe, but Jeff Miller’s holiday extravaganza, which he has titled “Lights of Christmas,” plugs in with one cord and is run ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, December 12, 2014 12:00 am

Local

Plott Hounds: Official state dog touches face of N.C. history

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — At the risk of sounding like an announcer at an American Kennel Club dog show, let’s introduce the Plott ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:01 am

kidney

Pastor wants to give his gospel-singing friend a new kidney

SALISBURY — Meet Don Herbert, once a full-time professional wrestler who went by the name of John Savage. Now he’s a tenor in the gospel-singing ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:00 am

Local

History Club program tonight features the Plott hound, official state dog

The Rowan History Club and N.C. Humanities Council will present Bob Plott and the history of the Plott hound as the club’s program tonight. The ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, December 9, 2014 12:00 am

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