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Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry talks growth — and how to make sure it happens the right way

GRANITE QUARRY — When the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen and the Planning Board met jointly Monday evening to discuss an update of the town’s ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 12:00 am

Education

West Rowan High graduation: ‘Let’s go see what we can see’

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — When Matthew Ramsay was 5, his “Pap” would round him up and say, “Let’s go see what we ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:40 am

News

Public hearing on Granite Quarry budget winds up quickly

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Friday evening’s public hearing on a proposed $3.1 million Granite Quarry budget drew no comment and lasted only ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 8, 2019 12:05 am

Business

Now hear this: After 90 combined years with Beltone, the Wades move toward retirement

SALISBURY — Lee Wade has a million of them. He says he once told a photographer there was only one thing that bothered him about ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, June 7, 2019 12:00 am

Local

D-Day remembered: ‘I only know that I was scared to death’

ROCKWELL — Eugene Hobbs is 97 now and a treasured resident of the Community Living Center at the Salisbury VA hospital. His legs aren’t working ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:00 am

News

Granite Quarry will pursue bicycle and pedestrian planning grant

GRANITE QUARRY — Thinking the town needs to do a better job tying together parks and neighborhoods, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen decided Monday ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Manager recommends no change in Granite Quarry tax rate

GRANITE QUARRY — Interim Town Manager Larry Smith has asked the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen to keep the town’s property tax rate at 41.75 ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

A splash of color: New barn quilts make dynamic statement at Country Life Museum

MILLBRIDGE — Every visit to the Country Life Museum at Sloan Park seems to reveal something new. Inside, you see the new collection of  kids’ ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, June 1, 2019 12:00 am

Faith

Soldiers Memorial AME Zion: ‘Marching in the footsteps of those who’ve gone before’

SALISBURY — William Goler, the second president of Livingstone College, is given credit for naming Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Church, which recently celebrated its 155th ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 31, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Summer issue of Salisbury the Magazine is now available

SALISBURY — The summer issue (June/July) of Salisbury the Magazine, a publication of the Salisbury Post, has reached subscribers and been distributed to various spots ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 31, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry aldermen take first pass at 2019-2020 budget

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen has several projects or needs to tackle within a $2.3 million budget. Among them, consider street ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 31, 2019 12:00 am

Local

High society: Triangle group with strong Salisbury-Rowan connections pays a visit

SALISBURY — This is the best kind of organization. No dues. No secret initiations. No meetings. No projects. No fundraising. Just social events. And it ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 30, 2019 12:00 am

Local

‘He loved me until the day he died’: A Marine and a Salisbury girl found soul mates in each other

For Kathleen Bourque and Conor McDowell, it really was love at first sight. When Kathleen walked down the stairs at her Salisbury home last July ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 26, 2019 12:10 am

Business

A stellar career, a good ride: ‘It’s not every day you have a Donnie retire’

SALISBURY — Donnie Barger has many passions in his life — wife Kristen, dogs, truck-driving, taking pictures, pulling pranks, throwing firecrackers, telling stories and even ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:10 am

Local

Carl Spencer wood carvings among many attractions for Helen Brown’s yard sale

SALISBURY — Carl Spencer was one of those rare talents — a folklorist, a historian on Native Americans, a wood carver and a syndicated cartoonist. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Sparkling red: Cheerwine Festival gives downtown a ‘pop’-ulation explosion

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mark Ridenhour is a self-professed Cheerwine fanatic, so Saturday — the date of the third Cheerwine Festival in downtown ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 19, 2019 12:10 am

Cleveland

‘Aunt Babe’: A quiet force in her family, Ruth Wood turns 100

CLEVELAND — For as long as Ruth Bost Wood can remember, her family has called her “Babe.” “Most people don’t know my real name,” she ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 16, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Historic Salisbury Foundation to host presentation on preservation tax credits

As part of Preservation Month, Historic Salisbury Foundation will host a presentation on historic tax credits from 6 to 8 p.m. May 23 at the ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:00 am

Health

Support group: Novant Health Rowan Auxiliary keeps building on proud heritage

SALISBURY — This story begins with a wine-and-cheese social held last Thursday on Lake Drive. But if you think the Novant Health Rowan Medical Center ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 14, 2019 12:00 am

Faith

Newberry to Salisbury: Pastor’s walk raises funds, awareness for Lutheran Services Carolinas

SALISBURY — About an hour from the end of his almost two-week, 128-mile walk from South Carolina, Lutheran pastor Ron Brown took up the offer ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 10, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Comfort zone: Beaver Brothers Inc. marks a century

SALISBURY — You could say with great confidence that Beaver Brothers owes its beginnings to steam engines and the railroad. A century ago, Clarence Beaver ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Fowl means foul to residents in Granite Commons subdivision

GRANITE QUARRY — Brian Ward says the smell of chicken manure wafting through his Granite Commons neighborhood can be so strong at times it invades ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12:00 am

Local

Community barn quilt will be ‘more than paint and wood’

BEAR POPLAR — When it’s completed, the community barn quilt being created square by square at West Rowan Farm, Home & Garden will be the size ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry bike enthusiasts make case for pump track, trails

GRANITE QUARRY — A standing-room-only crowd packed the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen’s meeting room Monday night, and most of the spectators were there to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 12:00 am

Local

‘I just want them to fix it and make it right’: Officer says county is shorting him on retirement

By Shavonne Walker and Mark Wineka shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — To John Howard, his years with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office are pretty straightforward. He underwent ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:10 am

Lifestyle

A proud grandmother enjoys Washington with her Cherry Blossom Princess

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Back in April 1999, Emily B. Stirewalt celebrated Easter by holding her recently born granddaughter, Margaret — bonnet and ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 4, 2019 12:00 am

Faith

Cover story: Rowan-crafted quilts going to new women’s ministry

SPENCER — Doris Schroen knows she can count on her quilting friends when there’s a need, and this certainly seemed to qualify. God always seems ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 3, 2019 12:00 am

Cleveland

Demolition derby: Cleveland School, Rusher Tire on North Main buildings come down this week

Demolition equipment this week has torn into two familiar Rowan County structures — one a school, the other a former business — piling up a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 3, 2019 12:00 am

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