Wineka

Wineka column: In 1963, Strawder broke color barrier in Rowan County high schools

  • Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:57 a.m.

GRANITE QUARRY — In his freshman year at East Rowan High School as the lone African-American student in any of Rowan...

Wineka column: They found a ‘nurturing environment’ at old Granite Quarry/Shuford School

  • Friday, February 22, 2013 3:14 a.m.

GRANITE QUARRY — When they walk through the halls today, former students of the Granite Quarry/Shuford Memorial School...

Wineka column: They found a ‘nurturing environment’ at old Granite Quarry/Shuford School

  • Friday, February 22, 2013 3:14 a.m.

GRANITE QUARRY — When they walk through the halls today, former students of the Granite Quarry/Shuford Memorial School...

Wineka column: 90-year tradition of serving Rotarians continues every Tuesday

  • Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:19 a.m.

SALISBURY — They arrive about 12:30 p.m., before the first Rotarians come straggling in.

Allison and Ed: daughter-father coaching duo build record of success at Erwin Middle

  • Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:32 a.m.

GRANITE QUARRY — Allison Dupree Adams’ whistle punctuates the air.

Wineka column: Down what terrible path will this naming of snowstorms take us?

  • Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:27 a.m.

SALISBURY — If your weekend was spent “Finding Nemo,” then I guess you were watching The Weather Channel,...

Wineka column: Retired mailman Poole employed diplomatic approach with dogs on his routes

  • Thursday, February 7, 2013 12:41 a.m.

SALISBURY — Bill Poole, 72, works three days a week for O’Reilly Auto Parts.

Pete Kennedy: Over 20 years, councilman works quietly, earns respect for level approach

  • Monday, February 4, 2013 12:06 a.m.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles for Black History Month. The Post is focusing on people in our...

Wineka column: Over five decades, Gobbles bridge eras for Miller’s Ferry department

  • Sunday, February 3, 2013 12:08 a.m.

SALISBURY — As they lean against Truck 645 at the Miller’s Ferry station, firefighting brothers Larry and...

Arnold Loflin’s legacy: ‘You get the job done by working’

  • Friday, February 1, 2013 12:56 a.m.

SALISBURY — Women employees at the Thread Shed affectionately called him “Big L.”

A rewarding career is rewarded: Thomas receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

  • By Mark Wineka

    mwineka@salisburypost.com

  • Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:54 a.m.

SALISBURY — Donna Taylor Thomas seems too young to retire, but not too young to receive one of the...

Burton’s selection for top Masonic medal ‘a no-brainer’

  • By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com
  • Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:48 a.m.

SALISBURY — One of the first things Dewey Preslar wanted to do in his term as grand master of N.C. Masons was to recognize a...

From anvil to sawdust: Longtime blacksmith Basinger now creates memories out of wood

  • Friday, January 25, 2013 12:46 a.m.

SALISBURY — Maybe it’s a holdover from his decades as a blacksmith, but wherever George Basinger goes, he leaves an impression.

Great expectations: Bald eagles trying their best to hatch eggs

  • Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:30 a.m.

Bald Eagles Liberty and Justice are no longer empty-nesters, a nest they built together at Dan Nicholas Park last summer now...

Moonpie has landed a friend in Cornatzer, but she needs a home

  • Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:04 a.m.

SALISBURY — Jack Cornatzer and Moonpie have a mutual understanding.

  • Newer Stories
  • Earlier Stories