John P. Burke of Salisbury is proud of what his alma mater is doing for area charities. Burke, a retired certified public accountant, is among area Harvard Business School alumni who raise funds for charity by helping area executives sharpen their ... […]

Navy Capt. Dale Parker retires with 27 years Capt. Dale W. Parker, a 1966 graduate of South Rowan High School, was honored Aug. 20 at a retirement ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk for his 27 years of service to the military. Capt. Parker graduated ... […]

By Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com Teachers are used to grading students, but what happens when they grade schools. Do they pass the test? Results from this year’s North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey show 83 percent of Row ... […]

The Rowan County Animal Shelter has numerous kittens and cats waiting to be adopted and taken to a good home. We call him Mr. Mustache. This special little guy came to the shelter as a stray. He is approximately 7 weeks old, needs a bit of weight pu ... […]

By Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com Nearly every weekend for the past 25 years, Pauline Rigsby has traveled to Salisbury from her home in Concord to sell silk flowers, antique glass and a variety of knick-knacks at the Webb Road Flea Mark ... […]

By Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com Not only can Stephanie Potter advise you on pairing wine with food, she can tell you what beer to drink with grilled salmon and corn on the cob. Founder’s Old Curmudgeon. She knows this because she tested the ... […]

Two motorists were injured Saturday when the driver missed a stop sign at the end of Grace Church Road and their car ran into a house on Miller Road. The 31-year-old man who was driving was complaining of minor injuries, as was the 23-year-old femal ... […]

By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com County commissioners will revisit possible terms for renewal of the Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium lease at Tuesday’s meeting. Smith Family Baseball’s existing lease is set to expire Sept. 30, and the team has an ... […]

The Salisbury Police Department responded to a stabbing incident at Catawba College at about 7 p.m. Saturday. Salisbury Police officer Phil Simmons said Robert Spencer Massey, 71, of 1305 W. Horah St., has been charged with aggravated affray by usin ... […]

Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com Recent reports that bedbugs are on the rise nationwide hit home this week as several students at Catawba College found the pesky brown bugs living in their rooms. In the past seven years, the college has ... […]

Many Post readers will remember Joey Benton and the many wonderful photographs that he took over the years he was a staff photographer here before he moved with his family to South Carolina. The Bentons have certainly been through more than their ... […]

By Kristin Tillotson Minneapolis Star Tribune Lots of teens are into vampires these days. Many more of them seem to be keeping vampire hours. Take Alexa McGill, who has a very modern way of falling asleep. She does it while texting. “Usually I’ ... […]

By Katie Scarvey kscarvey@salisburypost.com hen a child has a chronic, life-threatening disease like cystic fibrosis, it’s really the whole family who has the disease, says Caroline Benton. “It changes the way you see the world,” Caroline says. H ... […]

Club submissions To add your club, or to update your listing, send information to lifestyles@salisburypost.com. Club listings consist of the club’s name, brief purpose statement, place, day and time of meetings, a contact phone number and/or e-mail ... […]

Micah Robinson A son, Micah Alexander, was born to William and Kelley Childers Robinson of Salisbury on Aug. 5, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces. He has a brother, Quincy, 4. Grandparents are Tommy and There ... […]

Things are returning to more of a routine for Beverly McCraw. Her 20-year-old daughter is back in college. Her husband has a new job in Mocksville, and she has work most days as a substitute teacher for Rowan-Salisbury Schools. But McCraw took a st ... […]

Second Presbyterian on Lincolnton Road welcomes its new pastor, the Rev. Margaret Taylor Almeida. Almeida graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte and was the recipient of the Helen Deans Preaching Award. She did her supervised min ... […]

I don’t know why I’ve always been big on happy endings. To me the most romantic beautiful love stories are the ones where people meet, fall in love…then in fifty or sixty years one of them dies and a few days later the other one dies because they j ... […]

An introductory course in the practice of mindfulness will be offered for six weeks on Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7, at Center for Faith & the Arts. Most people tend to get lost in their thoughts. Learning a few mindfulness skills can ... […]

Cooperative Extension in Salisbury is hosting a pesticide meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Agricultural Center on Old Concord Road in Salisbury. The primary focus of the meeting is frequently asked questions from pesticide applicators and use ... […]