An emerging flea market in Salem

What started as a farmers market in Salem has emerged into a growing year-round outdoor flea market whose vendors braved the especially cold Saturday of January 22.  Sandy Inman, pastor of the nearby Issaqueena Church of God, says the flea market started in May last year when local farmers brought in their fresh produce.  But the Saturday gatherings are more than a farmers market.  Market with the word flea attached to it might be a better way to describe it.  Inman said because a lot of people aren’t even aware that the Issaqueena Church of God still holds services, those at her church thought the Salem market might be a good way to meet people. Other vendors sell eggs, jewelry and food dishes, among the market’s other vendors.