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  Updated: April 9, 2020 @ 2:54 pm
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Cornerstone Church giving away $10,000 in gift cards to community

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Cornerstone Church giving away $10,000 in gift cards to community

By Thomas Lott/tlott@independenttribune.com

Editor's note: This is a repost from a few minutes ago. We adjusted the headline to include "gift cards" as we thought the original headline might have been slightly misleading.

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N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

Updated 5 hrs ago

COLUMN:Look before you leap on prisons

COLUMN:Look before you leap on prisons

21 hrs ago

Cannon gets a new, highly regarded wrestling coach

Cannon gets a new, highly regarded wrestling coach

Updated 21 hrs ago

Clergy scramble to create religious holidays at a distance

Clergy scramble to create religious holidays at a distance

Updated Apr 8, 2020

Even without the games, the Independent Tribune plans to keep the spotlight on local athletes

Even without the games, the Independent Tribune plans to keep the spotlight on local athletes

Updated Apr 8, 2020

COLUMN: Easter is more than bunnies and colored eggs

COLUMN: Easter is more than bunnies and colored eggs

Updated Apr 8, 2020

Sunday sermon topics

Sunday sermon topics

Updated Apr 8, 2020

Religion note: Spring Consignment Sale postponed

Religion note: Spring Consignment Sale postponed

Apr 8, 2020

N.C. heading for a recession, if it’s not already here, budget office says

N.C. heading for a recession, if it’s not already here, budget office says

Updated Apr 8, 2020

COLUMN: Plots, hoaxes, and pandemics

COLUMN: Plots, hoaxes, and pandemics

Apr 8, 2020

C. JEMAL HORTON COLUMN: Bubba Wallace is so much better than this

C. JEMAL HORTON COLUMN: Bubba Wallace is so much better than this

Updated Apr 7, 2020

Top Stories

Pics taken with Confederate flag on mascot offensive to minority students

Politics

Pics taken with Confederate flag on mascot offensive to minority students

Freedom House Church covers nearly $200K in Cabarrus County medical debt, more than $2 million in total

Christianity

Freedom House Church covers nearly $200K in Cabarrus County medical debt, more than $2 million in total

KCS to stop meal delivery service after April 9 to comply with CDC recommendations

News

KCS to stop meal delivery service after April 9 to comply with CDC recommendations

City of Concord will not disconnect utility accounts for nonpayment for at least 60 days

City of Concord will not disconnect utility accounts for nonpayment for at least 60 days

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Local News

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

News

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

News

N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

Clergy scramble to create religious holidays at a distance

News

Clergy scramble to create religious holidays at a distance

COLUMN: Easter is more than bunnies and colored eggs

News

COLUMN: Easter is more than bunnies and colored eggs

Sports

Cannon gets a new, highly regarded wrestling coach

Sports

Cannon gets a new, highly regarded wrestling coach

Even without the games, the Independent Tribune plans to keep the spotlight on local athletes

Sports

Even without the games, the Independent Tribune plans to keep the spotlight on local athletes

C. JEMAL HORTON COLUMN: Bubba Wallace is so much better than this

Sports

C. JEMAL HORTON COLUMN: Bubba Wallace is so much better than this

Former Northwest volleyball standout accepts new college coaching position

Sports

Former Northwest volleyball standout accepts new college coaching position

Crime

IRS warns of possible COVID-19 economic impact scams

News

IRS warns of possible COVID-19 economic impact scams

Kannapolis Police seek help finding vehicle believed to be involved in drive-by shooting

News

Kannapolis Police seek help finding vehicle believed to be involved in drive-by shooting

FishZilla Arcade raided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office

News

FishZilla Arcade raided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office

Kannapolis Police investigating drive-by shooting

News

Kannapolis Police investigating drive-by shooting

Suspect in custody connected to Bad Wig Bandit robberies

News

Suspect in custody connected to Bad Wig Bandit robberies

News

Annual law enforcement gospel sing cancelled

Don’t be scammed during COVID-19 pandemic

Crime

Don’t be scammed during COVID-19 pandemic

Cabarrus courts making adjustments for COVID-19

Crime

Cabarrus courts making adjustments for COVID-19

Business

Finding help for small businesses

Business

Finding help for small businesses

ANALYSIS: This week's awful jobs numbers, in perspective

Business

ANALYSIS: This week's awful jobs numbers, in perspective

Fatherhood is more visible than ever. But will dads working from home actually step up more?

Business

Fatherhood is more visible than ever. But will dads working from home actually step up more?

JUST A PITSTOP: A message from the Cabarrus Convention & Visitors Bureau

Business

JUST A PITSTOP: A message from the Cabarrus Convention & Visitors Bureau

Farmers are dumping milk in latest blow to battered U.S. dairy

Business

Farmers are dumping milk in latest blow to battered U.S. dairy

Businesses may have trouble surviving COVID-19 recommendations

Business

Businesses may have trouble surviving COVID-19 recommendations

Cabarrus manufacturers pivot to make medical supplies

Business

Cabarrus manufacturers pivot to make medical supplies

Piedmont Farmers Market keeping local food healthy

Business

Piedmont Farmers Market keeping local food healthy

View this week's TV Week

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View this week's TV Week

The Christmas Story

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The Christmas Story

Working in North Caorolina

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Working in North Caorolina

Best of Greater Cabarrus

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Best of Greater Cabarrus

Education

Chromebook exchange scheduled for April 7

News

Chromebook exchange scheduled for April 7

LETTER: Civil rights agenda divides America

News

LETTER: Civil rights agenda divides America

LETTER: Education staff going the extra mile for our students

News

LETTER: Education staff going the extra mile for our students

Rowan-Cabarrus donates personal protection equipment to hospitals

News

Rowan-Cabarrus donates personal protection equipment to hospitals

Opinion

COLUMN:Look before you leap on prisons

News

COLUMN:Look before you leap on prisons

COLUMN: Plots, hoaxes, and pandemics

News

COLUMN: Plots, hoaxes, and pandemics

COLUMN: Presidential leadership lacking

News

COLUMN: Presidential leadership lacking

COLUMN: Never waste a crisis

News

COLUMN: Never waste a crisis

Photos & Video

The calm of spring on the farm

Spring on the farm

Spring on the farm

Spring on the farm

Spring on the farm

Photos

The calm of spring on the farm

Spring has arrived on the farm and photographer David Roman captured these calm images during a recent visit to rural Rowan County.

Piedmont Farmers Market keeping local food healthy

Business

Piedmont Farmers Market keeping local food healthy

Before the stay at home order

Photos

Before the stay at home order

Spring is here

Photos

Spring is here

Damage from Cabarrus tornado and storms

News

Damage from Cabarrus tornado and storms

Snapshots of Cabarrus Past

Photos

Snapshots of Cabarrus Past

Most Wanted: Cabarrus Probation & Parole January

Photos

Most Wanted: Cabarrus Probation & Parole January

State and Regional

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

N.C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time

N.C. heading for a recession, if it’s not already here, budget office says

N.C. heading for a recession, if it’s not already here, budget office says

CORRECTION & UPDATE - COVID-19 in Cabarrus County

CORRECTION & UPDATE - COVID-19 in Cabarrus County

National

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future

IRS warns of possible COVID-19 economic impact scams

IRS warns of possible COVID-19 economic impact scams

Verily plan to wipe out mosquitoes appears to be working

Verily plan to wipe out mosquitoes appears to be working

ANALYSIS: This week's awful jobs numbers, in perspective

ANALYSIS: This week's awful jobs numbers, in perspective

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