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Kannapolis Police Chief Terry Spry retired from the chief position on Sept. 29.
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The parade route will begin at the intersection of Biotechnology Lane and Laureate Way.
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Staff estimate that they have lost 70% of the trout being grown at the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County.
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