The Cox Mill Chargers are the defending Cabarrus County girls' flag football champions heading into the first NCHSAA season for the sport.
- Andrew Phillips Special to the Independent Tribune
Andrew Phillips caught up with the Cox Mill Chargers, the defending Cabarrus County girls' flag football champions. These are a few photos from practice.
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Salisbury VA Medical Center gets funding for roofs and needed improvements.
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Leaders say the childcare shortage in Rowan and Cabarrus is costing $149 million a year in lost workforce productivity and participation, and in lost tax revenue.
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Dr. Doug Kelling, who joined what is now Atrium Health Cabarrus in 1976, has spent five decades treating patients in the Concord area.
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Craft beer, live music and family-friendly activities will take center stage at the N.C. Transportation Museum on Saturday, Aug. 8, during the museum's annual Brew & Choo Summer Concert.
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Cabarrus property owners can expect 2026 property tax bills to arrive in the mail soon, with county officials encouraging residents to use the county's online payment system or mobile app.
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It was a normal Friday morning in Duke University’s Trent Hall when Kathryn Whetten received the email. The federal government terminated the university’s grant for its teen pregnancy prevention program without any warning. The grant supported Whetten and other members of Duke’s project team in bringing sexual health education to nearby schools and summer programs. Just a week earlier, the ...
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MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Coyle knew he needed guidance. College sports were barreling toward a radically new existence, one in which universities would be allowed to pay athletes directly. Athletic departments would be required to manage a salary cap in distributing millions of dollars to athletes. The Minnesota Gophers athletic director didn’t go far to find answers to his questions. He and his ...
Exploring national championship hurdles, from playoff tactics to keeping star players. Is expanding the College Football Playoff to more teams beneficial?
Big 10 secures three consecutive college football victories while the SEC endures eight additional losses amid shifting game dynamics. Stay tuned this season!
Prediction season continues as we take a crack at projecting what N.C. State football's starting lineup and depth chart will look like to start the 2026 season.
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Forsyth County and Winston-Salem will distribute bottled water July 31 in Kernersville and Walkertown, which remain under a boil water advisory.
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UNC Greensboro softball and coach Janelle Breneman announce 2026 team awards after a 43-19 season featuring a SoCon sweep and the program’s first NCAA win.
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Spend Saturdays in July and August in Little Switzerland, NC, exploring the village by day and enjoying family-friendly square dancing at Geneva Hall by night.
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Guidance for residents under a boil water advisory, including safe drinking, dishwashing, bathing, dental hygiene, pet care and laundry practices.
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Thinking about Scotland conjures images of kilts, bagpipes and haggis. Peel back the curtain, and there’s so much more to explore, from dramatic landscapes to ancient castles and abundant wildlife. On a recent vacation, we explored the centuries-old sights in Edinburgh, hiked on the Isle of Skye, stayed overnight in a castle, experienced amazing warmth and Scottish hospitality, savored some ...
Hit especially hard by the COVID pandemic, the experiences sector of the travel industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels of business, growing faster than much of the rest of the industry. A new report from Phocuswright shows that bookings in the global experiences market reached pre-pandemic levels in 2024 with $253 billion in transactions and that figure was expected to be even higher for ...
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