Here are holiday schedules and the street closures for Concord's Bunny 5K & Festival Saturday.
- Mark Plemmons
Today's Cabarrus Sports Blast includes: Six Cabarrus basketball players earned All-District honors and two Mount Pleasant wrestlers were named All-Americans.
- Mark Plemmons
Chicago White Sox No. 1 draft pick Billy Carlson and the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers open the regular season with a three-game series Thursday through Saturday at Atrium Health Ball Park.
- From staff reports
The Greater Cabarrus Foundation will host its next Agency Lunch & Learn, titled “Beyond Posting: Using Brand and Story to Strengthen Your Engagement,” on Thursday, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 4855 Milestone Ave. in Kannapolis.
- From staff reports
Cabarrus County Schools is moving forward with a major investment in early childhood education, announcing plans to redevelop the Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center at Beverly Hills into a larger, modernized facility designed to serve the district’s youngest learners.
- From staff reports
Cabarrus County residents turned in more than 140 pounds of unused and expired medications during recent community take-back events, according to the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office.
- Cabarrus Arts Council
New exhibitions, classes and concerts are on tap in Cabarrus County.
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