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Cabarrus EDC manufacturing docuseries wins multiple Telly Awards

Cabarrus EDC manufacturing docuseries wins multiple Telly Awards

  • From staff reports

CONCORD — A video series highlighting Cabarrus County manufacturers has earned international recognition, bringing home two honors in the 47th Annual Telly Awards competition.The Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation announced that its five-part "Made in Cabarrus" docuseries received a S…

Friday Five: A fairy walk, new restaurants, a festival and more

Friday Five: A fairy walk, new restaurants, a festival and more

  • Mark Plemmons

Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: First Watch and Jaggers are proceeding with construction on new restaurants in Concord; The Love & Light Fest will be at Eagle Hall in Kannapolis Saturday; Another Broken Egg Cafe is open at Christnebury Village; a grant will refurbish an historic rai…

Greater Cabarrus Foundation partners with Uwharrie Community Fund

Greater Cabarrus Foundation partners with Uwharrie Community Fund

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The Greater Cabarrus Foundation (GCF) is pleased to announce a new grantmaking partnership with the Uwharrie Community Fund, expanding opportunities for nonprofit organizations serving communities across Uwharrie Bank’s footprint.

Love & Light Fest set for Saturday at Eagle Hall

Love & Light Fest set for Saturday at Eagle Hall

  • Mark Plemmons

Families are invited to a free afternoon of fun, music and inspiration at the Love & Light Fest from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Eagle Hall, 4827 Camp Cabarrus Drive, Kannapolis.

Concord High students honored for assisting during medical emergency

Concord High students honored for assisting during medical emergency

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CONCORD — Two Concord High School students were recently recognized by the Cabarrus County Board of Education for their quick thinking and professionalism during a medical emergency on campus earlier this year.Kurtis Davis and Logan Schelling, students in Concord High School's Public Service…

4 biggest takeaways from Panthers' 2026 mandatory minicamp

4 biggest takeaways from Panthers' 2026 mandatory minicamp

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Thursday afternoon was set to play host to the Carolina Panthers' third and final session of their 2026 mandatory minicamp.

Concord police seek fifth suspect in February double homicide

Concord police seek fifth suspect in February double homicide

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CONCORD — Concord police are asking for the public's help in locating an 18-year-old man wanted in connection with a February double homicide on Fairington Drive.Kamari Porter, of Concord, remains at large more than four months after the Feb. 1 shooting that left two people dead and two othe…

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90,000 soldiers passed through Greensboro during World War II. Here's the story of the Overseas Replacement Depot

90,000 soldiers passed through Greensboro during World War II. Here's the story of the Overseas Replacement Depot

The Army Air Corps training base in Greensboro, best known as the Overseas Replacement Depot, would be America's last military base built from the ground up during World War II.

Rob Hooks describes what has been found at the Berry site in Burke County

Rob Hooks describes what has been found at the Berry site in Burke County

Rob Hooks describes the land around the Berry site in Burke County. 

Exploring Joara Foundation board member Rob Hooks explains how a mound was built at Joara

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Cabarrus County neighbors: Obituaries for June 12

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Could North Carolina have been a Spanish colony? It briefly was

Could North Carolina have been a Spanish colony? It briefly was

"For Native Americans, it sends their ancestors on a trajectory that is so difficult over the coming centuries. ...  But it also is the beginning of the American colonial story.”

Tom Campbell:   How we’ve changed in 50 years

Tom Campbell: How we’ve changed in 50 years

Tom Campbell considers the differences between 1976 and 2026.

Atrium Health land swap clears way for affordable housing, boosts investment to $51 million

Atrium Health land swap clears way for affordable housing, boosts investment to $51 million

CHARLOTTE — Atrium Health has finalized a land-swap agreement with Charlotte's public housing authority that will pave the way for new affordable housing developments while supporting future expansion of The Pearl innovation district in Midtown.

The agreement, executed Tuesday between Atrium Health and INLIVIAN, involves the exchange of two similarly valued 3-acre properties. Atrium Health transferred its parcel at 720 E. Morehead St. in Dilworth to INLIVIAN, while receiving a vacant 3-acre tract at Baxter Street Park in Midtown.

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