Damaging storms are not likely, but some minor damage cannot be ruled out.
Charlotte Water has requested to draw 63 million gallons of water per day from the Catawba River. Governments in the Hickory area have concerns.
KANNAPOLIS – At the 10th Anniversary of the Jiggy with the Piggy Festival yesterday, over 400 of you came out in the rain to taste and judge some of the best pork in the United States.
Two new blessing boxes have been built as part of the continuing effort to combat food insecurity across the county.
CONCORD – This year has been the best season in nearly three decades for the Northwest Cabarrus boys golf team.
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The City of Concord and Cabarrus County are hosting a celebration of the Central Cabarrus Vikings' back to back 3A Men’s Basketball State Championships. It will be Wednesday, May 8, from 6-7 p.m. at the Cabarrus County Courthouse Plaza, 61 Union St. South, Concord.
Here upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
SALISBURY — Dr. Emily Fink, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College director of Nursing Programs, has been appointed to serve on the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Board of Commissioners through 2025.
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Kannapolis History Associates will have an evening with Don Smith, a former editor of the The Daily Independent, on Monday at A.L. Brown High School.
CONCORD — A sunny, slightly breezy day greeted the crowd gathered Friday morning at the intersection of Corban Avenue and Church Street.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Continuing an annual tradition for the defending Coca-Cola 600 race winner to kick off Military Appreciation Month, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney for an impactful visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery …
Tensions reached an inflection point at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earlier this week after pro-Palestinian protesters took down the American flag from the center of campus and replaced it with a Palestinian flag.
All North Carolina parents — no matter how much they make — moved a step closer to being able to get vouchers to help cover tuition for private schools.
The 10th annual Jiggy with the Piggy Barbecue Challenge got underway Thursday evening with the Jiggy with the Piggy 5K. Tonight the festival begins at 5 p.m. and it is highlighted by a big concert.
Cabarrus regularly competes with its neighbors, and municipalities in other states, to lure prospective businesses to the county.
Showers and thunderstorms will be numerous both days this weekend
We’re jumping over into sports a bit today and of course we’ve got more things than we have time to write about.
Here upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
CONCORD – The ironic part, all these years later, is that Caleb Butts is a tennis champion.
The U.S. Supreme Court is opining on whether or not the former president should be given “absolute immunity” for activities taken during his term of office. The answer is crystal clear. No person is above the law, not even the president.
If you were disappointed in the voter turnout in the March 5 primary election, wait until the May 14 runoff. The nonpartisan organization FairVote says turnouts in second primaries are 40 percent or less of the original primary vote. If so, 10 percent or fewer of our registered voters would …
CONCORD — After more than two years of discussions, studying, planning, and contemplation, several prominent Cabarrus County leaders have announced the formation of the Greater Cabarrus Foundation, as well as the inaugural leader.
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A state House bill would require North Carolina and North Carolina State to annually play each other if they ended up separated by conference realignment.
The NCHSAA board unanimously approved a proposal to implement a "Big 32" model when it goes to eight classifications in the 2025-26 school year.
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With artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis has his voice back. In 2013, the Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy and later suffered a stroke. He now has aphasia, a condition that limits his ability to speak. It’s why his wife Mary Travis assists him in interviews. It’s also why he hasn’t released new music in over a decade, until now. “Where That Came From” is a new composition, developed using an AI model built from vocal samples across his career. “We were so excited,” said Mary Travis in an exclusive interview with AP, while seated next to Randy. “All I ever wanted since the day of a stroke was to hear that voice again.”
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