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Cabarrus mayors team up with drivers for chance at education funds
CONCORD, N.C. -- Cities and towns all across Cabarrus County and North Carolina have extra incentive in Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway -- money to spend on education.
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Hollywood brings big bucks to Cabarrus
CONCORD, N.C. -- Last year, the Showtime series “Homeland” spent more than $35 million in the Charlotte region.
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Tips for getting around Cabarrus during race weeks
CONCORD, N.C. -- Heading to the races, or simply getting around over the next two weeks, will take some advanced planning as heavy traffic is expected around and near Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend and next.
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County closer to having Humane Society run shelter
Cabarrus County officials are moving forward with plans to have the Humane Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County run the local animal shelter.
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Old Bethel School still a burden to Cabarrus
Cabarrus County officials said Monday that they’ve offered the Old Bethel School to the Town of Midland during a discussion about what should happen to the vacant building.
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Cabarrus United Way exceeds fundraising goal
Cabarrus County United Way celebrated raising $425,000 in its 2011 campaign, about $22,000 more than the previous year.
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Cabarrus ceremony honors fallen officers, the laws they protect
Cabarrus County law enforcement agencies observed the 54th Annual National Law Day at the Cabarrus County Government Center on Friday.
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Linker honored with Cabarrus law enforcement award
Retired Concord police officer Lisa Linker is the first woman to receive the Robert J. Eury Memorial Award — the highest law enforcement award in the county.
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Concord Kannapolis Area transit may add hybrid buses
The Concord Kannapolis Area Transit has applied for a grant to replace eight buses with new hybrid electric heavy duty buses.
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House Speaker Tillis talks taxes at Cabarrus Chamber breakfast
Haircuts, oil changes and other services would be taxed, and corporate and personal income taxes would be eliminated in sweeping tax reform if N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis gets his way.
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Piedmont Farmer's Market putting down roots in Cabarrus
The future is bright for the Piedmont Farmer’s Market, which grew from a few pop-up tents to multiple locations year round.
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Guardian angels protect children at risk
“So often, the child just simply is not heard."
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Cabarrus commisioner candidates address key issues
County finances, job creation and the economy top the concerns of the six Republican candidates for Cabarrus County commissioner who are on the ballot in the May 8 primary.
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Cabarrus comes together for Special Olympics Spring Games
About 600 athletes, hundreds of volunteers, the U.S. Army Band and a parachute demonstration team gathered for the Special Olympics of Cabarrus County’s 2012 Spring Games this week.
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Friends of the Library ask Cabarrus to preserve funding
No one has said exactly which portion of the Cabarrus County budget will be cut this year, but Friends of the Library members decided not to wait to voice their opinion.
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Kannapolis, Concord students get hands-on with health sciences
Students from A.L. Brown and Concord high schools were gloved and gowned for surgery at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences on Thursday.
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Cabarrus debates marriage amendment
North Carolina already defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but it is the only Southern state where gay marriage is not forbidden by the constitution.
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Historic Cabarrus Association to honor Horton at annual meeting
The Outstanding Historian Award will be presented each year by Historic Cabarrus Association to a citizen who has made extraordinary contributions to the preservation of county heritage.
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County approves school capacity for Harrisburg development
The proposed Harrisburg development Brookdale Commons received approval for a reservation of capacity in local schools from the Cabarrus County commissioners on Monday.
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86 Cabarrus bridges deemed 'deficient'
Cabarrus County has 86 substandard bridges, according to AAA Carolinas, a group affiliated with the American Automobile Association.
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Three face drugs, weapons charges
The Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division found guns — including a fully loaded AK-47 assault rifle — and 145 grams of marijuana, according to a Sheriff’s Office report.
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Cabarrus approves Corning incentive
Cabarrus County will give Corning Inc., a glass manufacturer with facilities in Midland, a tax break on a proposed $50 million expansion that is expected to create 70 jobs.
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Speeding crackdown nets 1,050 in Cabarrus
Police found 179 criminal violations and 872 traffic violations in Cabarrus County, for a total of 1,051.
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Cabarrus Health Alliance opens landmark facility
The Cabarrus Health Alliance took its first patient at its new three-story facility at 300 Mooresville Road in Kannapolis on Monday. On Friday, a large group of healthcare workers, citizens and elected officials dedicated the $15 million building.
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Parole denied for killer of Cabarrus teen
The N.C. Parole Commission on April 4 denied parole for the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a Cabarrus County teen and kidnapping another woman, a spokesperson said.
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