Concord City Manager Lloyd Payne presented a budget proposal of $382.6 million with a 42-cent property tax rate. City council will hold a public hearing on June 12 and discuss the budget.
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Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes a new home for the revived Cabarrus County Sports Hall of Fame, opposition to Zaxby's, flights begin to New York and an unfortunate sign prank.
Memorial Day celebrations are planned this weekend and on Monday. These are the listings of events, activities and schedules that we have compiled.
This season, the Hickory Ridge girls soccer team was as good as it’s ever been.
News across North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday included 325 new jobs coming to Charlotte, N.C. General Assembly votes to raise teacher pay and Helene recovery continues in Chimney Rock.
Concord Academy took two awards at the 12th Annual Blumey Awards for high school musicals. Several Cabarrus areas schools were part of the awards program.
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The Kannapolis Police Department has two new officers, Andrew Coleman and Vincent Murray. They have been assigned to patrol squads and will receive additional training by experienced Kannapolis police officer mentors. Both graduated from Basic Law Enforcement Training at Rowan Cabarrus Community College.
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The Trump istration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school. It says thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus. It also accused Harvard of coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party, saying it hosted and trained of a Chinese paramilitary group as recently as 2024.
Community groups and companies are partnering to spread golf’s popularity among kids in Black-majority Detroit (AP video: Mike Householder)
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Logan, McCullough, Cameron Tucker lead Cabarrus 3A, 4A state qualifiers
Jay M. Robinson’s Cameron Tucker, Northwest Cabarrus’s Mariah Logan and Hickory Ridge’s Chase McCullough each won championships at Class 4A and 3A regional track and field meets last week.
A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his istration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.
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The No Mow May movement has expanded to “Let It Bloom June” and the fall version: “Leave the leaves.”
