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Local chefs to compete in Food for Foundations fundraiser for Habitat Cabarrus
Sept. 18 culinary showdown in Mount Pleasant will raise money to support affordable housing efforts in Cabarrus County.
 • Chris Miller
Outside-group mailers spark AI imagery debate in Cabarrus County Senate race
April Cook criticizes mailers paid for by a Republican Party committee, while Kevin Crutchfield says he had no involvement and points to outside-group…
 • Chris Miller
Kannapolis City Schools posts key gains in proficiency, academic growth
Districtwide proficiency reaches 37.5%, its highest level in at least six years, as seven of nine schools improve.
 • Chris Miller
More than 90 local artists to fill downtown Concord for Art Walk on Union on Sept. 12
The festival will feature local art, live music, food trucks and a free shuttle to ClearWater Arts Center & Studios.
 • Chris Miller
‘It’s about the people’: Cabarrus County businesses show how relationships drive economic growth
From a neighborhood Italian deli to a homegrown manufacturer to Eli Lilly, the Cabarrus Economic Development Summit highlights the relationships behind…
 • Chris Miller
The Friday Five is back — and it has a new home at The Cabarrus Compass
Longtime Independent Tribune editor Mark Plemmons brings his popular weekly column to the Compass, with a new edition every Friday.
 • Chris Miller
Cabarrus County Fair returns Sept. 11 with rodeo, massive balloon display and much more
The nine-day fair will feature four nights of professional rodeo, its largest live music lineup yet, livestock shows, discount nights and a new…
 • Chris Miller
Historic Concord clock on display before long-awaited return to courthouse tower
The restored 1876 Seth Thomas clock is expected to return to the Cabarrus County Historic Courthouse tower in November after nearly a decade away.
 • Chris Miller
Sean Newton asks judge to order Cabarrus County to release recording of closed session before firing
A hearing is set for Sept. 8 as the former county manager argues the audio is the only official account of commissioners’ private discussion surrounding…
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Cabarrus County Schools Sets New Academic Highs, Posts Record Proficiency Rate
CCS ranks seventh in proficiency statewide, records its highest graduation rate and has no low-performing schools for the first time.
 • Chris Miller
Roy Cooper brings affordability message to Concord in U.S. Senate campaign
The former governor explains why he returned to politics, takes aim at Republican Michael Whatley and says Cabarrus County could play a key role in a…
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History comes to life in Old Courthouse Theatre’s ‘Night at the Wax Museum’
OCT’s NextGen program brings historical figures from Cleopatra to Blackbeard together in a comedy running Sept. 10-13 in Concord.
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