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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Another Cabarrus athlete joins local stars in East-West games
This year’s N.C. Coaches Association Boys East-West All-Star Basketball game already had a strong Cabarrus County flair, as Central Cabarrus twins Carson and Chase Daniel already graced the West roster. On Friday, another Cabarrus County standout joined the party, as recently graduated Concord High forward Jeremiah Howard will also...
Unity in Community North Mecklenburg hosting John Lewis Day of Action Rally Wednesday
July 15. On Wednesday, July 17, Unity in Community North Mecklenburg is hosting a John Lewis National Day of Commemoration and Action event on the four-year mark of the passing of Rep. John Lewis, joining more than 80 events nationwide. During the event, they will call on Congress to pass...
Sports 40 Years Ago: Johnson strikes out 14
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Davie-Salisbury girls basketball teams battled fiercely in 1983-84. Davie won the first meeting. Salisbury edged Davie in the next two (42-36 in triple overtime and 38-36). In the fourth meeting, with the North Piedmont Conference Tournament title on the line at Catawba, the laser-focused War Eagles prevailed 41-36, giving coach Bill Peeler his fifth tournament title in six years.
Iredell 9-year-old aims to win mullet championship with Grand Spike hair
Luke Verzani, 9, and sporting a Grand Spike mullet, was not hard to spot at Troutman's ESC Park on Friday. There were plenty of kids playing on the playground, but he was the only one keen on earning the title of Mullet Champ in the USA Mullet Championships. "There's a...
Roque named to spring 2024 President's List
SPARTANBURG, SC – Moises Mancebo Roque of Concord, has been named to the Spartanburg Methodist College President's List for grades earned during the spring 2024 academic semester. President's List students have achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher. Spartanburg Methodist College is a private, liberal arts college...
Penske Racing Experience Auction Will Make One Group of Fans Very Happy
Team Penske is opening the doors of its Mooresville, North Carolina, race shop for charity. The top bidder of an active auction being hosted by our friends at BringaTrailer.com will be able to bring five guest along for a rare behind-the-curtain look at the Penske racing headquarters as part of a charity auction to benefit the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
NCSHP: Charlotte man died from self-inflicted gunshot wound following pursuit on I-77
The N.C. State Highway Patrol has identified the man who died after a crash on Interstate 77 on Thursday following a high-speed chase. Dashawn Samuels, 20, of Charlotte was pronounced dead at the scene of Thursday’s crash from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, troopers said. Troopers attempted to stop Samuels...
Carolina Hills Fiddle Fest results with photos
This run down of the results from the resurrected fiddlers convention in Union Grove, NC – with a huge gallery of photos – is a contribution from Bethany Prevette. The first annual Carolina Hills Fiddle Fest took place this past Memorial Day Weekend, celebrating 100 years of music in the Grove. Anniversary shirts were on sale, as well as a set of vintage records from previous Fiddler’s Grove conventions held at the property. There are still a few shirts and record sets available at the new Country Store on the property.
‘Just not right’: Conover woman speaks out after 13-hour travel nightmare at CLT Airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) — After a 13-hour stint at Charlotte Airport, a woman from Conover shared her story, hoping to provoke change at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Coreana Minton’s travel nightmare started in the parking lot of the Charlotte airport on May 16. She was headed to Boston to...
'They are our livelihood' | Downtown Concord businesses ask for support from community as they struggle with ongoing construction
CONCORD, N.C. — Businesses in downtown Concord are feeling the weight of an ongoing construction project to renovate the downtown area. When complete, the downtown streetscape will include 22-foot-wide sidewalks, space allotted for outdoor dining cafes and public art, decorative lighting and more. However, the work is taking much...
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