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The North Carolina Dare Association recognized Kannapolis Police Officer Terry W. Triplett as the 2009 North Carolina D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year. At a training conference in Atlantic Beach on January 15, Officer Triplet was also sworn into his second term as First Vice President for the North C...

Kannapolis Fire Station 5, located on Barr Road, opened recently. The 12,300 square-foot station will provide increased public safety coverage for the rapidly growing western part of Kannapolis allowing for decreased response times.  Key areas served by the new station include Afton Ridge, Pine C...

Concord Chief of Police Merl Hamilton has been named president of the N.C. Association of Chiefs of Police. The association is made up of more than 200 police chiefs from across the state. Hamilton was elected to this office at the association's annual conference on January 13 in Durham. Hamilton...

The last few weeks have brought many changes to the stores at Concord Mills. While several stores have either closed or are winding down their last days, the mall is still recruiting new stores to maintain the total entertainment experience Concord Mills is known for. Recent and upcoming closures...

Have you felt a little lucky lately? If you purchased a Powerball ticket for the drawing on Wednesday, January 21 and haven't checked your numbers, you need to start checking. A ticket was purchased at the Little Buck Food Mart on North Concord Parkway in Concord. The winning Powerball numbers ar...

Beginning, February 2, the City of Concord will begin it's free annual Public Safety Academy. Open only to residents, the 10 week academy will introduce the community to the various public safety services available. You will become familiar with how the different departments manage emergencies, a...

As part of Lowe's Motor Speedway 50 years of racing celebration, fans will decide the greatest racing moment in the history of Lowe's Motor Speedway by logging on to www.coke600.com to vote for their favorite. Online voting starts Monday, January 27 , with a bracket-style voting system. The top m...

The Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting Friday, January 16, 2009 at Concord's Embassy Suites. More than 500 members were in attendance. 2008 Small Business of the Year was awarded to Southgate Masonry & Lumber Company Citizen of the Year was awarded to Dr. L. Allen Dobso...

If you are trying to lose weight as one of your new year's resolutions, this is the place for you to be. The Mooresville Recreation Department hopes you will join them Tuesday, January 20 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. for its "Biggest Losers of Iredell County" weight-loss challenge at the War Memorial Bui...

Employees at Duke University's Research Campus location are preparing to launch the effort to enroll 50,000 Kannapolis and Cabarrus County residents in the MURDOCK study. The registry will provide researchers with a pool of 50,000 volunteers to choose from when conducting various health studies. ...