It was all Kyle Busch Sunday at Watkins Glen, in his eighth Sprint Cup win of the year (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] Kyle Busch made Jeff Gordon eat a little crow Sunday, completing a NASCAR road course sweep this season with a surprisingly easy victory over teammate Tony Stewart […]
Marcos Ambrose, who will drive in Sunday’s Cup at the Glen for the Wood brothers, celebrates winning Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide 200 (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] Hey, remember the Woods?The legendary stock car team, that ran for years out of a shop just north of Winston-Salem, up in Stuart, Va., […]
Robby Gordon may be NASCAR’s top rain-racer….will that help him at Watkins Glen? (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] If Tony Stewart thinks becoming a NASCAR owner-driver will be any panacea next season – even with hefty support from General Motors and Chevy team owner Rick Hendrick – maybe he should […]
Patrick Carpentier and his daughter wave to the crowd at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, where his turnaround began (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] For Patrick Carpentier this may be judgment week: is he doing the job?The Montreal native, who is making a racing comeback this season, in NASCAR […]
By Eric C. [email protected] heat and thunderstorms are tradition of the Frank Liske Park Powwow, said its organizers. “This traditionally a hot event,” said Ken Hoyt, a committee member for the powwow. “We either have the blistering heat or we get torrential rain.” Saturday offered a little bit of both for the powwow, which draws […]
Council hires new town administrator with experience, enthusiasm to move vision forward as growth-related issues continue to be a part of our community’s future The process took longer than expected, but the Harrisburg Town Council, after an exhaustive search, named a new town administrator to fill the post last occupied by long-time public servant Carl […]
Four candidates enter the race five open seats on the final day of filing By Justin [email protected] people are running for the Cabarrus County Board of Education — the most in 15 years, according to county elections director Linda Grist. School board member Carolyn Carpenter attributes the high interest to having five of seven school […]
By Janet MorrisonDid you know? Records of the earliest mail service in the Harrisburg area are sparse to nonexistent. There was a post office in Concord as early as 1801, and it is thought that it served all of Cabarrus County for as long as 25 years. Citizens picked up their mail when they went […]
By Jonathan E. [email protected] year, Hickory Ridge High School’s football team rallied around the mantra, “The Tradition Begins.” This year, that team will build on the winning tradition that began with the Ragin’ Bulls’ first victory in school history in its final game last season. “The kids have a better attitude because they went out […]
By Josh [email protected] years ago, Dewey Moose was sworn to secrecy for his involvement in one of the biggest wartime decisions of the past century. Now, he fears contributions he and several others made are being forgotten. Moose, along with the 300 hand-selected men of the U.S. Army’s 509 Composite Group, worked for months in […]