Former Harrisburg resident Kyle Miller, 15, son of Jeff and Kelley Miller now of Powhatan, Va., has recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He has been in scouting for more than nine years, starting in Pack 173 as a Cub Scout and then crossing over into Troop 173 as a Boy Scout. Harrisburg Presbyterian […]
By Justin [email protected] Barry Shepherd met with the Cabarrus County Board of Education Thursday to begin identifying where Cabarrus County Schools could cut $1.1 million from its already lean budget. The district already trimmed more than $1 million this fall after enrollment figures fell short of projections. And this series of cuts may only come […]
By Josh [email protected] search for the perfect Christmas tree is a holiday expedition many families will make this year, but fire and emergency personnel are asking that buyers beware. Concord Fire and Life Safety, Kannapolis Fire Department, The American Red Cross Cabarrus Chapter and Cabarrus County Fire Marshal’s Office are working together to prevent Christmas […]
By Josh [email protected] than 500 motorcyclists took to the streets Sunday as part of the sixth annual Toy Run put together by Pat Rogers Speedway Harley Davidson to benefit Toys for Tots. The ride began at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium and led back to the Pat Rogers shop on 10049 Weddington Road. Each participant needed to […]
By Ben [email protected] Goff’s office was full of boxes on Wednesday. On Thursday, she would walk out of the Cabarrus Health Alliance as a retired health educator and community advocate. In her 30 years at the public health agency, Goff has seen a lot of changes come to the community. But there are some things […]
By: Sherwood “Woody” WilkesA Walk in the WoodsLook along the edges! Where the meadow meets the forest, the water meets the shore or where the lawn meets the sidewalk. All of these places are what biologists call ecotones. Whenever one habitat meets another type of habitat the greatest number of species can be found representative […]
By Janet MorrisonDid you know?According to By the Old Mill Stream, by the Stephen Cabarrus Junior Historians Club in 1968, some people in the 1960s thought that two separate grist mills operated in close proximity to one another on the Teeter land on Reedy Creek in the 1800s along present-day Robinson Church Road. Today we […]