By Eric C. [email protected] Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce is leading a charge to spark the local economy during a recession that some experts say may last until late 2009. The efforts range from encouraging residents to invest responsibly in local goods and services to offering helpful workshops for local businesses. “The bigger idea is […]
By Ben [email protected] Health Alliance announced it will launch the Public Health Research Institute at the North Carolina Research Campus. With financial help from Dole Food Co. owner David Murdock, the health alliance “will seek to enhance and develop joint public health research opportunities between Cabarrus Health Alliance and the North Carolina Research Campus through […]
By Ben [email protected] and Brenda Bost have put a lot of care into Bost Grist Mill. The couple restored the mill — which has been in Gene’s family for six generations — after Hurricane Hugo came through in 1989 and damaged the mill building. “Hugo knocked down a lot of the trees, tore some tin […]
By Jonathan E. [email protected] decades after his A-7 Corsair was shot down by Vietnamese fighters in Laos, former Navy pilot Kenny Wayne Fields returned to the site where he eluded capture and plotted his escape in May 1968. Fields, who wrote about his harrowing experience in “The Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot’s 40 […]
From staff reportsIf you missed Monday’s tree lighting at the speedway, there are still plenty of chances to get in the holiday spirit. Here are a few:• The Town of Harrisburg Tree Lighting will be held Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. A Disney-type movie will be show beginning about 5:15 p.m. […]