By Janet MorrisonDid you know? Cotton gins were made of dangerous machinery. William Eugene Alexander related the following story in “Some Sketches of Rocky River Church and Vicinity,” to illustrate that point. He wrote, “A rather tragical thing occurred here when James F. Harris, (Major or Little Jim) then about 16 years old, had the […]
By Karen Cimino [email protected] city officials want taxpayers to know the city has not given Lowe’s Motor Speedway or owner Bruton Smith one penny of the $30 million in tax incentives it offered in 2007 in exchange for road improvements near the speedway. But Concord will kick in $1.5 million to help pay for improvements […]
By Jessica [email protected] to the right of the entrance inside the Community Free Clinic, there is a sign that says, “Kids Corner,” but the area previously had a table with a puzzle on it and some books. Now, thanks to the help from 11th grade students at Covenant Classical School last week, the clinic hopes […]
By Jessica [email protected] 4 p.m. release time for elementary school is too late, said several parents about a three-tier busing plan the Cabarrus County Board of Education reviewed at a meeting last week. As it was first proposed, the plan calls for high schools and four unnamed elementary schools to start at 7:15 or 7:30 […]
By Karen Cimino [email protected] cities will relax local water restrictions after several months of precipitation levels that have improved the drought conditions that have faced the area for years, according to Concord city officials. Residents of Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Landis and Mount Pleasant will be allowed to water their lawns three day per week beginning […]
By Robin L. [email protected] Cabarrus County Public Library in Kannapolis is trying to help the community wade through the bad economic times by offering programs designed to help stretch our dollars. The library started all this with a coupon box. Branch Manager Terry Prather wanted a coupon club, but settled with boxes on a red […]
When the Intimidators are at bat, a dark-haried figure watches from the press box, which is directly behind home place, just up the stairs. Jeff Manto is the hitting coordinator for the Chicago White Sox. He is continuing his journeyman ways as he roves around among the teams in the White Sox organization, working with […]
The Kannapolis Intimidators took the field Thursday night against the Asheville Tourists on Opening Day. And, as Intimidators fan Thelma Honeycutt said, it was a pitchers’ game—for 10 innings. Pitchers Greg Infante for Kannapolis and Robinson Fabian for Asheville dueled from the mound, keeping the score even at zero. Despite pop-flys, line drives and Justin […]
By Jonathan E. [email protected] the spirit of working together during tough economic times, more than 100 people gathered at the old Cabarrus Bank & Trust building in downtown Kannapolis Monday to hear from local and state legislators their priorities for the upcoming year. While the topics at the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast […]
By Jessica [email protected] of the children who came to the Rocky River Community Church Easter Egg Hunt did not have a hard time finding the colorful eggs on Saturday. They had a problem fitting all the ones they collected in their baskets or bags. The church had 35,000 brightly colored, plastic eggs lying on a […]