Lowe’s Motor Speedway officials gave Concord and Cabarrus County officials plenty to be thankful for on the eve of Thanksgiving, announcing plans to keep the NASCAR track in Concord. By Eric C. [email protected] – Lowe’s Motor Speedway officials confirmed late Wednesday that Speedway Motorsports CEO Bruton Smith had agreed in principle to keep the track […]
Montague brings nearly 20 years of experience, connections to fire department’s newly-created post By Jonathan E. [email protected] just a couple of months on the job, Harrisburg Fire Marshall David Montague feels right at home. That’s not all together surprising since the 43 year old has called Cabarrus County home since his family moved to Midland […]
Seniors celebrate graduation, remember those with whom they could not share the day By Jonathan E. [email protected] a day meant to celebrate accomplishment and relish in the memories of high school, students from both Central Cabarrus High School and Jay M. Robinson High School took time to remember the difficult lessons of loss, and reflect […]
The Harrisburg Town Council formally adopted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that would fund several new initiatives, but hold current tax rates. The $10.2 million budget holds the property tax rate at 13.5 cents per $100 valuation. A 6 percent increase to water and sewer rates will generate about $200,000 in new revenue, […]
The Harrisburg Town Council voted 4-2 Monday night to hold a public hearing to consider reducing the size of the town’s Planning & Zoning Board from seven members and two alternates to five members and no alternates. By Jonathan E. [email protected] The Harrisburg Town Council voted 4-2 Monday night to hold a public hearing to […]
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 […]