Fieldcrest-Cannon Stadium sits right next to Interstate 85 in Kannapolis. This was a selling point 15 years ago when business and community leaders began formulating the idea of bringing minor league baseball to Kannapolis. But the dream didn’t quite pan out as everyone planned. “We never got the honeymoon most teams get,” said Kannapolis Intimidators […]
Click here to see a map of where the 2009 Kannapolis Intimidators come from. It’s one thing to play the game that you love so much on your home soil. It’s a totally difference thing to play it in a country thousands of miles away from your home, away from family and friends. But many […]
The Kannapolis Intimidators had a big April and head into May with a 14-9 record. In the final installment of a four-game homestand against Lake County (9-13), the Intimidators have carried the series thus far, 3 games to 1. Shortstop Eduardo Escobar made a two-run RBI in the second inning to help the I’s take the win, 5-4. This […]
By Andrea ScolaLife As MomI couldn’t wait to be a mom! Most of my friends were having their second child, and I only just married. As soon as the honeymoon was over I started asking the question, “Can we start?” He was right, of course, by saying that we should wait. After all, we were […]
By Jessica [email protected] members of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints were planning their Day of Service 2009, they asked Mayors Scott Padgett and Bob Misenheimer what kept them awake at night. The mayors’ response was empty shelves in local food pantries. As a way to solve this, church members are partnering with […]
By Jessica [email protected] Tally Sessions graduated from Central Cabarrus High School in 1993, he was on his way to UNC-Chapel Hill with a teaching fellowship. Now, almost 16 years later, the 34-year-old will be on stage in Charlotte in the Broadway production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” Sessions has been on tour with the show, […]
By Jessica [email protected] Central Cabarrus High School senior Heather Ferrell, 18, decided what to do for her mandatory graduation project, she picked a topic that was less about her future career and more about what she enjoys. As a result, Ferrell, who hopes to be doctor, has now designed 15 original tattoos. “As much as […]
By Ben [email protected] Health has appealed the state’s approval for CMC-NorthEast to build a new eight-story patient tower at the Concord hospital. The Health Service Regulation division gave CMC-NorthEast, and its parent company Carolinas HealthCare System, the green light in late February. The Winston-Salem-based health care system filed its appeal on March 27. In the […]
By Jessica [email protected] 2,000 more people than last year were expected at the Cabarrus County Master Gardener Volunteer Association’s 4th Annual Herb and Plant Festival on Saturday. “The parking lot was full at nine this morning, and that’s never happened, so I know it’s bigger than last year,” said Bill Hickok, chairman of the event. […]
By Jonathan E. [email protected] the past few years, restoration projects at the historic post office site on Robinson Church Road have been the norm., The most recent addition, a log cabin believed to be nearly 150 years old, has been sitting on the site for several months, but has yet to be placed on its […]