CONCORD– Cabarrus County Commissioners will hold their monthly Regular Meeting on Monday, April 20, at the Cabarrus County Government Center in downtown Concord. Commissioners will also vote on a variety of items discussed at the April 7 Work Session.
NORFOLK — He has a name befitting a Civil War general, and perhaps unwittingly, he spoke like one after a recent Old Dominion spring football practice. Jackson Forrest, an effusive sophomore linebacker who played in all 13 games during the Monarchs’ 10-3 campaign last season, was explaining …
Food, fundraisers, special events - here are upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
CONCORD – The City of Concord, along with communities throughout the region, is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water, effective immediately. The City of Concord and Cabarrus County are currently identified as being in an extreme drought condition, and Lake Howell is currently 11 in…
Gov. Josh Stein established the council on the caanabis industry in large part out of concern that "our state’s unregulated cannabis market today is the Wild West and is crying for order." North Carolinians spent about $3.2 billion on unregulated marijuana products just in 2022, according to…
Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, ELK's war on litter, a new app for lawncare and an odd list about how people are dealing with inflation.
A.L. Brown and Concord wore orange uniforms and played in the annual Jonathan Foundation game at Atrium Health Ball Park.
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Buffalo has a rich presidential history, from being the home of Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, to the place where William McKinley was killed and Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated. Almost every president for more than a century has at least paid a visit to Buffalo, either on the cam…
From being the first to call for freedom to being the site of pivotal battles that shifted the trajectory of the war, North Carolina was influential before, during and after America’s call for independence.
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George Foreman Jr., son of two-time boxing champion George Foreman, explains why his father had always wanted to be buried in Iowa. George Foreman was laid to rest in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in 2025.
Tom Campbell discusses the proposed "day off" on May 1 for teachers to make a point with lawmakers who won't raise teacher pay.
A1 Minute! April 16, 2026: New Kroger behind the scenes; ART 180 to close; Virginia collective bargaining
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Food, fundraisers, special events - here are upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
Editor’s note: The Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 23-25). Here are his top 10 cornerbacks, plus players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: 1. Mansoor Delane (Sr., LSU, 6-foot, 182 pounds) The former three-star recruit teased his next-level talent early at Virginia Tech, then upgraded ...
When he was a child, George Foreman Jr. thought his father was joking when he said he wanted to be buried in Iowa. But George Foreman was serious.
Here is a spot check of recent social media posts and submitted photos about Cabarrus County teams and athletes. If you have a signing, highlight or Cabarrus sports news you would like to share, email mplemmons@independenttribune.com.
PITTSBURGH — Doug Whaley can be honest. The Steelers weren’t in love with Troy Polamalu. At least not yet. When Polamalu was a senior at USC in 2003, they scouted his film and saw, as Whaley said, a “hell of a football player.” They saw an undersized 5-foot-10 safety who ran like a banshee and attacked the ball with ferocity. He was quick and explosive, but the Steelers weren’t sure about the ...
🎧 From family favors to organ donation, this conversation asks what separates ordinary calculation from genuine generosity rooted in love, community and moral purpose.
🎧 From sports apps to election forecasts, the hosts discuss how expanding betting options influence decision-making, encourage risky habits and blur distinctions between entertainment and serious outcomes.
Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.
Pablo Castelblanco, who plays Steve on "Happy's Place," talks with co-host Bruce Miller about the show and his background.
Ibogaine, embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers, is known to sometimes trigger potentially fatal heart problems.
A piece of Beatles history sits in Southern Illinois — but whether it will be preserved is an open question.
President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks.
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