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Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: the 14th Annual Tour de Saints benefit ride; the second half of the Run Kannapolis series begins; Concord Parks & Rec's Couch to 5K and Need for Speed classes start soon; trees and bushes are obscuring stop signs and motorists' line of sight; and two …
- Mark Plemmons
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