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Overnight closures planned on U.S. 29 in Kannapolis Nov. 2-3 Traveling through Kannapolis this week? NCDOT has scheduled two overnight closures on U.S. 29, with southbound and northbound traffic affected…
China Grove dance studio wins national honor at 2026 Industry Dance Awards Eleven dancers from across the region helped bring home a prestigious national honor for China Grove's Center Stage Dance Company.
NC to receive more than $500,000 in settlement involving Food Lion's parent company The four-state settlement resolves allegations that Food Lion parent company Ahold Delhaize violated the False Claims Act.
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