Top Story Friday Five: Standing room only, FOXX News at Wayside and more Mark Plemmons May 27, 2022 May 27, 2022 0 Our Gerber daisies really like the rain that fell the other day. A lot of plants and grass have suffered in the recent dry spell. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Welcome race fans. Charlotte Motor Speedway is cranked up and ready for a big Memorial Day Weekend of racing and music and plenty of food.kAm}@] `k^AmkAmp 8C2?5DE2?5 D6==@FE 7@C E96 e__] q24< :? E96 52J[ E92E H@F=5 92G6 >62?E 2 =@E >@C6] x E9:?< E96 =2DE ?F>36C x D2H H2D 23@FE fd[___ D62ED] #6>6>36C E96J E@C6 5@H? `_D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 D62ED]k^AmkAm$E:== E92E’D 2 8@@5 D:8? 7@C C24:?8] !C6\r~'xs E96C6 H6C6 BF:E6 2 76H 6>AEJ D62ED]k^Am kAm%96 DF? 564< 2?5 @E96C DE2?5:?8 C@@> 2C62D 2C6 DE:== 2G2:=23=6 7@C 72?D H9@ H2?E E@ 8@ E@ E96 C246]k^Am People are also reading… ‘You won the jackpot!’ Concord woman shocked when store clerk reveals her big win David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together Concord Art Walk on Union coming up Saturday. Here's what to know before you go Iredell County man gets 80 years in prison for 2021 murder of parents, brother 'What I walked into, I wasn’t prepared for': Greensboro man led cleanup of Ground Zero President Trump is planning a visit to Gastonia. Here's what to know Stabbed husband saves wife by driving car into knife-wielding man, NC sheriff says 9/11 changed his plans. NC man went from high school student to member of the Marines NC columnist: Remembering Sept. 11, 2001, and days, weeks and years after North Carolina high school football schedule Week 3, including every area game Cabarrus is the only one of NC’s 10 largest school districts to reach this goal Four Lake Norman hospitals seek approval for 3D body scanner. Only one will get it NC columnist: 9/11 is our generation's Pearl Harbor moment Bill Belichick, UNC football won't host recruits vs ETSU due to self-reported violation North Carolina JV football player dies after suffering injury during Thursday night game kAm“u@C >2?J 72?D[ E96 r@42\r@=2 e__ :D 2 3F4<6E\=:DE 6IA6C:6?46[” D2:5 vC68 (2=E6C[ 6I64FE:G6 G:46 AC6D:56?E 2?5 86?6C2= >2?286C @7 E96 :4@?:4 `]d\>:=6 DFA6CDA665H2J] “(6’C6 E9C:==65 E@ 9@DE 2 D6==@FE 4C@H5 E9:D J62C[ H:E9 72?D ;@:?:?8 FD 7C@> 2== d_ DE2E6D 2?5 `a 7@C6:8? 4@F?EC:6D 2D 72C 2H2J 2D pFDEC2=:2] uC@> p\=:DE >FD:4 24ED 2E r:C4=6 z $A665 $EC66E E@ @FC A2EC:@E:4 AC6\C246 D2=FE6 E@ E96 &]$] pC>65 u@C46D[ H6 AC@>:D6 E@ D9@H @FC 72?D H9J E96C6’D ?@ 36EE6C A=246 E@ 36 E92? p>6C:42’D w@>6 7@C #24:?8 @? |6>@C:2= s2J (66<6?5]”k^Am kAm}@] ak^AmkAmr6=63C:EJ G:D:E@CD 2=H2JD 4@>:?8 E@ E96 $A665H2J] x >6E %96 (62E96C r92??6=’D y:> r2?E@C6 :? E96 :?7:6=5 @?6 J62C] %9:D J62C @?6 @7 E96 u~) }6HD A6CD@?2=:E:6D H:== 36 :? E@H?] u@C E96 C64@C5[ x 92G6 ?@ 56D:C6 E@ >66E 2?J@?6 7C@> u~) }6HD]k^Am kAmu~) }6HD r92??6=’D Wu}rX u~) U2>Aj uC:6?5D H:== AC6D6?E :ED D:8?2EFC6 qC62<72DE H:E9 uC:6?5D D68>6?E @? uC:52J[ |2J af[ 2E %96 (2JD:56 u2>:=J #6DE2FC2?E :? r@?4@C5]k^AmkAmu~) U2>Aj uC:6?5D (66<6?5 4@\9@DE #2496= r2>A@D\sF77J H:== 36 @? =@42E:@? E@ 5:D4FDD }p$rp#’D r@42\r@=2 e__[ |6>@C:2= s2J 2?5 @E96C ?6HD @7 E96 52J] p55:E:@?2==J[ u~) U2>Aj uC:6?5D (66<6?5 WH66<6?5D[ e–`_ 2]>]X H:== 3C@2542DE =:G6 :? r92C=@EE6[ 7@C E96 r@42\r@=2 e__]k^Am kAm%96 (2JD:56[ @? r9FC49 $EC66E[ :D r9C:D |62D>6C’D 72>:=J 3FD:?6DD] r9C:D :D @?6 @7 E9C66 v~! 42?5:52E6D 7@C r232CCFD r@F?EJ r@>>:DD:@?6C :? }@G6>36C] w6 :D 2=D@ 2 7@C>6C 4@>>:DD:@?6C]k^Am kAm}@] bk^AmkAm|65:2?D 2?5 :?E6CD64E:@?D >@H65 3J }rs~% 4@?EC24E@CD] {2DE H66< x 4@>A=2:?65 23@FE E96 9:89 8C2DD 2?5 H665D 2?5 2D :E EFC?D @FE 2 4C6H H2D 2=C625J H@C<:?8 @? E96 >@H:?8 367@C6 >J 4@=F>? 9:E E96 A286]k^AmkAm}]r] s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? DA@<6DA6CD@? y6? %9@>AD@? 82G6 FD 2? FA52E6]k^Am kAm“sFC:?8 E9:D 7:D42= J62C H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ >@H 7@C E9C66 4@>A=6E6 4J4=6D W6249 4J4=6 :D 2AAC@I:>2E6=J 6:89E H66<DX 24C@DD @FC 7:G6\4@F?EJ 5:G:D:@?[ H96? H6 925 7:G6 4J4=6D AC:@C E@ E96 A2?56>:4] (6 A=2? E@ :?4C62D6 FA E@ 7:G6 4J4=6D :? E96 ?6IE 7:D42= J62C[” %9@>AD@? D2:5]k^Am kAm%9@>AD@? 2=D@ FC865 >@E@C:DED E@ 4@?E24E }rs~% :7 E96C6UCDBF@jD 2? 2C62 H96C6 D:89E 5:DE2?46 @C D276EJ :D 2 4@?46C?[ H6 6?4@FC286 E96 AF3=:4 E@ C6249 @FE E@ FD 96C6i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3:E]=J^?45@EC6A@CEDQm9EEADi^^3:E]=J^?45@EC6A@CEDk^2mk^AmkAmw2G:?8 E96 D9@CE6C 8C2DD 2?5 H665D :D ?:46[ 3FE 52?8 :E DFC6 9:89=:89ED E96 =:EE6C AC@3=6> H6 92G6]k^Am kAm%96 >65:2? @? r@?4@C5 !2C<H2J H2D 7:==65 H:E9 EC2D9 27E6C E96 >@H6C H6?E E9C@F89]k^Am kAm}@] ck^AmkAm!C6A2C2E:@?D 7@C E96 r2C@=:?2 #6?2:DD2?46 u6DE:G2= :D F?56CH2J] }@H :D J@FC 492?46 :7 J@F H2?E E@ 36 2 492C24E6C @C A6C7@C>6C 2E E9:D 72==’D r2C@=:?2 #6?2:DD2?46 u6DE:G2= W@FE @77 !@A=2C %6?E #@25 2?5 }]r] fbX]k^Am kAmpF5:E:@?D 2C6 D6E 7@C $2EFC52J[ yF?6 `g[ 2?5 $2EFC52J[ yF?6 ad[ 2E r2??@? $49@@=] *@F 42? AC6C68:DE6C 7@C 2? 2F5:E:@? 3J 8@:?8 @?=:?6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]42C@=:?2]C6?76DE:?7@]4@>^Qm9EEADi^^HHH]42C@=:?2]C6?76DE:?7@]4@>^k^2mk^Am kAm%96 76DE:G2= H:== 36 $2EFC52JD 2?5 $F?52J ~4E] ` E9C@F89 }@G] aa[k^AmkAm}@] dk^AmkAm~FC A9@?6 DJDE6> :D H@C<:?8 282:?] |2?J @7 J@F 92G6 EC:65 E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 H:E9 @FC 4:C4F=2E:@? 2?5 3:==:?8 56A2CE>6?ED E9:D H66<] %96 A9@?6 DJDE6> H2D >2=7F?4E:@?:?8] xE H2D 324< FA 2?5 CF??:?8 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8 WE92?< 8@@5?6DD 2?5 @FC x% 56A2CE>6?EX]k^Am kAm#6>6>36C J@F 42? 2=H2JD 4@?E24E >6] xE >:89E E2<6 >6 2 3:E E@ 86E J@F E@ E96 C:89E A6CD@? 3FE 6G6?EF2==J H6 42? 86E J@F 9@@<65 FA]k^Am kAmp=D@ E96 x?56A6?56?E %C:3F?6 ?@ =@?86C 92D 2? @77:46] x 2> 2D<65 2== E96 E:>6[ “(96C6 :D J@FC @77:46n” (6 5@?’E 92G6 @?6]k^AmkAm|J @77:46 :D E96 2C> 492:C :? >J =:G:?8 C@@>] %96C6 2C6 ?F>6C@FD 5:D25G2?E286D E@ E9:D – 3FE x 5@ 86E E@ H2E49 “p?4:6?E p=:6?D[” %96 w:DE@CJ r92??6=[ %96 s:D4@G6CJ r92??6= 2?5 2 D66>:?8 6?5=6DD CF? @7 “}rx$[” “r2DE=6” 2?5 “%96 r=@D6C” 6A:D@56D]k^Am You probably can’t see the vulture in the tree. I watch too many “NCIS” episodes — I checked the ditch to make sure there wasn’t a body there. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune kAmx 92G6 D66? D@ >2?J AC@8C2>D H:E9 y6E9C@ v:33D 2?5 4@>A2?J E92E H96? x D2H 2 EFC<6J GF=EFC6 A@A FA @? |@?E7@C5 pG6?F6 E96 @E96C >@C?:?8[ x H2=<65 @G6C E@ E96 5:E49 E@ >2<6 DFC6 E96C6 H2D?’E 2 3@5J] %96C6 H2D?’E]k^Am kAmp 3:8 E92?<D 7@C 2== E96 “86E H6== H:D96D’] z:> 2?5 x 2C6 36EE6C 2?5 y@C52?[ H9@ 8@E E96 r~'xs =2DE[ :D H6== @? 96C H2J E@ C64@G6CJ]k^AmkAmx7 J@F 92G6 2 uC:52J u:G6[ DE@CJ DF886DE:@? @C D@>6E9:?8 x 42? C2?E 23@FE 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>Qm>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>k^2m @C 42== @C E6IE f_c\fge\___` WE9:D >J 46== A9@?6 2?5 x AC6EEJ >F49 42CCJ :E H:E9 >6 6G6CJH96C6 2?5 F?=:<6 E96 x?56A6?56?E %C:3F?6 A9@?6 DJDE6>[ x 92G6 ?6G6C 925 2 >F=E:\52J @FE286X]k^Am Mark Plemmons | IT editor Mark Plemmons/Independent Tribune 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video Kids In the US More Likely To Die By Guns Than Anything Else Caliente: Top stories for May 1-7 Caliente: Top stories for May 1-7 Watch as Reid Park Zoo's elephants play in the mud Watch as Reid Park Zoo's elephants play in the mud Montana FWP: Learn about bear safety Montana FWP: Learn about bear safety
