Friday Five: Expanding, planning and promoting Mark Plemmons Mar 22, 2019 Mar 22, 2019 Updated Apr 18, 2019 0 The West Cabarrus YMCA, James Dorton Park and McGill Baptist Church are all in the Afton Village area of Concord. From Google Maps Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons There’s been a lot of good things this week – Pancake Day being one.kAm|2C< :E 5@H? @? J@FC 42=6?52C[ !2?42<6 s2J 2E E96 q@JD U2>Aj v:C=D r=F3 @7 r232CCFD r@F?EJ :D E96 E9:C5 %9FCD52J @7 |2C49 6G6CJ J62C] %92?<D E@ 2== H9@ DE@AA65 3J H9:=6 H6 H6C6 3C@2542DE:?8 @? u2463@@< {:G6 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mR`k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mtIA2?5:?8 E96 *|rp]k^DEC@?8m %96 (6DE r232CCFD *|rp[ A2CE @7 r2??@? |6>@C:2= *|rp[ 24BF:C65 >@C6 AC@A6CEJ 7C@> p7E@? 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Friday Five: The Census is coming! The Census is coming! Preparations for the 2020 U.S. Census are underway and it is in everyone’s best interest that you and all your neighbors are counted.
Friday Five: Building, blooming and sneezing Spring has sprung and there’s lot to be done. It’s not like there hasn’t been a lot going on in spite of the crazy weather including lots of c…
Friday Five: Parks, paths and potential pileups It’s exciting to see some of things that are happening in our community, but on the flipside some of it might not all be good for everyone.
Friday Five: ‘Colored News’ and Mr. Coleman There’s always more news than we can report and sometimes a good story gets pushed to the back burner for a while. Leonard Conell Coleman is o…
