Featured Top Story BOYS BASKETBALL: Concord Academy looks to turn trials into triumph in bid to repeat as champions C. JEMAL HORTON Feb 25, 2023 Feb 25, 2023 Updated Mar 20, 2023 0 Magnus Swinger (4) drives inside during a game earlier this season. Todd Maulden/Special to the Independent Tribune Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Tough as they were, Frank Cantadore II is thankful for the trials.kAmxE >:89E D@F?5 4C2KJ E@ D@>6 7@=<D[ 3FE 7@C E96 ``E9\J62C r@?4@C5 p4256>J 3@JD 32D<6E32== 4@249[ E96C6 :D D@=246 :? E96>]k^AmkAmp7E6C 2==[ E96J’G6 3F:=E 492C24E6C[ >256 E96 t28=6D H9@ E96J 2C6]k^AmkAmp?5 C:89E ?@H[ E96J 2C6 2 E62> E92E’D @? E96 AC64:A:46 @7 C6A62E:?8 2D DE2E6 492>A:@?D]k^AmkAm~? $2EFC52J[ r@?4@C5 p4256>J H:== EC2G6= E@ {6H:DG:==6’D u@CDJE9 r@F?EJ s2J $49@@= E@ E2<6 @? A@H6C7F= vC66?D3@C@ s2J 7@C E96 }]r] x?56A6?56?E $49@@=D pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@? bp E:E=6] %96 32== 86ED E@DD65 :? 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Concord men charged with stealing $591K worth of electricity According to the sheriff’s office, Duke Energy contacted investigators on May 27 after discovering signs of illegal power consumption.
Friday Five: Dash In, Kellswater Lowe's Foods opening Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Dash In opens Monday on Copperfield Boulevard, the first of several planned in N.C.; the Kellwater Lowe's…
Former Hartsell School educators reunite to share memories More than two dozen years after Hartsell Middle School closed its doors, former teachers and staff members gathered May 16 to reconnect, remin…
Tucker Gardens Tour to benefit CVAN Saturday The Tucker family will once again welcome guests to its private 12-acre Tucker Gardens from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, with proceeds b…
Historic Biltmore Forest estate tied to Founding Father lists for $9.75 million Known as "New Gunston Hall" or "Franklin Hall," the Colonial Revival estate at 324 Vanderbilt Road was completed in 1923 and is listed on the …
