HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Cougars carry state title dreams the only way they know how: together ROBERT IRBY Special to the Independent Tribune May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 Updated Jun 7, 2021 0 Cannon School softball players Jessi Dickerson, Brie Biddle, Lauren Skolaris, Syndey Wood and Sidney Rose convene during a recent game. Joan Moore/Special to The Independent Tribune Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ROBERT IRBY Special to the Independent Tribune CONCORD – As the old saying goes, “There is no ‘I’ in ‘TEAM.”kAm%96 r2??@? $49@@= D@7E32== E62> E2<6D E9:D A9C2D6 E@ 962CE[ 2D E96 r@F82CD’ 7@4FD :D D@=6=J @? E96 E62> 2?5 ?@E :?5:G:5F2=D]k^AmkAmpD E96 r@F82CD 862C FA 7@C E96 }]r] x?56A6?56?E $49@@=D pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@? cp 492>A:@?D9:A D6C:6D E@52J 2?5 $2EFC52J[ E96J 2C6 9@A:?8 E@ 3C:?8 9@>6 E96 E:E=6 E9C@F89 2 D92C65 36=:67 :? 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Atrium Health Cabarrus marks milestone in $130 million hospital expansion The final steel beam is in place at Atrium Health Cabarrus, marking progress on a three-story expansion designed to meet growing demand for care.
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College weighs next steps after voters reject $60 million bond Cabarrus County voters rejected a $60 million community college bond, but Rowan-Cabarrus leaders say plans to expand South Campus aren't going away.
