Featured Top Story Editor's Pick Friday Five: Restaurant progress, new mall stores and a bad haircut Mark Plemmons Jul 5, 2024 Jul 5, 2024 Updated Aug 9, 2025 0 This was odd. Someone made a dress out of Concord Mills Mall tote bags. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Several new stores are coming to Cabarrus County and others are moving forward with projects that have been previously announced.k9am}@] `k^9amkAm&A52E6D @? 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