Spotlight Kannapolis writer's new book aims to provide joy in a time of fear Mark Plemmons Oct 7, 2025 Oct 7, 2025 Updated Apr 10, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Kannapolis resident’s new book published last week and aims to combat some of the fear in the headlines of the world today.kAm“u62C :D 8C:AA:?8 @FC ?2E:@?[” z:> $] z:??6J D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6] “':@=6?46 :D 6D42=2E:?8 :? @FC ?6:893@C9@@5D[ ?2EFC2= 5:D2DE6CD 2C6 D92<:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D[ 2?5 49:=5C6? 2C6 36:?8 8F??65 5@H? :? 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Friday Five: Luxury apartments, skyrocketing home prices, shagging a restaurant and summer kids program Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: A 7-story apartment/mixed-use building in Kannapolis is preleasing; Concord home prices have more than d…
Charlotte teen charged in Concord homicide, police say A 17-year-old Charlotte resident has been charged with murder after a shooting early Monday in Concord left a man dead and a teenage girl seri…
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…
Sun Drop murders suspect contacted by police nearly 300 times in last 15 years PORT ANGELES, Washington — The Port Angeles man who is the prime suspect in a North Carolina cold case has been contacted by Port Angeles poli…
Arrest made in Sundrop murders case - suspect in Washington state A 43-year-old man was arrested in Port Angeles, Washington for the Sundrop murders in Concord.
Iran says it will stop negotiating with the US, completely block the Strait of Hormuz, citing ceasefire violations
Iran says it will stop negotiating with the US, completely block the Strait of Hormuz, citing ceasefire violations
