Featured Top Story Editor's Pick Friday Five: Big changes in high school athletics, a runoff election, shredding and the war on litter Mark Plemmons May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 Updated Jun 7, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons We’re jumping over into sports a bit today and of course we’ve got more things than we have time to write about.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmq:8 492?86D :? 9:89 D49@@= 2E9=6E:4D] $@>6 @7 J@F >2J 92G6 C625 23@FE E9:D }]r w:89 $49@@= pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@?’D A=2? E@ >@G6 E@ 6:89E 4=2DD:7:42E:@?D] %96 6I64FE:G6 3@2C5 2AAC@G65 E96 “q:8 ba” A=2? E9:D H66<]k^AmkAm%96C6 92D 366? E2=< @7 255:?8 E@ E96 5:G:D:@?D[ H9:49 4FCC6?E=J D6E 2E cp WE96 3:886DEX 5@H? 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Iredell County man gets 80 years in prison for 2021 murder of parents, brother Corey Cook's parents and brother were shot and their throats were slit before the family's home was set on fire.
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Cabarrus is the only one of NC’s 10 largest school districts to reach this goal Twenty-five district schools earned A or B performance grades.
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