Featured Top Story Editor's Pick Friday Five: A closed restaurant, a new one on the way and an odd homesite Mark Plemmons Aug 1, 2024 Aug 1, 2024 Updated Sep 5, 2025 0 The Concord Mills TGI Friday’s closed a few days ago. Crews took down the signs on Sunday, July 28. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons A once popular restaurant has closed at Concord Mills and a local favorite appears to headed into that space soon.k9am}@] `k^9amkAm%vx uC:52J 4=@D65 =2DE H66<[ 2?5 2 ?6H C6DE2FC2?E :D 4@>:?8 :? :ED A=246] %vx uC:52J’D 3FD:?6DD 925 366? 564=:?:?8 2?5 :E C62==J 5C@AA65 H:E9 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 E96 7=J@G6C 3C:586]k^AmkAm%96 7=J@G6C 2?5 ?6H EC277:4 A2EE6C? >256 :E 92C56C E@ 86E :?E@ 2?5 2=D@ 4FE 5@H? @? E96 G:D:3:=:EJ] (:E9 E96 4=@D:?8[ E96C6 2C6 DE:== E9C66 @E96C %vx uC:52J’D :? 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Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: The continuing traffic jam on Concord Parkway is caused by the Union Cemetery realignment with Rock Hill …
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Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation to 'Illuminate' the community at its 29th annual gala The Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation will host its 29th annual black-tie gala, “Illuminate,” on Saturday, April 18, at 601 Milestone event venue…
Redeveloped Beverly Hills will be Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center Cabarrus County Schools is moving forward with a major investment in early childhood education, announcing plans to redevelop the Mary Frances…
Recognize anyone in this 1950s Methodist Sunday School photo? The photo shows the children in the Mount Pleasant Methodist Sunday School from sometime in the 1950s. One child is not identified.
Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
AP Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran