Central Cabarrus graduate's COVID quarantine leads to award-winning filmmaking By Thomas Lott Oct 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 Updated Nov 11, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CONCORD — COVID-19 quarantines in North Carolina have been a challenge for everyone — except possibly for Emory Rice.kAmp ae\J62C\@=5 8C25F2E6 @7 r6?EC2= r232CCFD w:89 $49@@=[ #:46 H2D 7@C465 E@ H@C< 7C@> 9@>6 ;FDE =:<6 :? |2C49 5F6 E@ D6G6C2= A2E:6?ED 2E 9:D H@C< E6DE:?8 A@D:E:G6 7@C E96 ?@G6= 4@C@?2G:CFD] w25 E92E ?@E 92AA6?65 E9@F89 96 =:<6=J H@F=5?’E 92G6 7@F?5 9:D ?6H A2DD:@? 96 >:89E 92G6 2 492?46 E@ EFC? :?E@ 2 42C66C]k^AmkAm“xE 2== 92AA6?65 G6CJ BF:4<[” 96 D2:5] “p?5 :E 2== 92AA6?65 ;FDE 3642FD6 @7 E96 BF2C2?E:?6]”k^Am kAmw6 :D E2=<:?8 23@FE 7:=>>2<:?8]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location Key UNC basketball guard makes decision on future New Northwest area elementary school key project for CCS Cabarrus County roads to receive upgrades Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Free West Avenue express shuttles return to Downtown Kannapolis Cabarrus employee named N.C. 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