Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord Mark Plemmons Mar 13, 2026 Mar 13, 2026 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Readers helped compile today's Friday Five, and there is plenty to report.k9am}@] `k^9amkAm$966EK :D D4@FE:?8 =@42E:@?D :? r232CCFD r@F?EJ[ H:E9 EC277:4 DEF5:6D 2?5 A=2? 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I am UPDATED - Opening week scoreboard - Cabarrus scores and more Our spotlight game: Tigers' ground and pound takes down the Spiders Carolina Renaissance Festival to hold job fair for seasonal workers Flock cameras in the Charlotte area; Cabarrus has contract too Charlotte’s Wake Forest medical school making a mark, a doula program at Atrium Cabarrus is a part Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup A $1.3 million ‘Hail Mary’: Entrepreneur bets on historic Greensboro venue Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord Woman tells 18-year-old driver to slow down, and he breaks her jaw, NC police say Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 Young Cox Mill team ready for challenge under Hurlocker kAm%96 E9:C5 D:E6 :D 2E (655:?8E@? #@25 2?5 v6@C86 {:=6D !2C<H2J — 5:28@?2==J 24C@DD 7C@> E96 !F3=:I\2?49@C65 (:==@H ~2<D D9@AA:?8 46?E6C] rC6HD 92G6 366? 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AC@8C6DD]k^Am kAm%96 C6E2:= 4=@E9:?8 492:? :D :? :ED E9:C5 32?<CFAE4J] %96 `fc DE@C6D 2C6 4=@D:?8[ 2?5 2 C62= 6DE2E6 4@>A2?J :D ECJ:?8 E@ >2C<6E E96 t55:6 q2F6C =62D6D]k^Am Eddie Bauer is having a going out of business sale at Concord Mills. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune kAmx7 J@F 92G6 2 uC:52J u:G6[ DE@CJ DF886DE:@?[ @C D@>6E9:?8 x 42? C2?E 23@FE[ 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>Qm>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>k^2m @C 42== @C E6IE f_c\fge\___`]k^Am Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Friday Five: Are you ready for some football? I am Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: A visit to Cabarrus County by Gov. 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