Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Best-seller coming, flights to PR, improvements at SEA LIFE and a rant Mark Plemmons Aug 29, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Updated Mar 4, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Books, airplanes, TV shows, fish, and beggars are featured in today’s Friday Five.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmpH2C5\H:??:?8 ?@G6=:DE 4@>:?8 E@ |@F?E !=62D2?E] %96 uC:6?5D @7 E96 |E] !=62D2?E {:3C2CJ 2C6 9@DE:?8 244=2:>65 2FE9@C 2?5 :?G6DE:82E:G6 ;@FC?2=:DE w2?< !9:==:AA: #J2? 7@C 2? 6I4=FD:G6 3@@< E@FC DE@A 46=63C2E:?8 #J2?’D ?6H6DE ADJ49@=@8:42= E9C:==6C[ “p== %9:D r@F=5 q6 *@FCD]” %96 6G6?E H:== E2<6 A=246 @? $2EFC52J[ $6AE] a_[ 2E b A]>] 2E fb U2>Aj |2:?[ `cef }] |2:? $E]k^AmkAm%9@F89 D96 >2J 36 ?6H E@ D@>6 C6256CD[ w2?< !9:==:AA: #J2? :D 2 A@H6C9@FD6 :? 3@E9 ;@FC?2=:D> 2?5 7:4E:@?] p =@?8E:>6 :?G6DE:82E:G6 C6A@CE6C 7@C q@DE@?’D (wsw\%'[ #J2? 92D 62C?65 bf t>>J pH2C5D 2?5 >F=E:A=6 t5H2C5 #] |FCC@H pH2C5D 7@C 96C 8C@F?53C62<:?8 H@C< 6IA@D:?8 4@CCFAE:@? 2?5 492>A:@?:?8 4@?DF>6C C:89ED]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five New flights, new homes, pancakes and art Big Elm Ministries, Macy's and Second Harvest team up to help families Cabarrus Sheriff’s Office earns state accreditation after two-year process Motown group, Duke of Hazards star highlight Swanee schedule NC House committee supportive of bill to cap local property tax levies We'll celebrate America's 250 years together Cabarrus CrimeStoppers - Call or text a tip anonymously Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies Kanthal celebrates opening of high-tech Concord operation Rowan-Cabarrus names its newest Student Ambassadors Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord 2026 Run Kannapolis 5K Series begins Saturday CHURCH EVENTS: McGill barbecue to feature Jim Avett Duke Endowment awards $3.2 million for Atrium Health's cancer, careers and school programs Kannapolis now takes reservations for park shelters kAmw6C H@C< 2D 2 ?@G6=:DE :D 6BF2==J :>AC6DD:G6] #J2? :D E96 &$p %@52J 36DED6==:?8 2FE9@C @7 `e ADJ49@=@8:42= E9C:==6CD[ <?@H? 7@C E96:C 8C:AA:?8 A=@ED 2?5 6>@E:@?2= 56AE9] w6C H@C< 92D 62C?65 7:G6 p82E92 pH2C5D[ 7:G6 p?E9@?J pH2C5D[ 2?5 E96 AC6DE:8:@FD |2CJ w:88:?D r=2C< pH2C5]k^AmkAmw6C ?6H6DE ?@G6=[ “p== %9:D r@F=5 q6 *@FCD[” :D 2=C625J 86?6C2E:?8 3FKK] s6D4C:365 3J !6@A=6 |282K:?6 2D “2 ?2:=\3:E:?8 E9C:==6C[” E96 3@@< 7@==@HD 2 8=2>@C@FD 3@@< E@FC E92E DA:C2=D :?E@ 2 5625=J 42E\2?5\>@FD6 492D6] (:E9 DE2CC65 C6G:6HD 2?5 AC2:D6 7C@> =:E6C2CJ 4C:E:4D[ :E’D 36:?8 92:=65 2D #J2?’D 36DE H@C< E@ 52E6]k^Am kAm%:4<6ED 2C6 Sc_ 2?5 :?4=F56ik^Am kAmp 92C54@G6C 4@AJ @7 “p== %9:D r@F=5 q6 *@FCD”k^AmkAm{:89E C67C6D9>6?EDk^AmkAmp >66E 2?5 8C66E 2?5 3@@< D:8?:?8 H:E9 w2?< !9:==:AA: #J2?k^AmkAmp5G2?46 E:4<6ED 2C6 2G2:=23=6 2E E96 |E] !=62D2?E {:3C2CJ[ ```` }] (2D9:?8E@? $E][ @C @?=:?6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]>A7@=]@C8QmHHH]>A7@=]@C8k^2m] %:4<6ED 2C6 2=D@ 2G2:=23=6 2E E96 5@@C @? 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Friday Five New flights, new homes, pancakes and art Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Avelo's new flights to Cleveland and Indianapolis; a few numbers about the Cabarrus Boys & Girls Club…
Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes Raising Cane's coming to Concord Mills; Sheetz is looking to open convenience stores in Cabarrus County; D…
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Iranian military statement mocks US for 'strategic failure', suggests no negotiations over 15-point plan
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