Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Mark Plemmons Mar 27, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 Updated Mar 27, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save "Chapter two" of the Mount Pleasant Literary Festival was a big success. I got to meet one of my favorite authors and heard an inspiring story.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmr2=63 (J82=’D DE@CJ :D 2D 4@>A6==:?8 2D 9:D 3@@<D] %96 2FE9@C @7 E96 |JCE=6 q6249 |JDE6CJ D6C:6D[ 2?5 2 7@C>6C r@?4@C5 C6D:56?E[ DA@<6 2E E96 76DE:G2= $2EFC52J]k^AmkAmw:D A2E9 E@ HC:E:?8 :D C6>2C<23=6] pD 2 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?E[ (J82= H2D D6C:@FD=J :?;FC65 :? 2 EC277:4 244:56?E 2?5 DF776C65 2 EC2F>2E:4 3C2:? :?;FCJ] %96 52>286 H2D D@ D6G6C6 E92E 96 925 E@ C6=62C? 9@H E@ 5@ 2=>@DE 6G6CJE9:?8]k^Am kAmw:D 72>:=J >@G65 7C@> E96:C ?2E:G6 (6DE ':C8:?:2 E@ vC66?G:==6[ $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ H96C6 9:D A2C6?ED 4@F=5 42C6 7@C 9:> 5FC:?8 9:D C64@G6CJ]k^Am People are also reading… Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup UDPATED - Opening night scoreboard - Cabarrus scores Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord Cabarrus, Kannapolis among school districts breaking a rarely enforced state law Three charged in 2024 Kannapolis home-invasion killing Audi was going 132 mph on I-85 when it killed a Kannapolis teen, NC troopers say The District Exchange fully occupied, 17 businesses set to celebrate Cream of Cabarrus - Jay M. Robinson picked to repeat Robin Sage exercise begins across region including Cabarrus UPDATE: Kannapolis police identify man killed in officer-involved shooting CORRECTION - Photo not the right person Friday Five: Are you ready for some football? I am UPDATED - Opening week scoreboard - Cabarrus scores and more Who's playing? Check out the week by week Cabarrus football schedules Kiefer's Viking approach to football - 'brutally strong' kAmpD 96 :>AC@G65[ (J82= ?66565 H@C<] s@4E@CD 25G:D65 7:?5:?8 D@>6E9:?8 E92E H2D?’E E@@ E2I:?8] w:D F?4=6 :? r@?4@C5 @776C65 9:> 2 ;@3 2E 9:D 962C:?8 2:5 3FD:?6DD]k^AmkAm%96 H@C< H2D D:>A=6 — 4=62?:?8 H2I 7C@> 962C:?8 2:5D 2?5 492?8:?8 32EE6C:6D — 3FE :E 42>6 H:E9 =@?8 DEC6E496D @7 5@H?E:>6] (J82= 7:==65 E9@D6 9@FCD C625:?8]k^Am Caleb Wygal was one of 16 authors at the three-day Mount Pleasant Literary Festival. 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