Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Independence celebrations begin, Dive Bar opens, more Concord businesses Mark Plemmons Jun 27, 2025 Jun 27, 2025 Updated Aug 4, 2025 0 There was a big turnout Thursday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting and official opening of the Dive Bar on Church Street. Downtown Concord Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons The summer kicks in high gear this weekend with plenty of music, food and celebrations, and more business is on the way to Downtown Concord.k9am}@] `k^9amkAm|@F?E !=62D2?E x?56A6?56?46 46=63C2E:@?] %96 E@H? @7 |@F?E !=62D2?E 4@?E:?F6D :ED EC25:E:@? @7 36:?8 E96 7:CDE cE9 @7 yF=J^x?56A6?56?46 s2J 46=63C2E:@? :? E96 2C62]k^AmkAm%9:?8D 86E <:4<65 @77 $2EFC52J 2E d A]>] H:E9 E96 E@H?’D x?56A6?56?46 !2C256] xE H:== 36 7@==@H65 3J 2 46=63C2E:@? 2E %@H? w2== !2C<]k^Am Town of Mount Pleasant kAms]y] tC:4 q@H>2? 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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 …
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…
Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Caleb Wygal's story on how he became a successful writer, his Mrytle Beach Mytery Series and the sponsors…
Tom Campbell: Whatever happened to North Carolina Democrats? Tom Campbell asks why N.C. Democrats haven't been innovative like previous education adovates like Terry Sanford and Jim Hunt.
Robyn Benjamin: A move farther South Robyn Benjamin recalls moving and finding news friends in Alabama.
