Featured Friday Five: An outstanding student, theater and more apartments Mark Plemmons Feb 17, 2023 Feb 17, 2023 Updated Aug 22, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As always we’ve got a lot going on in Cabarrus County and we’ll scratch the surface with a few items today.kAm}@] `k^AmkAm#625J 7@C 4@==686] %9:D :D 2? F?FDF2= :E6> E92E (:=>2 |62?D D92C65 H:E9 FD] }@E F?FDF2= E92E :E :D 2? @FEDE2?5:?8 DEF56?E @C 8C62E 244@>A=:D9>6?ED[ 3FE 2E E96 D962C G@=F>6]k^AmkAmzJ2?2 (@@5[ `f[ :D 2 D6?:@C 2E r232CCFD r92CE6C p4256>J :? r@?4@C5] $96 :D E96 52F89E6C @7 |C] 2?5 |CD] (:==:2> (@@5 yC @7 z2??2A@=:D]k^Am kAmv@:?8 E@ 4@==686 92D 2=H2JD 366? :? zJ2?2’D =:76 A=2?D] pE E96 368:??:?8 @7 96C D6?:@C J62C D96 D6E E96 8@2=D @7 36:?8 2446AE65 :?E@ bd 4@==686D 2?5 >2<:?8 S` >:==:@? :? D49@=2CD9:A]k^Am People are also reading… Will North Carolina have a cold, snowy winter? 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Here's where Salisbury VA Medical Center receives funding for infrastructure improvements Woman thrown from wagon at Lazy 5 Ranch near Mooresville dies from injuries Former NASCAR driver’s Lake Norman mansion with dock, 4 garages, 33.6 acres sells for $9.2 million Hiker plummets from recently reopened trail at popular Linville Falls in Blue Ridge Mountains Criticism grows over Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to host free Fall Fest and Candy Crawl on Oct. 29 Concord's loose leaf season runs from Oct. 26 through Feb. 11 kAm(:E9 92C5 H@C<[ A2E:6?46[ 2?5 677@CE D96 H2D 23=6 E@ 249:6G6 2?5 6I4665 96C 8@2=] $96 2AA=:65 E@ f_ 4@==686D 2?5 F?:G6CD:E:6D [92D 366? 2446AE65 :?E@ e_ @7 E96> 2?5 H2:E=:DE65 7@C b D49@@=D :?4=F5:?8 w@H2C5 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 r92A6= w:==]k^AmkAmzJ2?2 2=D@ 92D 366? @776C65 @G6C S`]d >:==:@? :? 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