Top Story Spotlight We'll celebrate America's 250 years together Mark Plemmons Mar 21, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Writing the first rough draft of history is an awesome responsibility.kAm%92E A9C2D6[ “C@F89 5C27E @7 9:DE@CJ[” 92D 366? FD65 3J ;@FC?2=:D> 8C62ED @G6C E96 564256D[ 2?5 :E’D 2 4@>>:E>6?E ?6HDC@@>D E2<6 D6C:@FD=J] $:?46 E96 7@F?5:?8 @7 E96 x?56A6?56?E %C:3F?6 :? kDA2? 52E2\@=<\4@AJ\D@FC46lQ|6DD286q@5JQm`ghgk^DA2?m[ C6A@CE6CD[ 65:E@CD 2?5 A9@E@8C2A96CD 92G6 H@C<65 92C5 E@ 3C:?8 C6256CD E96 ?6HD @7 E96 52J[ 7C@> H@C=5\492?8:?8 6G6?ED =:<6 E96 $6AE] `` E6CC@C:DE 2EE24<D E@ 6G6CJ52J >@>6?ED DF49 2D 76DE:G2=D 2?5 4:EJ 4@F?4:= >66E:?8D]k^AmkAm{:<6 2== :?5FDEC:6D[ E96 ?6HDA2A6C 92D 492?865 @G6C E96 564256D] t5:E@CD :? E96 62C=J `h__D 4@F=5 ?6G6C 92G6 :>28:?65 E92E @?6 52J[ >2?J A6@A=6 H@F=5 86E E96:C ?6HD 7C@> 2 A9@?6 D>2== 6?@F89 E@ 7:E :? 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It's tournament time - here's the 1936-37 Mount Pleasant High team In honor of the NCAA Basketball Tournament beginning, the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society shared this photo of the 1936-37 Mount Pleasant …
Old Harris Depot ramp in place, improvements maintain historical character Accessibility improvements at the historic Harris Depot Old Log Cabin are nearing completion, with town officials highlighting new features de…
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