Featured Top Story Editor's Pick HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Central reaches back to its past to build football future, hiring popular former coach C. JEMAL HORTON Jan 9, 2025 Jan 9, 2025 Updated Jan 10, 2025 0 Former Central Cabarrus head football coach Donnie Kiefer is returning to lead the team, the school announced via social media. James Nix \ Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Eight years ago, North Carolina thought it might have seen the last of Donnie Kiefer as an educator and a football coach.kAmw2G:?8 DA6?E 7:G6 D62D@?D 2E r6?EC2= r232CCFD[ 9:D 2=>2 >2E6C[ z:676C 2??@F?465 :? pAC:= a_`f E92E 96 H2D C6E:C:?8 7C@> E9:D DE2E6 2?5 >@G:?8 E@ 4@249 2 ?6H E62> ?62C E96 36249 :? $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ H96C6 7@=<D 2DDF>65 96’5 6G6?EF2==J AFE E96 HC2AD @? H92E 92D 366? 2? :==FDEC:@FD[ bh\J62C 42C66C H9:=6 92G:?8 D@>6 7F? :? E96 DF?]k^AmkAmqFE[ 2AA2C6?E=J[ E96 E6>AE2E:@? E@ 8@ 324< E@ H96C6 :E 2== 3682? 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Here's the story of the Overseas Replacement Depot Former Hartsell School educators reunite to share memories Concord High students honored for assisting during medical emergency Commercial structure fire on Derita Road in Concord 4 biggest takeaways from Panthers' 2026 mandatory minicamp Cabarrus students dominate Blumey finalist lists; Cox Mill's Woerner earns regional theater award Cabarrus EDC manufacturing docuseries wins multiple Telly Awards Friday Five: Dash In, Kellswater Lowe's Foods opening Opportunity House joins Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers Network to expand housing, healthcare, and support services We would like to welcome back our new Head Football Coach, Donnie Kiefer and his family to Central Cabarrus!@boosters_cchs @cjemalhorton @DonnieKiefer10 @charlottepreps @langstonwertzjr pic.twitter.com/dvMNLWfXvD — Central Cabarrus Vikings (@cc_vikings) January 9, 2025 kAmz:676C C6A=246D +249 q6G:=24BF2[ H:E9 H9@> E96 D49@@= A2CE65 H2JD :? }@G6>36C 27E6C 2 a\g D62D@?]k^AmkAmz:676C AC6G:@FD=J 4@24965 E96 ':<:?8D 7C@> a_`a E@ a_`e] (96? 96 C6E:C65 7C@> r6?EC2=[ 9:D aac 42C66C H:?D C2?<65 `_E9 2>@?8 24E:G6 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 4@2496D]k^AmkAmpD DF49[ z:676C \\ H9@ 92D 2 C6AFE2E:@? 7@C C6DE@C:?8 DECF88=:?8 AC@8C2>D \\ :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE DF446DD7F= 4@2496D :? r6?EC2=’D =@?8\DE2?5:?8 9:DE@CJ] &?56C z:676C’D H2E49[ E96 ':<:?8D 925 @?6 @7 E96 36DE CF?D :? 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