Sandi Lane received Anita A. Brown Award
May 27, 2009
Concord — Sandi Lane, program chair for the Health Services Leadership and Management program at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences was awarded the first annual Anita A. Brown Leadership in Education Award. Read more
Ag chief impressed with farm tunneling’s potential
May 11, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
Experimental high tunnels a few miles from Salisbury will change the way North Carolina farms, predicted the state’s top agriculture official. Read more
Lane Street man charged with manslaughter
May 8, 2009
Staff report
KANNAPOLIS — A Lane Street man has been charged with manslaughter in one man’s death and faces another charge for seriously injuring another man. Read more
May calendar of events
April 29, 2009
May 1
RCCC Day of Celebration, N.C. Research Campus. Inauguration, 2 p.m. Block Party, 6 p.m.
May 1-2
Carolina Super Pull, Concord Motorsport Park, U.S. 601 North of Midland. Gates open at 4 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. each night. For more information, call 704-782-4221 or 704-985-0169 Info Hotline or go to www.SuperPull.com.
May 2
Spring Festival, Jackson Park United Methodist Church, 715 Mable Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Includes music courtesy of praise band “Adoration,” free hot dogs and drinks, popcorn, face painting, tatoos, basketball toss, Moon Walk and a balloon launch.
May 5
Kannapolis Board of Adjustment, 6 p.m., Kannapolis Train Station, 201 S. Main St.
May 6
Kannapolis Planning and Zoning, 6 p.m., Train Station.
Sheet and Pillow Case Department of Cannon Mills reunion, noon, Golden Corral in Concord. Details: Frances Nicholson, 704-938-2392.
May 7
National Day of Prayer Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Kannapolis YMCA, sponsored by Great Wolf Lodge. $150 for table of 10 or $20 each, includes meal, music and prayer. For information, call 704-795-9622.
May 9
MS Walk at N.C. ResearchCampus. Registration, 9 a.m.; walk, 10 a.m. Call 1-800-477-2955 or go to www.nationalMSSociety.org/ncp.
May 11
Kannapolis City Council business meeting, 6 p.m., Train Station. (May 25 meeting is cancelled for Memorial Day.)
May 12
Bookends Book Club, 7 p.m., Kannapolis Branch Library, reading “Cold Sassy Tree” by Olive Ann Burns. (Also meeting at 10:30 a.m on May 13.)
Cabarrus Chamber Business After Hours, Habitat Restore, 2902 W. Cannon Blvd., 5:30-7 p.m.
May 14-17
Kannapolis Intimidators home games, Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, 2888 Moose Road. Intimators play against Lakewood Blue Claws Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m., and on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.
Phone: 704-932-3267
May 15
Dale Earnhardt Day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., DEI, Inc., 1675 Earnhardt Hwy. 3 - Mooresville. For more information, call 704-662-8000 Ext. 3128 or Ext. 3129. Admission free unless you have lunch (adults, $16.95; children, $8.95).
May 21
Leadership Cabarrus graduation, Concord Regional Airport, 5:30-7 p.m.
May 22
Movies are held at Village Park starting May 22 with “Wall-E.” The movies begin at dusk; end around 8:45 p.m.
May 23
Stories Under the Stars at Kannapolis Branch Library, 7 p.m., Timmy & Susana Abell perform traditional storytelling with music and bilingual stories
May 30
The Summer Concert Series sponsored each year by the Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department begins May 30. Concerts are held at Village Park and begin at 7 p.m.
Wastewater spill in Kannapolis
April 14, 2009
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, the city of Kannapolis has reported an untreated wastewater spill to surface waters today. Read more
Essay contest will reward a caregiver
April 13, 2009
The Home Instead Senior Care office serving Cabarrus and Rowan Counties is again sponsoring Caring Today magazine’s “Give a Caregiver a Break” essay contest to honor family caregivers for their tireless service and dedication. The contest will award $16,000 in free caregiving services to the winning essay writers. Read more
Recovery funds coming to
April 9, 2009
WASHINGTON—US Congressman Larry Kissell announced today that $620,535 in Recovery funds are coming to North Carolina’s Eighth District from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Among those awards is $55,778 for Cabarrus County. The EFSP funds can be used for a variety of services. It can fund mass feeding, mass shelter, and food pantries that are central to supporting a community after a disaster. The funds also pay mortgage and utility payments to prevent evictions, and assistance in the transition from shelters to stable living conditions. The objective of these funds is to help the neediest areas as quickly and effectively as possible.
“The safety of our communities must always be a priority. The folks and programs responding to disasters deserve every available dollar to better help them protect and secure the citizens of Cabarrus County,” said Congressman Kissell. “I am so glad that stimulus money is going directly to our communities. Helping to better our emergency response systems is just one of the reasons I voted for the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”
Financial advice and a musical this weekend
March 25, 2009
Kimball Memorial
Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, will begin a new session of Financial Peace University on Sunday. Read more
DeVore wins gold medal, first place in culinary contest
March 25, 2009
Timothy DeVore, grandson of Jim and Diana (Dee) DeVore of Concord, recently won a gold medal and first place with his team in the Intra-Collegiate Culinary Competition at Johnson & Wales. Read more
Concord police dog dies
March 9, 2009
A Concord Police Department dog named Max died Friday night when he ran away from his handler.
The officer was working with the dog when it was sprayed multiple times by a skunk in a field off Highway 29 in Concord. The dog fled from his handler. Officers searched the area through the night trying to locate the animal, which was later found dead.
“This canine was donated to our program and was turning out to be a very hard working, sociable addition to our Canine Unit,” said Concord Police Chief Merl Hamilton. “It is unfortunate this accident ended with the dog’s death. Even though they had only been together a short time, his handler is very upset at the loss.”
The dog was a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois.
