Kannapolis News

In the early days of filing for this year's municipal elections, it was the familiar names of incumbents and local politicians who made their way to the Cabarrus County Board of Elections to file.

Filing for municipal office began Monday, July 6 at noon. Many of the municipal boards in Cabarrus and Rowan counties have their mayors and at least three council members up for election.

KANNAPOLIS a ' City Councilman Gene McCombs filed today for re-election to the Kannapolis City Council.

CHINA GROVE a ' A second China Grove man has been charged with the attempted murder of a Kannapolis man.

A new potential buyer has offered the City of Kannapolis $2 million for 559.4 acres of the city-owned Second Creek property, according to city officials.

KANNAPOLIS a ' The stories of two men who fought in World War II reminded the audience at Thursday's Charlotte Symphony Orchestra concert of those who fought, and died, defending freedom.

KANNAPOLIS a ' The Fourth of July weekend started off with a bang Thursday night, as Village Park filled to capacity and beyond for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's annual patriotic concert.

Larry Ward, chief executive of Anatomics' U.S. operations, foresees a rapidly growing market for the company's 3-D models, used in a range of medical procedures and research.

Dr. Karen Corbin shows off a piece of equipment called a Bod Pod which will be used to help determine precise amounts of body fat.

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office reported that while conducting a traffic stop at 299 U.S. 29 and East Ketchie Street in China Grove, Anthony Laronn Davis was arrested and charged with driving while impaired and possession of a controlled substance.

Members of the small volunteer group devoted to helping children in Kannapolis saw The Summer Camp Fund as another way to give.

Kannapolis City Council members said they're disappointed that there's no money for a recycling program in the fiscal year 2010 budget, and one said he's concerned about what the city is spending to market itself during tough times.

Kannapolis City Council decided Monday to close a road that accesses a mobile home park because the road is in a flood plain and would cost more than $600,000 to fix.

The North Carolina Research Campus is still trying to attract a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center.

Mary and John Bradford's Tropics Exotic Bird Refuge in Kannapolis was national news a decade ago, when it was covered by "Ripley's Believe it or Not" and "National Geographic Explorer." Jack Hanna of "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures" called it the "nation's only known retirement home for exotic birds." However, the better known it became, the more ...

One afternoon, when Cora Lee Ketner's students had gone, she heard a song being played on the piano.

CHINA GROVE a ' Two China Grove men were charged Friday with attempted murder. The China Grove Police Department charged DeJuan Adkins, 23, of 709 Harry St., and Dolan Allison, 30, of 608 Harry St.

Two Kannapolis liquor stores with weak sales may face cuts in operating hours. And inventory is being reduced substantially in another Kannapolis store.

A man has been arrested and charged with raping a North Carolina woman in an attack allegedly arranged by the victim's husband on Craigslist, police announced Saturday.

KANNAPOLIS a ' Two people were charged after a search of a Kannapolis home revealed crack cocaine and marijuana, authorities say.