Cabarrus County News

The game has changed since Cabarrus County Board of Education granted preliminary approval of the North Carolina Virtual Academy that is set to be based here and open later this year, said board Chairperson Lynn Shue in a phone interview on Thursday.

Cabarrus County deputies and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers fanned out over several square miles along Albemarle Road, searching for two suspects in a series of break-ins. "They've just said there were some break-ins and they're not letting us in until they've caught them," said Heather Pegram, moments after she was turned around at the ... (more)

The Concord City Council will consider raising the city tax rate by 6 cents per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2013 because of a decline in property values caused by Cabarrus County's 2012 Revaluation.

Katherine Kendal said the honor students should lead the procession into the stadium.

School systems around the state are lining up to fight a proposed virtual charter school that would use tax dollars to fund online classes offered by a controversial company.

The property tax rate will likely go up in Concord. The recommendation is in response to an overall 13 percent decline in the city's property values, according to the recent property revaluation in Cabarrus County Without an increase, property tax revenue in Concord is expected to drop by more than $5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

A Concord man and woman are each under a $50,000 bond at the Cabarrus County Jail after police say they were arrested in connection with the early workings of a methamphetamine production, according to the Concord Police Department.

Most members of the Alamance- Burlington Board of Education agreed last week to join a lawsuit that attempts to delay the opening of what would be the state's first virtual, or online, charter school.

The Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation asked county commissioners for an additional $50,000 over last year's budget to help pay for youth entrepreneurial training program and other additions.

Concord Police, the Concord Fire Department and the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office deputies blocked Church and Union streets as authorities searched the buildings.

When Judy Sims, 53, retires in June she won't improve her golf swing. She'll improve the lives of dogs and cats in Cabarrus County.

North Carolina's Office of Charter Schools oversees all of the state's charters.

Cabarrus County commissioners approved a proposed $2.6 million addition to the Northwest Cabarrus High School gymnasium during a budget work session Thursday following debate about whether it's the best use of funding.

Cabarrus County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools told similar stories about lost state and federal funding when they came to Cabarrus County commissioners Thursday to present their budgets for fiscal year 2013.

To view the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, go to http://www.cabarruscounty.us/government/departments/finance/budget/Pages/current-budget.aspx . To view the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, go to http://www.cabarruscounty.us/government/departments/finance/budget/Pages/current-budget.aspx . CONCORD, N.C. -- Cabarrus County Sheriff Brad Riley ... (more)

The North Carolina Virtual Academy plans to enroll 2,750 students statewide in its first yearstudents to take classes from their home computers "It's morally and principally not good for taxpayers to finance a for-profit entity that's in direct competition with what we're trying to do." KANNAPOLIS, N.C. The Kannapolis City Board of Education voted ... (more)

The AAA says about 96,000 Carolinas residents will fly to their Memorial Day destinations this year, down about 5.6 percent from a year ago.

The Duke University Medical Center and the University of Michigan's National Center for Geospatial Medicine are partners in "From Clinic to Community: Achieving Health Equity in the Southern United States," an effort to bring more community-based care to counties where Type 2 diabetes is particularly prevalent.

CONCORD, N.C. Tickets are still available for Friday's performance by former Mouseketeer and current singing star Tony Lucca at the Event Center of Concord.

CONCORD, N.C. The Cabarrus County Board of Education last week approved a $465,300 contract with a consulting group to help reduce its energy costs alongside the energy manager the school system hired two years ago.