Albemarle
A green sea turtle named Neptune swims inside a shopping mall here. He lives in an aquarium with an underwater tunnel, a few steps from outlet stores and a food court carousel. That alone would be enough for most malls. This one also has a 24-screen movie theater, go-kart tracks...
ALBEMARLE — A freight railroad serving Stanfield, Oakboro, Aquadale and Norwood has acquired nearly $20 million in federal funding for rail improvements in Stanly and Montgomery counties. Announced last month, Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway was awarded $19.9 million through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety...
Nearly 600 students in Cabarrus County are living without a permanent home this school year, representing a 23% increase from last year.
A snug sandwich shop near Charlotte with only 14 seats inside and almost as many picnic tables outside made this year’s Michelin Guide American South as a recommended restaurant, surprising foodie followers used to seeing avant garde tasting menus and fine dining steakhouses on the list. But probably no one in North Carolina was more caught off guard than the owners of Pump Social , Rachael and AJ Donner, who opened the restaurant in a former gas station in Concord just last August . She thought the September email sent by the French tire company’s little red travel guide was spam. At least she did until checking with friends whose Nashville restaurant was listed as a Bib Gourmand last year by “sheepishly” sending them a screenshot — and hearing they believed it was real. “I keep thinking, ‘How did we? Like, how would they even know?’ I don’t know. I have no idea,” Donner said of the whole experience. ”This was never something that was on our radar — ever,” she said. “And then being open a year, and we got that email. Even if it’s just a recommendation. I mean, I’m so happy to be even included,” she said.
We've spent much of this week talking about the colder weather heading toward Rowan, Davie, Davidson and Cabarrus counties. Now that we're getting closer to the weekend, I want to focus on something that sometimes gets overlooked when we talk about freezing temperatures. It's not always just how cold it...
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Cabarrus County Schools are working to figure out what’s next after voters shot down a school bond referendum to build new schools and renovate others. Central Cabarrus needs a new high school because they’ve run out of room. But how will they get...
Atrium Health has reached a construction milestone in its $130-million expansion of Atrium Health Cabarrus, marking the completion of the main structural framework for a new patient care tower. The health-care provider recently held a topping-out ceremony, placing the final steel beam atop the structure. The expansion is expected to...
ROCKWELL — There is a new principal in town. Rowan County Sheriff Travis Allen, who is officially retiring from a 30-plus-year law enforcement career at the end of the month, […]
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) — On Veterans Day, a disabled Army veteran in Cabarrus County said making sure he has enough to eat is difficult in the current economy. According to the Government Accountability Office, 1.4 million veterans live with food insecurity. Of the 700,000 veterans in North Carolina, 1...
A Veterans Day ceremony in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday honored local military veterans and highlighted their sacrifices. Dozens of community members gathered outside the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum as members of the Mount Pleasant Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps presented the American flag, Air Force flag and other flags.
FAITH — The annual Veterans Day Parade sped through downtown Faith on Wednesday to honor local veterans. The parade started with a bang as the Rowan Artillery group fired off […]
ASHEBORO — Randolph Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) recently honored educators by awarding $14,000 in Bright Ideas grants to 13 area teachers. More than 2,600 students at schools in Randolph, Moore, Montgomery and Chatham Counties will benefit from the grants, which support classroom projects in science, art, physical education and more.
GRANITE QUARRY, N.C. — Berry Academy’s crazy run through the flag football postseason added even more history. In the first ever NCHSAA 1A-6A flag football regional championship, the Cardinal held off a comeback attempt from East Rowan to prevail, 20-13 on Wednesday. Berry Academy (13-8) has now defeated three of the top four seeds on the road and advance to the state championship this weekend at Lenoir-Rhyne.
