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KANNAPOLIS — With rain falling Monday, the parade of veterans was moved from South Main Street and Veterans Park inside the city government building.
Nearly 500 veterans, family members and friends gathered for a Memorial Day service.
Mayor Darrell Hinnant welcomed the crowd along with Miss North Carolina Victoria Huggins; Miss Cabarrus County Kylee Russel; Congressman Richard Hudson; and other dignitaries.
The Northwest Cabarrus High School Air Force JROTC handed out small national flags. The A.L. Brown High School Navy JROTC color guard presented the colors.
CONCORD – As it turned out, the 59th running of the Coca-Cola 600 became the Kyle Busch Invitational.
The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver dominated the rest of the field, leading 377 of the 400 laps, en route to his fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2018 campaign.
Talent and a strong race car weren’t the only things that helped Busch to victory lane. He said one element to his dominant performance was feeling out the track by running in Saturday's Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
On May 24, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
The act included an amendment from North Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, who represents Montgomery, Stanly, Moore, Cabarrus and Hoke counties, and parts of Rowan and Cumberland counties.
Fort Bragg falls within this district, and Hudson’s amendment sought to ensure soldier pay adequately reflects modern warfare demands.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Eight members of North Carolina's congressional delegation on Friday sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper to find out why the state has been so slow in doling out federal recovery funds following Hurricane Matthew.
North Carolina received about $400 million in federal community development grants after the October 2016 hurricane flooded many eastern counties, but as of the beginning of this month, only about $40,000 had been passed on to storm survivors. The rest was still tied up in red tape.
Parts of Cabarrus County have been included in opportunity zones designated by tax reform legislation signed into law last year and certified by the U.S. Treasury this week, opening a new source of investment capital and economic growth for places and people who need it most.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created 252 opportunity zones across North Carolina’s 100 counties to spur investment, economic growth and jobs in economically disadvantaged, struggling and low-income communities throughout the country.