The City of Kannapolis Fire and Police Departments are holding a new winter coat drive for children in grades K-12 in our community. Please bring new coats to these three locations by December 1:   Kannapolis Police Department  - 401 Laureate Way Fire Station 3 – 1703 Concord Lake Road Fire Station 5 – 2046 Barr Road      

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Contact: Brian Francis, Lumin Strategies 704 609 4677 bfrancis@luminstrategies.com   FINAL FLOW STUDY OF ROCKY RIVER PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 31 County Residents May Notice Non-Toxic Red Tint in the River   Concord, NC- On Monday, October 31, Tetra Tech, an environmental contractor for the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County, will measure flow speed of Rocky River by placing in-stream automatic data loggers and a non-toxic red dye at four locations along the entir...

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Election 2022 in Cabarrus: Important dates to know November 8 is just a few weeks away, but there are plenty of other dates to be aware of leading up to Election Day 2022.  Early (or One-Stop) voting begins on Thursday, Oct. 20, at three county locations: Cabarrus County Board of Elections, 369 Church St. N, Concord Kannapolis Train Station, 201 S. Main St., Kannapolis In Harrisburg at the Shoppes at Kings Grant, 10099 Weddington Rd., Unit 120-122, Concord   Dates ...

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The City of Kannapolis loose leaf collection will begin October 31 and will end March 10. After March 3, we request that you bag any loose leaves you have and place them at the curb for yard waste collection. During the Loose-Leaf Season, there will not be loose leaf collection on the following holidays observed by the City:  Veteran's Day (Nov 11th), Thanksgiving (Nov 24th and 25th), Christmas (Dec 22nd, 23th, and 226th), New Year's Day (Jan 2nd) and Martin Luther King...

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Join us for the Old Armor 5k for Heroes at 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 12. The run will start in front of Old Armor Brewery, 211 West Avenue. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate. Join the thousands of people who have participated in Run Kannapolis over the years. Run Kannapolis is part of the City of Kannapolis’ Discover a Healthy Life brand and cosponsored by Atrium Health. In addition to the awards you receive from the host organization you will r...

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The Kannapolis City Council and Fortius Capital Partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Lakeshore Corporate Park this morning.   The corporate park will be located on a 55-acre site at Lane Street near the I-85 Exit 63 interchange and has excellent access to Charlotte and Greensboro. The property is next to Lake Fisher which is a protected reservoir. It was the former site of the Intimidators Baseball Stadium.   Fortius Capital Partners is a Concord-based developer who is...

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Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, and the City of Kannapolis are teaming up to offer a free virtual fair housing webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2022. The event is a joint collaboration with the Fair Housing Project, a project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.  Anyone interested in learning more about fair housing laws, their rights, and protections against discrimination are encouraged to attend. Sessions are being offered in both English and Spanish.     Event: ...

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A Kannapolis Christmas will officially kick off at Village Park with the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony & Celebration of Lights at 6 p.m., Saturday, November 19. The Celebration of Lights will then run thru December 30. The Kannapolis Christmas Parade returns on December 10. The Celebration of Lights includes thousands and thousands of Christmas lights. Ride the Winterland Express, a g-24 scale replica CP Huntington engine, and count down the 12 Days of Christmas as you view unique ho...

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Kannapolis Finance Staff – Samantha Blocker, Cyndy Helms, Africa Otis, Director; Sharon Bailey, Heather Kann, Renee Butler, and Wanda Jones The City of Kannapolis has once again been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada. The City has received this designation for 30 consecutive years.   The certificate is given to governments who meet the highest levels of governmenta...

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Catawba College and Eremid® Genomic Services, LLC, (Eremid), a specialist genomics contract research provider, are opening the Bill and Shari Graham Genomics Laboratory specializing in genomic sequencing at Eremid's facilities on the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, North Carolina. "The Graham Genomics Lab is an example of the exceptional liberal arts education offered at Catawba College," said Catawba President David P. Nelson. "Students will engage...

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