Due to deteriorating road conditions, Waste Management has suspended garbage/recycling collection today, March 12. Today's scheduled collection will resume tomorrow morning with additional equipment to remain on a normal schedule for the rest of the week. Please leave your garbage/recycling carts at the curb for pickup tomorrow. Yard waste collection will remain on a normal schedule today, unless otherwise posted. Please note: loose leaf pickup ended Friday, March 9. All yard waste m...

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Discover Fun in Kannapolis this year with great concerts, movies, festivals, children’s activities and of course, fireworks. Events are held from April to August. Headlining an awesome year of great music in Kannapolis will be: Loverboy, Clay Walker, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, The Commodores and the Charlotte Symphony. But first, the entertainment series gets off to a great start with the return of the Sunday afternoon Jazz Music concerts in April and May. Th...

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The City of Kannapolis is seeking applications from non-profits who offer programs that benefit low and moderate income residents in the City. These funds are part of the City’s 2018-2019 Community Development Block Grant fund allocation. The deadline for submitting applications is March 30, at 5 p.m. Eligible Activities include: Employment services (e.g., job training); Crime prevention and public safety; Child care; Health services; Substance abuse services (e.g., counseling a...

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Join us from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., March 13, at Village Park to learn more about how you can become a Cabarrus County Senior Game Champion. The meeting is free and open to Kannapolis residents. Lunch will be provided. Village Park is located at 700 West C. Street. Senior Games is a celebration of the human spirit. This year-round program of sports and arts includes archery, corn hole, cycling, golf, horseshoes, pickle ball, race walking, racquetball, shuffleboard, swimming, tennis and track...

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Jiggy with the Piggy 2018 returns with the smells and tastes of barbeque and fun for the entire family. Make plans now to join us May 1-5 in downtown Kannapolis. Once again we will host 70 barbeque competition teams. BBQ teams from across the U.S. are expected to compete in the competition on the North Carolina Research Campus sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Our signature concert Friday night will be The New Familiars. Natives of North Carolina, The New Familiars have grown...

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The City of Kannapolis seeks a development partner for the redevelopment of approximately 15,000 square feet of commercial buildings and property located at 109-123 S. Main Street in downtown Kannapolis. The property is located at the corner of 1st Street, just north of the Kannapolis Train Station, and less than a block from the Gem Theatre, Veterans Park, and Dale Earnhardt Tribute Plaza. With a prominent location near the core of the City’s redevelopment efforts and the North Carolin...

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Looking for a fun summer job or a career with a great team? Join us from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, February 17, at Village Park in the Program Room to learn about available positions and career opportunities with the City of Kannapolis. Parks and Recreation summer jobs include, but are not limited to, the Splash Pad, concessions, operating the train and carousel, and working the concert and movie series. Summer positions are available to rising 11th graders and older. Are you inter...

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DATE CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER Due to the anticipated rain this weekend the Shred and E-Waste Event has been rescheduled from Saturday, February 10 to Saturday, February 17. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until noon, Kannapolis Public Works will host a free document shredding and e-waste recycling event at the Public Works Operation Center at 1401 Bethpage Road. This event is for Kannapolis residents only. Electronic waste (e-waste) consists of computers, computer equipment such as mon...

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On Saturday, February 3, the Kannapolis Fire Department held its annual Awards and Appreciation Banquet at the Laureate Center in Kannapolis. Over 200 fire department personnel, family members, and special guests attended the event. Numerous personnel were honored for their accomplishments in 2017 including Recruit Class #8 which graduated in January. The two top honors of the night went to Senior Captain Chris Morris, who received the Larry C. Phillips Fire Officer of the Year Award, a...

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If you have visited Downtown Kannapolis you have probably noticed that the first phase of the Kannapolis Downtown Revitalization Project, the streetscape and infrastructure improvements, are now underway. In February you will see the following take place: Install of new underground electrical ductwork on Oak Avenue.  PSNC begins construction of the new gas line at the intersection of Chestnut and Laureate Way. Removal of asphalt and concrete curb and gutter from streets ...

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