The Village Park Splash Pad will open on July 14. Due to COVID-19 best practices there will be a limit on the number of people who may enjoy the park amenity. Only 20 people (total) will be allowed to play in the water feature at one time.  Each registered guest will be allowed up to two adults to accompany them.  There is a ticketing process in order to make it easier for people to follow the mass gathering restrictions. Please visit https://www.kannapolisnc.gov/Government-Depar...

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Media release For immediate release: June 5, 2020 Joint statement from Cabarrus County Government and the municipalities of Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Midland and Mount Pleasant   Residents of Cabarrus County:   We hear you. We are here for you. We hear your voices as mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, friends and colleagues. We feel your grief and uncertainty. We understand your calls for progress and equality. We join your prayers for justice and unders...

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N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of N.C. 3 between Kannapolis Parkway and Dale Earnhardt Boulevard on Friday, June 5 for approximately four months. This closure is part of a project underway to widen N.C. 3 to a four-lane divided roadway between Kannapolis Parkway and Loop Road. The closure will allow contract crews to install trunk lines for a new sewer system within and near the roadway. The work will be expedited and more efficient under a complete clos...

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With a grateful nod to the past and a bright eye on the future, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) officially opened its expanded space Wednesday on the North Carolina Research Campus. Duke doubled its presence on the campus to 10,100 square feet, all of it home to the Translational Population Health Research Center, or “TransPop.” “As we enter the second decade of our foundational MURDOCK Study, we have doubled our TransPop office...

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It is with our deepest sympathies that we announce the passing of former Kannapolis Mayor Bob Misenheimer, who died Tuesday, January 21, at the age of 88, after a period of failing health. Mayor Misenheimer joined the Kannapolis City Council in 1989, and was elected to serve two terms as Mayor, from 2005-2013. His tenure as Mayor included the following accomplishments: securing a permanent source of drinking water for the City with the Interbasin Transfer Agreement, breaking ground on...

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Kannapolis Mayor Pro Tem Roger Haas was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at Monday’s City Council Meeting. Haas is retiring from his city council position after not seeking reelection this Fall. He has served as a Kannapolis City Council for 16 nonconsecutive years. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is one of the highest honors a citizen of North Carolina can receive. Haas was honored for his 30 years of service to the City of Kannapolis both as a city council member and as a ...

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The Kannapolis City Council has unanimously approved a project that would bring approximately 128 townhomes to downtown Kannapolis. The City of Kannapolis owns nine acres of property on a portion of the former Cannon Mills Plant 4 site, located between Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, West F St. and S. Main Street. The site is ideally suited for this type of development and is part of the Downtown Revitalization Project which calls for residential projects to establish a concentration of people living ...

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The Kannapolis City Council has unanimously approved a redevelopment proposal and the sale of the Downtown Phase One Block One properties on Monday night. The Lansing Melbourne Group will be the new owners of the properties and they have announced their first tenant, the Hollywood Burger Restaurant, which will be located in the former Restaurant 46 space. Phase One of Block One includes eleven buildings in the heart of downtown on West Avenue. The buildings, which date from the 1930-50s, are ...

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KANNAPOLIS, N. C. — The NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) officially launches on Thursday, November 14, 2019 with a ribbon cutting, facility tour and open house celebration. NCFIL is a 16,000 sq. ft. plant-based food processing and product development facility located on the 350-acre NC Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC. This pilot-scale facility, complete with state-of-the-art equipment, will serve as a catalyst for plant-based food research and food manufacturing. NC Agriculture Commis...

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The Interstate 85 widening project in Rowan County has reached a significant as the highway opened to four lanes in each direction. The new Exit 65 (I-85 and Old Beatty Ford Road) is also now open. This exit will improve connectivity to the cities of Landis, China Grove, and Kannapolis. Kannapolis Crossing, a new mixed use development of commercial and residential property, will be located at this exit. This marks substantial completion of the larger project to widen 8 miles of I-85 i...

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