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The Kannapolis Fire Department welcomes eight new firefighters. They have completed three weeks of familiarization training with the city as each of them were already certified as Emergency Medical Technicians and Firefighters with previous experience at other departments. They are: Graham Abbuhl, who lives in Gold Hill and has been a firefighter for seven years and previously served for the Town of Landis. He is assigned to Fire Station 5 on C Shift. Brayden Griffith joins Kannapolis a...

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Our new water tank is well underway. It is located at Exit 65 off I-85. When completed it will be over 200 feet tall and hold over 300,000 gallons of water.  The water in the tank will supply the new Kannapolis Crossing and Overlook 85 Industrial Park projects as well as other future developments coming to this area of Kannapolis. It also allows us to have additional water supplies in case of fires or other emergencies in the U.S. 29, and Old Beatty Ford Road areas. 

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Today, October 4 at 2:20 p.m., there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs. You will receive a message alert on your devices. This is a standard test that occurs at least once every three years. No action is needed, please do not call 911 or any other emergency service. Again, this is a test of the nationwide emergency alert system. Info & FAQs can be found here. 

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Kannapolis Fire Chief Tracy Winecoff is pleased to announce the promotion of four firefighters. Captain Timothy (T.J.) Cook has been promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief and Engineer Tyler O’Brien has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Firefighters Brandon Glosson and Thomas Aube have been promoted to the rank of Engineer. Captains supervise the firefighters on shift, coordinate any needed incident response and manage the operations of their assigned fire station. Engineers have t...

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We’re Building STEAM in Kannapolis. Join us for a variety of fun family events on October 7, as we celebrate (STEAM) - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. The Building STEAM Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 7 at the North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe, 401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis. The event is free and will include activities for children, teenagers, and parents – both indoors and outdoors on the campus. Bring your lab coats and get your h...

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Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg has promoted Tina Cline to the position of Assistant City Manager. Tina has been employed with the City of Kannapolis since 1995 primarily in the role as Director of Human Resources. She has also previously held the role of Risk Manager. Prior to joining Kannapolis, she worked for Cabarrus County in their Human Resources Department. In her new role, Tina will oversee the operations for the Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance, General Services, and Info...

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The City of Kannapolis invites everyone, especially neighborhood associations, community groups and homeowner associations, to join the Kannapolis Police Department, from 5 – 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, to celebrate National Night Out. Our police and fire department staff as well as other community partners look forward to meeting and interacting with everyone. The event will be held at a new location this year, Kannapolis City Hall & Police Headquarters, in the horseshoe and is fre...

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RALEIGH: Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and distribution service provider of the chain’s restaurants, will create more than 85 jobs in Rowan County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. Chick-fil-A Supply will invest $58.3 million to open a new distribution center in the City of Kannapolis. “Chick-fil-A’s expansion is good for Kannapolis along with Rowan and surrounding counties,” said Governor Cooper. “We appreciate their vot...

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Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and distribution service provider of the popular chain’s restaurants, has announced its plans to open a new distribution center in Kannapolis, N.C.  The center will be located in Lakeshore Corporate Park in the Rowan County portion of Kannapolis. This $58.3 million initiative is set to generate 112 new jobs over the next five years with 85 of those jobs materializing in the first two years. Lakeshore Corporate Park, ...

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It’s not too late to sign up for the Run Kannapolis race tomorrow and the weather will be perfect! The 5K Race for Peace is tomorrow, September 16, in downtown Kannapolis. Three races remain in the Run Kannapolis 5K Series. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in this unique series featuring the best 5K runs/walks in the city. Each run will be held in downtown Kannapolis and hosted by a nonprofit that benefits from the entry fees. All the runs will take...

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