Cabarrus County News

West Charlotte High School was on lockdown for several hours Tuesday as administrators searched for a gun following a morning melee in the parking lot.

About a dozen members of a national right-to-life organization conducted a protest outside a Cabarrus County high school Tuesday morning.

CONCORD a ' When Pierre Albrand, 17, arrived in the United States, one of the first things he noticed was the food.

A cool front moving through the area today, an approaching warm front from the southwest and a low pressure system possibly moving over the area this weekend will bring changing weather to the coastal Carolinas this week, according to the National Weather Service.. Today is expected to be partly cloudy with a high in the upper 60s.

CONCORD a ' More than a year ago, Habitat Cabarrus approached the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners with the idea to build an environmentally-friendly community unlike any other Habitat community in the state.

When Renda Ayscue's older sister, Rhonda, was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, the world changed.

The $230 million widening of Interstate 85 from four to eight lanes in Cabarrus County will be put on the fast track as part of Gov.

CONCORD a ' Several hundred veterans, families and supporters gathered at the Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County on Wednesday to celebrate active military and veterans.

The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and warnings for most of North Carolina as the remnants of Hurricane Ida bring heavy rain across the state.

Heavy downpours have taken a toll in Cabarrus County, where roads are closed because of flood water.

A promise that has had tongues wagging for almost a year now has a financing plan to go with it.

Police arrested a man accused of robbing two convenience stores in Cabarrus County Monday.

Harrisburg mayoral candidates Phil Cowherd and incumbent Tim Hagler spent much of Election Day campaigning and making last-minute pitches to voters.

Niblock Development has asked to be allowed to delay payment on Cabarrus County's Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance fees for its Waterford on the Rocky River development.

Arrests a Vanessa Ragland, 46, of 518 Mason St. was arrested Nov. 4. Felony possesion of a schedule II controlled substance.

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert would like to hire a North Carolina paramedic to replace longtime Emergency Management Agency Director Johnny Wingers, who retired earlier this year.

Chief Judge Joe Mingo said it is the precinct that everyone looks to for a decisive answer on election results.

The Cabarrus Health Alliance was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of $3.25 million awarded to The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality to fight childhood obesity.

HARRISBURG a ' A member of the state board of education encouraged students and staff at Hickory Ridge High School on Thursday to tell it on the mountain and all over Cabarrus County about their latest accomplishment.

HARRISBUG a ' For the majority of her high school years, Kristen Harris planned her October weekends around which Halloween-themed amusements she and her friends would visit.