Ray Helms News Today

Several angry residents, alarmed by the revaluation notices they’ve recently received, spoke during the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night about what they feel are unfair and inflated

Editor’s Note: For coverage of the primary election, The Independent Tribune sent questions to each group of candidates. Answers appear as is, with the exception of editing for grammatical/spelling errors.

MOUNT PLEASANT - Candidates running for Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners discussed numerous key topics during a Sunday afternoon public forum including how to accommodate projected growth, their views on

KANNAPOLIS - The topic of economic tax incentives and how useful they are towards attracting new businesses was a key topic of debate during the Chamber of Commerce’s public forum

The Westside Community Park will be renamed the "Ray Helms Westside Community Park" to honor the community contributions of Helms who passed away in April 2020.

CONCORD - New districts, a partisan school board race, newcomers and lots of familiar faces are part of the 2024 elections as filing ended at noon Friday, Dec. 15.

Congressional races and the Cabarrus School Board race heated up Monday with more candidates filing to run.

After one week of filing local races for the 2024 elections are starting to take shape, primarily on the GOP side of the slate.

After one week of filing local races for the 2024 elections are starting to take shape, primarily on the GOP side of the slate.

Filing for the 2024 elections began Monday, Dec. 4, at noon, with several candidates making their campaigns official.