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When I first came to Concord in 2003, I moved here from Charlotte. I believed Concord to be a small, county-seat town in the shadow of Charlotte. As I drove down beautiful Union Street to my new congregation, I felt as if I had traveled back several decades. I did not see what Concord had become and was becoming. In the last two articles, I explored Concord’s past. What I find even more fascinating is our current reality and what may happen in the years to come. I continue to be amazed at Concord’s growth and changes. While some of us still think that Concord is a small town with so...

JOE HABINA Special to the Independent Tribune CONCORD – The Central Cabarrus softball team has some unfinished business in clinching the South Piedmont 3A Conference regular-season championship, but the Vikings took a big step toward wrapping it up at Cox Mill on Thursday. First-place Central Cabarrus scored five runs over the final two innings to break open a tie game and push ahead for an 11-7 road victory over the second-place Chargers. Cassidy Wall (3) beats the tag at second during Thursday evening softball against Central Cabarrus. Todd Maulden/Special to th...

PETER PETROFF Special to the Independent Tribune KANNAPOLIS – On Thursday, the visiting Cox Mill Chargers squad defeated A.L. Brown, 3-2, in a Southern Piedmont 3A softball game that came down to the wire at Kannapolis Middle School. Cox Mill freshman pitcher Bree Burris fanned A.L. Brown’s final batter, with a Wonder in scoring position, to secure the win. Chargers' Jordan Parkin takes a cut. Joan Moore/Special to The Independent Tribune In the process, the Chargers (5-2 overall, 4-2 South Piedmont 3A Conference) solidified their second-place standing in the...

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Sorry about missing you last week. I got a stomach bug and it was really hard to look at the computer screen and try to write. My head and stomach feel much better. I’ve been fortunate that was probably the first time I have been sick since the pandemic hit. I guess limited contact with people and wearing a mask has its advantages. No. 1 Talking journalism and broadcasting. I was delighted when Kiersten Eury asked me if I would speak to some of her classes. Monday we had three sections online with journalism, publication and broadcasting students from West Cabarrus, Cox Mill and Jay M. R...