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Back and better than ever: Cannon Ballers kick off inaugural season in Atrium Health Ballpark

KANNAPOLIS — Standing with his back toward the outfield, gesturing up at the cloudy and brightening sky, a ...

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Minor League baseball: Wood Ducks top Cannon Ballers in season opener

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — The long-awaited opening night for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at Atrium Health Ballpark was ...

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Baseball is back: Cannon Ballers prepare to play opening game at Atrium Health Ballpark

KANNAPOLIS — In the previous several months, local high school and college baseball teams have squared off at ...

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Gem Theatre marquee restoration nearing completion in Kannapolis

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — The restoration of the Gem Theatre marquee is in its final stages. The marquee, ...

Kannapolis

Kyle Seager just misses batting for cycle; Kannapolis native hits all but homer as Mariners roll past Red Sox

By Jimmy Golen AP Sports Writer BOSTON — Kyle Seager singled, doubled and tripled, Sam Haggerty and Ty ...

Sports

Wonders, Trojans facing off Monday on Cannon Ballers’ field

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — City of Kannapolis high school baseball players will make history as the first scholastic ...

Kannapolis

Duke University launches kidney disease study in Kannapolis for people of African descent

KANNAPOLIS — Through her participation in COVID-19 research with the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Connelia ...

Sports

Kyle Seager drives in winning run in first game as Mariners split doubleheader with Orioles

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kannapolis native Kyle Seager’s RBI double in the eighth inning ...

Sports

Catawba baseball to play Belmont Abbey at Atrium Health Ballpark on April 19

KANNAPOLIS — After successfully hosting two college baseball games in March, Atrium Health Ballpark will host two more ...

Kannapolis

Swanee Theatre in downtown Kannapolis sold, set for second life as entertainment venue

KANNAPOLIS — A historic downtown venue will once again be an entertainment hub. The Kannapolis City Council on ...

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UNC Charlotte, App State to play first game in new Kannapolis baseball stadium

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will play Appalachian State University March 23 in the city of ...

Kannapolis

Kannapolis man dies in moped crash

KANNAPOLIS — A 47-year-old man died Monday after his moped crashed into a parked vehicle on Franklin Avenue. ...

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Cannon Ballers set to open schedule May 4

KANNAPOLIS — The wait is almost over. The Cannon Ballers are scheduled to take the field on  May ...

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Duke University COVID-19 study in Kannapolis contributes data to wastewater surveillance

KANNAPOLIS — Data collected by Duke University researchers in Kannapolis is helping with a statewide study tracking the ...

News

Kannapolis students back in class for the first time since December

KANNAPOLIS — Students returned to Kannapolis City Schools classrooms for the first time in about two months on ...

Crime

Blotter: Woodleaf man charged with armed robbery, shooting at victims as they fled

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — Kannapolis Police on Friday arrested a Rowan County man for first-degree burglary, ...

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Dale Earnhardt’s death saved lives, forced changes

By Jenna Fryer, Mark Long  and Dan Gelston AP Sports Writers DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman was ...

Sports

Jamie Bruckmann: A teacher and coach remembered

Jamie Bruckmann, a math teacher and tennis coach at A.L. Brown died from heart failure at age 46 ...

News

Iconic Holbrook’s building gets second life, being renovated to house local accounting firm

KANNAPOLIS — With sunlight drenching her back, DeAnna Ford looked around at the barren stone walls and the ...

Kannapolis

Love appointed captain of Presidents Cup team for 2022

By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer Davis Love III is going back to where he was born for ...

Kannapolis

Kannapolis native Corey Seager agrees to $13.75 million deal with Dodgers

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Seager was among 112 players who agreed ...

News

Kannapolis resident Dorothy Schmidt Cole was oldest Marine when she died at 107

KANNAPOLIS (AP) — Dorothy Schmidt Cole, recognized last year as the oldest living U.S. Marine, has died at ...

Lifestyle

Two new sculptures installed in Kannapolis

The City of Kannapolis has added two sculptures to its public arts program. The 10-foot steel sculpture “Love” ...

Kannapolis

Kannapolis can now borrow $11.7 million for water treatment plant repairs, new vehicle

KANNAPOLIS — The North Carolina Local Government Commission at its virtual meeting on Tuesday afternoon approved a finance ...

Kannapolis

Volunteers bring meals in on classy wheels

By Ann C. Wayne For the Salisbury Post Stockings of Joy is an annual outreach event for Elder ...

Kannapolis

Duke University researchers in Kannapolis continue to monitor 1,426 in coronavirus study

KANNAPOLIS — Duke University researchers based at the N.C. Research Campus for months have been observing 1,426 people ...

Education

Kannapolis City Schools to hold public hearing on construction equity policy

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis City Schools Board of Education will hold a virtual hearing on Dec. 15 about ...

Kannapolis

‘Fireman’s chief’: Colleagues remember Barnhardt as passionate firefighter, family man

KANNAPOLIS — On Mother’s Day in 1999, Rick Barnhardt knew exactly what to do. Barnhardt, who retired this ...

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