Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan practices waving the green flag before a NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord, N.C. (AP photo) Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

VCU students Briana Loftus (left) and Cylie Cabrera enjoy time together in Monroe Park. Students across Virginia have had to adjust the way they make friends and socialize to adhere to safety precautions regarding COVID-19. Shane Rounds and his friends at Virginia Commonwealth University have developed a daily routine […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

The Panthers enter NFC South play in Week 2 as they head to Florida to take on the new-look Buccaneers. Led by newly signed, six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, the Bucs will be sporting some new faces in some new uniforms. History: Panthers at Buccaneers Carolina and Tampa […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

Concord officers to learn ‘pure intervention’ actions in training DEMUXER_ERROR_NO_SUPPORTED_STREAMS: FFmpegDemuxer: no supported streams CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) – Within the next few weeks, police in Concord will undergo training to teach them how they can intervene if they see a fellow officer doing something that is unlawful or against […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

Local law enforcement agencies recognize Concord Police Deputy Chief Jimmy Hughes with the Robert Jackson Eury Memorial Award at a ceremony on September 10, 2020. Left to right (Concord Police Chief Gary Gacek, Eury Award recipient Concord Police Deputy Chief Jimmy Hughes, Cabarrus County Sheriff Van Shaw and Kannapolis […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

Concord, North Carolina, roughly located in the purple shape on this map showing rock formations in the Carolinas, is said to be on an ancient volcano. Geologists help set the record straight. Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in January 2020. For years, people in […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

Dwight L. Hutton was the life of the party. He loved Jimmy Buffett, grilling and classic cars. So it’s fitting that a car cruise would be held in his honor. “Dwight was from Freeport, and he grew up there. He was very proud of being from the Alle-Kiski Valley,” […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

Neuse Christian Academy visits Greenfield School in Wilson, NC for NCISAA 1A State Championship soccer game on Saturday, October 26th, 2019. (Photo By: Carl Copeland / HighSchoolOT) By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor Concord, N.C. — With the fall sports season kicking off this week in the N.C. Independent […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading

(CBJ) On Thursday, the council will hold a hearing for a $50 million development by Concord Master Venture LLC, an entity affiliated with Lansing Melbourne Group. The project calls for 294 residential units — 151 of which would be workforce housing — and 15,300 square feet of commercial space […] Click here to view original… Keep Reading