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Local News
5:15 pm
Thu May 30, 2013

Concord Drug Bust Uncovers 4,000 Lbs. Of Marijuana

A Cabarrus County newspaper has reported one of the largest drug busts in years. According to the Independent-Tribune of Concord, two tons of marijuana were seized in April, as part of an FBI investigation into an international drug ring running through the county.


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Local News
10:26 am
Fri April 5, 2013

Cabarrus County Plans 15-Acre Compost Facility

Credit flickr/E.v. Meunch
A residential compost bin after about 10 months of use.

Composting ... has a certain ick factor. But Cabarrus County commissioners are trying to make it cool and are working on converting 15-acres of one of their landfills into a composting facility.

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Local Politics
7:01 pm
Fri December 21, 2012

Cabarrus Co. Register Of Deeds Controversy Appears Near Resolution

Credit Courtesy of Independent Tribune
Ben Small was elected Register of Deeds but has been unable to hold the position because he has not been able to obtain a $50,000 bond required by state law to hold the position.

After more than a month of controversy, Cabarrus County will finally have a new Register of Deeds. The county's Republican Party announced a new nominee for Register of Deeds on Friday. 

The Register of Deeds keeps the records of births, deaths, marriages -- all kinds of important public records. The man who was elected to that office in Cabarrus County, Ben Small, had a shortcoming.

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Politics
11:14 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Effort Afoot To Oust Cabarrus Democratic Leader Over Non-Support Of Kissell

Cabarrus County Democratic Chairwoman Grace Galloway admits she’s not happy with 8th District Congressman Larry Kissell and has not outright endorsed him. In response, members of the party's local executive committee wants to remove her from office. 

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