(Two new events added – Pig Races & Chef Demos) Jiggy with the Piggy 2018 returns with the smells and tastes of barbeque and fun for the entire family. Make plans now to join us next week, May 1-5 in downtown Kannapolis. Once again we will host over 70 barbeque competition teams. The BBQ teams are from across the U.S. and will compete in these event, one of the largest sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Our signature concert Friday night will be The New Familiars. N...

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A number of City of Kannapolis residents have graduated from the police and fire academies. Held separately, each academy concentrates on the services and functions of the Kannapolis Police and Fire Departments and provide citizens with a better understanding of what it takes to be a firefighter or police officer. Citizens participating in the free ten week fire academy toured fire stations, learned the history of fire service, fire prevention, education and investigation, emergency driving,...

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