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The Kannapolis Police Department has selected the winners of their police badge coloring contest. Over 270 entries were received from Kannapolis children. Elementary school children were asked to submit a creative design by coloring a Police Department’s uniform patch. Members of the Police Department selected a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner, and Chief Terry Spry selected a “Chief’s Choice” winner to receive gifts. The 1st place design, by Caroline Li, age 7, was t...

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Discover Fun in Kannapolis returns this summer with an incredible lineup of great concerts, movies, and of course, fireworks.  Events will be held from April to September. All events are free to the public. We have a fantastic lineup of concerts this summer. Beginning with Country Superstar Craig Morgan who will perform Friday night, May 3, at the Jiggy Festival. We will welcome Night Ranger, The Spinners, the Gin Blossoms, and break out your boogie shoes for ...

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Beginning April 6, Spring hours for the attractions at Village Park and Atrium Health Ballpark go into effect. The Rotary Express and the Carousel will operate on weekends only. Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sundays, noon - 6 p.m. starting Saturday, April 6. Tickets are $1.50 for each attraction and may be purchased at the park. Village Park is located on West C. Street. The self-operated splash pad and children’s playground at the Atrium Health Ballpark is open 7 days a week...

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The City of Kannapolis will celebrate 10 years of the Jiggy with the Piggy Festival with a variety of fun events including a new attraction: pig racing. Named one of the Top Events on the East Coast, Jiggy returns May 2-5, 2024, to Downtown Kannapolis. Pig racing will take place Friday and Saturday and is a great time for the entire family. Watch cute piggies speed around their track, “pig paddle” their way through the water obstacle, and then burn up the sawdust as they race towa...

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Improvements to Village Park on West C Street are underway. The expansion of the amphitheater includes the addition of a hospitality “green” room, bathrooms and dressing rooms for performers, and storage. Other work happening at Village Park includes renovations of the main program building, replacing patio furniture, repairing brickwork around light poles and shelter sidewalks. 

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City of Kannapolis offices will be closed Friday, March 29, 2024, in observance of the Easter Holiday. Offices will reopen on Monday, April 1, 2024. Garbage and recycling services will operate on a regular schedule. There will be no yard waste collection on Friday. It will be collected on a regular schedule the following week. To find your collection schedule, set reminders for your pickups and learn how to dispose of items properly - download the City’s free CARTology app in the App...

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Beth Hassenfritz has been promoted to the position of Director of Engineering for the City of Kannapolis. Beth is a native of South Carolina and received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University.  She began her career with a consulting firm that served municipalities across the Carolinas.  In 2005, Beth joined the City of Charlotte’s in-house design department where she designed and managed transportation projects that included roadways, pede...

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A portion of West Avenue will be closed this weekend. West Avenue will be closed from Cannon Baller Way to Vance this Friday, March 15, and will remain closed until early Monday, March 18. The closure is to ensure pedestrian safety during events happening downtown over the weekend. If you are visiting downtown Kannapolis convenient public parking is located within walking distance of the downtown businesses. For more information visit: www.kannapolisnc.gov/Community/Parking

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Crews are busy painting the City’s newest water storage tank this week. The crews are using a stencil and hand painting the City’s logo on the tank. Each letter in the word “Kannapolis” is 42 inches tall and the cupola graphic is 20 feet tall.   The water tank is located off I-85 at Old Beatty Ford Road at the new Overlook 85 Industrial Park and the Kannapolis Crossing Development. The water tank is 200 feet tall and will hold 300,000 gallons of water.

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The parklet project on S. Main Street across from the Kannapolis Train Station is now ready for you to enjoy.  The parklet is an outdoor seating and dining area where you can enjoy a meal, snack, or a drink from any nearby business, share conversations with friends, read a book, take a break from shopping, or wait on the train.  The area is open 24/7 for general public use. Please keep it clean and smoke free so everyone can enjoy it. 

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