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There is still time to sign up for the Wonder Run 5K happening at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, October 14!  The event will also include a Steps for STEM Fun Run, beginning at 7:45 a.m. Both runs are part of the Run Kannapolis 5K Series. All proceeds will go to the Kannapolis Education Foundation. For more information and to register for all of the Run Kannapolis races, visit: www.runkannapolis.com  

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Cabarrus County, the City of Concord and the City of Kannapolis are partnering to host a free event to educate residents about the Fair Housing Act and their rights as tenants or homebuyers. For some, housing discrimination can add hurdles to securing safe, permanent housing. To help increase understanding of the Fair Housing Act and the rights afforded by it, the agencies are collaborating on “Fair Housing: Making Every Zip Code an Opportunity.” El Puente Hispano will host an ...

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Village Park Winter Hours are here. Village Park is located at 700 West C. Street. Beginning October 15, the Carousel, Rotary Express and Splash Pad are closed 7 days a week. You are welcome to enjoy the other areas of the park.  The Carousel and Winterland Express train will resume operation during the Celebration of Lights festivities. Celebration of Lights will take place each week Saturday - Thursday from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., beginning on November 18 and continuing through December 30...

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On Saturday, October 14th, from 9 a.m. until noon, the Kannapolis Environmental Services Department and the Kannapolis Youth Council will host a free document shredding event at Public Works, 1401 Bethpage Road Kannapolis NC 28081. This event is for Kannapolis residents only. Document shredding is limited to five file boxes per person, which is the equivalent of two 40-gallon trash bags. No businesses please. For more information, call Transportation and Environmental Services at 704-920-4...

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The Kannapolis Fire Department will host a Fire Truck Parade event this Friday, October 13. Bring a canned food donation as firefighters will be collecting canned food donations for Cooperative Christian Mission from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The Fire Truck Parade will begin at 6 p.m. and proceed along Laureate Way and N. Research Campus Drive, between City Hall and the North Carolina Research Campus. Bring a chair and enjoy seeing fire trucks, old and new from departments throughout the region. I...

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The Kannapolis Fire Department welcomes eight new firefighters. They have completed three weeks of familiarization training with the city as each of them were already certified as Emergency Medical Technicians and Firefighters with previous experience at other departments. They are: Graham Abbuhl, who lives in Gold Hill and has been a firefighter for seven years and previously served for the Town of Landis. He is assigned to Fire Station 5 on C Shift. Brayden Griffith joins Kannapolis a...

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Our new water tank is well underway. It is located at Exit 65 off I-85. When completed it will be over 200 feet tall and hold over 300,000 gallons of water.  The water in the tank will supply the new Kannapolis Crossing and Overlook 85 Industrial Park projects as well as other future developments coming to this area of Kannapolis. It also allows us to have additional water supplies in case of fires or other emergencies in the U.S. 29, and Old Beatty Ford Road areas. 

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Today, October 4 at 2:20 p.m., there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs. You will receive a message alert on your devices. This is a standard test that occurs at least once every three years. No action is needed, please do not call 911 or any other emergency service. Again, this is a test of the nationwide emergency alert system. Info & FAQs can be found here. 

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Kannapolis Fire Chief Tracy Winecoff is pleased to announce the promotion of four firefighters. Captain Timothy (T.J.) Cook has been promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief and Engineer Tyler O’Brien has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Firefighters Brandon Glosson and Thomas Aube have been promoted to the rank of Engineer. Captains supervise the firefighters on shift, coordinate any needed incident response and manage the operations of their assigned fire station. Engineers have t...

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We’re Building STEAM in Kannapolis. Join us for a variety of fun family events on October 7, as we celebrate (STEAM) - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. The Building STEAM Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 7 at the North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe, 401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis. The event is free and will include activities for children, teenagers, and parents – both indoors and outdoors on the campus. Bring your lab coats and get your h...

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