KANNAPOLIS – On Jan. 21, the Kannapolis Fire Department held its annual Awards and Appreciation Banquet. More than 150 fire department personnel and family members attended the event at the Old Cabarrus Bank Building in downtown Kannapolis. A ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Museum, with title sponsor Rowan Regional Medical Center, will host the first annual “Rhythm & Run” 5K at 9 a.m. June 16 in Kannapolis. The 5K run will begin downtown in Cannon ...Read More

Kannapolis Parks & Recreation Department is offering day trips to two regional wine festivals. Visit the Stanly County Winter Wine Festival on Saturday, Feb. 25 to enjoy some of the region’s best vintages, food samples and entertainment. Me ...Read More

UNC Nutrition Research Institute KANNAPOLIS — Alan T. Dickson, a member of the Board of Advisers of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute at the N.C. Research Campus, has made a pledge that will create a $1 million endowme ...Read More

UNC Nutrition Research Institute KANNAPOLIS — Alan T. Dickson, a member of the Board of Advisers of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute at the N.C. Research Campus, has made a pledge that will create a $1 million endowment fund at the Research ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — The Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab at the N.C. Research Campus is recruiting 18- to 55-year-old males and females for a running study that will start later this month. The study will test the effectiveness of a ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new student center at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis. The UNC Nutrition Research Institute will host a public reception at the new ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — Free yoga classes start Thursday at the Kannapolis Farmers Market. Yoga will be offered for four weeks — Thursday and Feb. 9, 16 and 23. Enjoy chair yoga from 4 to 4:45 p.m. and yoga basics from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Chair yoga is a for ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a free nutrition seminar series at the N.C. Research Campus. The Appetite for Life Academy, hosted by the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, brings the latest scie ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — Duke University’s medical research study at the N.C. Research Campus has launched an effort to understand genetic factors that cause severe acne. The MURDOCK Study at the Duke Translational Medicine Institute in Kannapolis is ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — Restaurant 46 chefs will cook up healthy dishes Thursday at the Kannapolis Farmers Market. Executive Chef John Blumreich and Chef Michael Venendaal will be at the Kannapolis Farmers Market from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday for cooking d ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS —The North Carolina Research Campus announces the continuation of the Learn and Live Film Series in 2012 with showings of “Food Stamped” on Feb. 20 and “Living Proof” on April 16. Both movies are free and will ...Read More

Nutrition Research Institute Steven Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D., and director of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), was recently appointed as the chair of GenoVive’s newly formed Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). GenoVive, a private corporation ...Read More

Beginning this month, the Kannapolis Fire Department will transition from healthcare provider level CPR courses, taught by the KFD to over 1,000 people since 2009, to Family & Friends CPR classes. The department hopes to reach those individuals in ...Read More

Kannapolis receives budget presentation award The city of Kannapolis has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the 14th consecutive year. The city’s finance department has ...Read More

KANNAPOLIS — A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition and a second teen hospitalized after they ran into the path of a van Sunday evening, police said. The teens were taking part in a scavenger hunt and had just gotten a clue around 7:45 p.m ...Read More