KANNAPOLIS ó Kannapolis City Schools will host a drop-in retirement reception for Dr. Annie Laura Pickett from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Pickett, the districtís personnel administrator, is retiring from the school system after 43 years in education, 17 of which were spent in Kannapolis.
The reception will be held at the central office, 100 Denver St., in the board of education room.