Cabarrus Cheap Seats

According to the Concord Standard & Times (whose website has not been updated since August 22 as of the time of this post) - the latest delay in the Cabarrus Jail expansion project in Downtown Concord was at the request of the Jail Trail crowd. 
The case, which was supposed to be heard by the Court of [...]

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Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Carruth has a blog.
No, I’m not kidding. Here’s a bit from his first post:
Okay, like you don’t see enough of me. Since 2003, I have seen the growth of blog sites, have been pummeled and praised on various sites, by such veteran Cabarrus bloggers as Harold Smith, [...]

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This is for someone I talked to yesterday; but I think that it applies to most people reading this blog: even though the details of an amoral, horny, old has-been politician who - if more people in this county had a brain in their head - shouldn’t have been elected in the 21st century [...]

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The Cabarrus County Republican Party will meet tonight at 7:15PM at Troutman’s BBQ. Tonight’s guest will be North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert Edmunds.
A $7 Buffet (tip not included) will be available at 6:30PM
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Someone pointed out to me that yesterday’s Observer reported the following:
A local resident who writes an Internet political blog passed out flyers at Tuesday’s meeting, calling for a protest at the Sept. 17 meeting.
It ain’t me.  It’s this guy.  I’ll be out-of-town on the 17th and I’ll miss the Big Show.
Good luck, though.

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I thought since the big growth summit is coming up next week - I would repost (and finish) the “Appetite for Construction” series of posts from last August.
I posted two posts of what was to be a three post series. I never finished; but I aim to this week. So, here’s the first one:
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In the [...]

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The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners can’t fire Coy Privette; but they will take the following action per this statement read at yesterday’s agenda meeting:
Over the past two months, we have been drawn in to the issues involving Commissioner Privette.  During this time, each of us believed that it was proper for Commissioner Privette to [...]

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For those just tuning in, I didn’t plan on posting anything until today; but events got the better of me. Here are some of the highlights.

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I thought since the big growth summit is coming up next week - I would repost (and finish) the “Appetite for Construction” series of posts from last August.
I posted two posts of what was to be a three post series. I never finished; but I aim to this week. So, here’s the first [...]

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