Cabarrus County /tags/cabarrus-county Cabarrus County en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:01:13 GMT North Carolina sees slight surplus this year, $1B more next year /politics/2024-04-18/north-carolina-surplus-2024-billion-economy A new North Carolina forecast from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration expects revenues during this fiscal year and next to be higher than what's projected in the current state budget. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:01:13 GMT /politics/2024-04-18/north-carolina-surplus-2024-billion-economy Associated Press North Carolina Republican Rep. Kristin Baker won't seek reelection in 2024 /politics/2023-10-10/north-carolina-republican-kristin-baker-reelection-2024 Cabarrus County Republican Rep. Kristin Baker made the announcement on Monday. Baker was appointed to the House in 2020 to succeed Rep. Linda Johnson after her death, then was elected on her own two more times. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:05:27 GMT /politics/2023-10-10/north-carolina-republican-kristin-baker-reelection-2024 Associated Press North Carolina Will Keep 4 Polling Places Open Longer /politics/2020-11-03/north-carolina-will-keep-4-polling-places-open-longer The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to keep four polling places open longer because they opened late, which is expected to delay… Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:59:01 GMT /politics/2020-11-03/north-carolina-will-keep-4-polling-places-open-longer Associated Press What It's Like Inside A Low-Performing School /education/2016-03-28/what-its-like-inside-a-low-performing-school Over the last five years, four different principals have cycled through Concord Middle School. The latest principal to step into the role is Carrie… Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:09:07 GMT /education/2016-03-28/what-its-like-inside-a-low-performing-school Reema Khrais NC Schools Look To Cover Teacher Salaries After Budget Changes /education/2015-09-25/nc-schools-look-to-cover-teacher-salaries-after-budget-changes Many school districts in North Carolina are looking for ways to fund some of their teacher positions after changes in the state budget. Under the spending… Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:48:12 GMT /education/2015-09-25/nc-schools-look-to-cover-teacher-salaries-after-budget-changes Reema Khrais