Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties,in the U.S. state of North Carolina,northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. The population was 53,114 at the 2020 census,which makes Kannapolis the 19th-most populous city in North Carolina. It is the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers,the Low-A baseball affiliate of the Chicago White Sox,and it is the hometown of the Earnhardt racing family. It is also the headquarters for the Haas F1 racing team. The center of the city is home to the North Carolina Research Campus,a public-private venture that focuses on food,nutrition,and biotech research.
Cabarrus County is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 225,804,making it the 9th-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat is Concord,which was incorporated in 1803. Cabarrus County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Concord is the county seat and most populous city in Cabarrus County,in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census,the city had a population of 105,240. In terms of population,the city of Concord is the second-most populous city in the Charlotte metropolitan area and is the 10th-most populous city in North Carolina and 287th-most populous city in the U.S.
Timothy Keith Moore is an American attorney and politician who has been the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2015 and is now the U.S. Representative-elect for NC-14. A Republican,Moore represents the 111th State House District,which includes Cleveland County. Moore was first elected to the state House in 2002.
Cabarrus County Schools is a local education agency headquartered in Concord,North Carolina. The system presides over the vast majority of Cabarrus County,North Carolina,the exception being an area of Kannapolis in the northern part of the county that operates its own district. Over 33,000 students are enrolled in Cabarrus County Schools,and the school system has over 4,300 employees. The current superintendent is Dr. John Kopicki,who was the Cabarrus County Board of Education announced,as superintendent at its Work Session on Monday,August 2.
Concord High School is a public high school in Concord,North Carolina,United States. First opened on September 2,1895,it is the oldest public high school in Cabarrus County and one of the oldest extant in North Carolina. It became part of Cabarrus County Schools in 1983 when Concord City Schools merged with the county school system. It is also a half regular high school and half IB high school.
Central Cabarrus High School,commonly referred to locally as Central or CCHS,is a comprehensive public high school located in Concord,North Carolina. It opened in 1966.
Cannon School is an independent,nonsectarian,college preparatory institution serving students in junior kindergarten through grade 12. The school enrolled approximately 1045 students for the 2024–2025 school year. Cannon School is located in Concord,North Carolina in Cabarrus County,on a 65-acre (26 ha) campus on Poplar Tent Road near the Cabarrus–Mecklenburg county line. The school is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools.
Odell School is an unincorporated community in northwestern Cabarrus County,North Carolina,United States,named for W. R. Odell Elementary School,a part of the Cabarrus County Schools system. It lies between Huntersville and Concord.
The Cannon Mills Company was an American textile manufacturing company based in Kannapolis,North Carolina,that mainly produced towels and bed sheets. Founded in 1887 by James William Cannon,by 1914 the company was the largest towel and sheets manufacturer in the world.
North Carolina's 8th congressional district is a congressional district that comprises a large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Spring Lake,including China Grove,Albemarle,Troy,and Raeford. The district includes all of Cabarrus County,Montgomery County,Hoke County,and Stanly County,as well as portions of Rowan County and Cumberland County.
Larry A. Martin is a Republican and a former member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 2nd District since 1992 until 2017. In 2012,he was named Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1979 through 1992. He was the youngest member of the SC House for six years,and his thirty-eight years of total service in the General Assembly is a record for any member from Pickens County. Martin is believed to have been the only non-lawyer to serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was a leader in enacting tougher domestic violence laws,ethics reform,tort reform,stronger DUI laws,and more executive control of state agencies.
Harvey Cloyd Philpott was an American businessman and politician who served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 1961. Philpott grew up in Lexington,North Carolina. Following the completion of his education,he rose to become president and chairman of the board of the United Furniture Corporation. He held several local political offices before being elected to a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1953 as a Democrat.
Cabarrus Youth Development Center is a juvenile correctional facility of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety located in unincorporated Cabarrus County,North Carolina,near Concord.
RightChange.com was an American conservative political group. It was devoted to electing conservative U.S. Republican Party candidates,thus the reference to the political right in its name. It spent millions supporting Republican candidates in the 2010 general election.
Marcus Brandon is a politician from Greensboro,North Carolina who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat,he represented the 60th district from January 2011 through the end of 2014. In 2015,Brandon became the executive director of NorthCarolinaCan a nonprofit education policy and advocacy organization.
Ralph E. Hise,Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2,2010. He is from Spruce Pine,North Carolina.
Richard Lane Hudson Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,his district covers a large part of the southern Piedmont area from Concord to Spring Lake.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
Thomas Moses McInnis is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2014. A Republican,he serves the 25th District which previously included Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Stanly and a portion of Rowan counties. Due to the redrawing of the legislative district maps in 2018,District 25 now includes Anson,Moore,Richmond and Scotland Counties.
