The City of Kannapolis regularly issues press releases to keep the public informed of all happenings within our area. Please check here often to stay abreast of all city happenings.

2006 News Releases
Date
12/21 Utility Work in Kannapolis will Close First Street
12/21/2006
12/18 Kannapolis Holiday Schedule
12/18/2006
12/13 Utility work will lead to road closings in downtown Kannapolis
12/13/2006
12/8 Kannapolis Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief Retirement Reception Monday
12/08/2006
11/27 Road Closings Tuesday Afternoon in Kannapolis
11/27/2006
11/20 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting, Other Parks Programs Set
11/20/2006
11/13 Kannapolis to giveaway compost
11/13/2006
11/9 -- Kannapolis Centennial Celebration Comes to a Close
11/09/2006
11/6 Loose Leaf Collection Times Announced
11/06/2006
11/3 Kannapolis Police Department Releases 2006 Annual Report
11/03/2006
11/1 -- Kannapolis proposes $76 million self-financing bond package
11/01/2006
10/23 Woodrow Wilson Students Working with Kannapolis to Learn about Community Service
10/23/2006
10/19 Kannapolis receives results from analysis aimed at estimating the impacts of the NC Research Campus
10/19/2006
10/10 MarkPiercePoole, Inc. Announces Tenants at the Kannapolis Gateway Business Park
10/10/2006
10/9 Beyond the Research Campus: Building Kannapolis
10/09/2006
10/9 Kannapolis recognized with three marketing awards
10/09/2006
10/5 Major Traffic Shift Affecting Rogers Lake Road and Boy Scout Camp Road Coming October 11
10/05/2006
10/4 Radio Disney Kicks Fall Film Festival Off Saturday at Village Park
10/04/2006
10/4 Assistant City Manager Achieves Credentialed Manager Status from ICMA
10/04/2006
9/26 UNC Charlotte’s 5th Annual Charlotte’s Emerging Role in Biotechnology Conference Set for October 12
09/26/2006
9/25 Centennial Century of Style Home Tour Showcase Seven Neighborhoods and 18 Homes
09/25/2006
9/19 City of Kannapolis October and November 2006 Programs and Events
09/19/2006
9/15 Task Force 21 Excercise Forced to Cancel
09/15/2006
9/14 Parks and Recreation Making Splash This Weekend at Village Park’s Water Spray Park
09/14/2006
9/13 Task Force 21 Field Training Exercise Scheduled for Kannapolis Later This Month
09/13/2006
9/8 West A Kwick Mart Robbery
09/08/2006
9/08 Water Main Replacement Next Week Temporarily Cuts Water Service
09/08/2006
8/31 Updated State Results Strengthen Water Transfer Request - Catawba and Yadkin Rivers Can Support Growth in Entire Region
09/01/2006
8/25 Kannapolis City Council to Consider Incentive Grant for Plastics Firm
08/25/2006
8/23 City of Kannapolis September and October 2006 Programs and Events
08/23/2006
8/22 Major City Cut-Through Closes Today - Leonard Avenue Closes for Street and Sidewalk Improvements
08/22/2006
8/22 First Self-Financing Bond Information Session Next Week - Schedule of Public Meetings Revised
08/22/2006
8/21 Risk Watch Curriculum Saves Young Lives Everyday - Find Out How You Can Help
08/21/2006
8/17 Parks and Recreation Finishing Season Strong
08/17/2006
8/16 Upcoming Items of Interest, August 16 2006
08/16/2006
8/14 Self-Financing Bonds Topic of Tonight's Joint Meeting with Kannapolis City Council and Cabarrus County Commissioners
08/14/2006
8/14 Kannapolis-Cabarrus Meeting a Step Toward Self-Financing Bond Agreement
08/14/2006
8/11 Kannapolis Police Department Looking for Suspect of January Robbery as Part of Larger Spree
08/11/2006
8/9 Sergeant Bryan Ritchie Takes His Cabarrus Area Crime Stoppers Message to the Roof - Literally
08/09/2006
8/7 Youth and Citizen Academies Now Registering
08/07/2006
8/7 Smokestacks to Fall on Thursday
08/07/2006
8/7 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Rescheduled for Friday, The Fantastic Shakers in Town Saturday
08/07/2006
8/3 Brantley Road Bridge Over Lake Fisher to Close During Daytime Hours for Repairs
08/03/2006
Kannapolis Police Captain Graduates from Prestigious Police Management Institute
08/01/2006
7/28 City of Kannapolis Rallies Behind Miss Teen North Carolina as She Vies for National Title
07/28/2006
7/26 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rescheduled for Friday, Too Much Sylvia in Town Saturday
07/26/2006
7/21 Loop Road Sidewalk Closed from South Walnut to Elm Streets
07/21/2006
07/17/06 Free Fans Help Older Adults Beat the Heat
07/17/2006
7/17 August and September 2006 Programs and Events
07/17/2006
7/10 Kannapolis Police Department Searches for Murder Suspect
07/10/2006
7/10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rescheduled for Thursday Evening
07/10/2006
6/29 Gas Leak Under Repair
06/29/2006
6/29 Fantastic July 4 Events
06/29/2006
6/26 City of Kannapolis’ Independence Day Schedule
06/26/2006
6/22 Kannapolis Drinking Water Safe Following Chemical Contamination to Bakers Creek
06/22/2006
6/21 Chemical Spill To Bakers Creek - Minimal Environmental Impact Confirmed
06/21/2006
6/20 Kannapolis awarded NC Biotechnology Center grant
06/20/2006
6/19 City of Kannapolis and Finance Director Win GFOA Budget Awards
06/19/2006
6/16 Kannapolis Pop Warner Football Readies for Second Season
06/16/2006
6/14 Village Park Improvements Limit Park Access from West Side Beginning Next Week
06/14/2006
6/2 Lewis McCain Arrested in South Carolina
06/02/2006
6/1 Kannapolis Police Investigating Death of Linker Avenue Woman
06/01/2006
5/30 FY2007 Budget Presented
05/30/2006
5/24 Kannapolis to be Honored by General Assembly
05/24/2006
5/24 Kannapolis Teens Complete Youth Academy
05/24/2006
5/23 Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to Honor Veterans
05/23/2006
City of Kannapolis’ Memorial Day Schedule
05/22/2006
5/18 All Five Suspects Taken into Custody in Kannapolis Homicide
05/18/2006
5/17 Third Person Arrested in Kannapolis Homicide, Additional Suspects Sought
05/17/2006
5/17 Two Receive KPD’s Highest Awards
05/17/2006
5/16 Director of Planning and Community Development Graduates from UNC School of Government’s Municipal Administration Course
05/16/2006
5/16 Kannapolis City Clerk Working Towards Master Municipal Status
05/16/2006
5/16 Suspects Held in Kannapolis Homicide
05/16/2006
5/15 City of Kannapolis Hosts First Statewide Biotech Industry Update
05/15/2006
5/12 Notification of Wastewater Spill
05/12/2006
5/11/06 Biotech Session to Discuss Impact of Kannapolis Research Campus on Monday, May 15 in Cannon Village.
05/11/2006
5/17 Upcoming Items of Interest – May 11, 2006
05/11/2006
5/8 What's in Biotechnology for Me? Youth Town Hall Tuesday, May 9, 5:30 pm to 8 pm at Northwest Cabarrus High School
05/08/2006
5/4 How to connect to the NC Research Campus
05/04/2006
4/28 Vehicle of Missing Kannapolis Woman Found
04/28/2006
4/27 Healthcare Jobs – Find Out Whether One Could Be in Your Future
04/27/2006
4/26 Missing Person Report: Vanessa Reza Johnson
04/26/2006
4/25 How to Connect to the North Carolina Research Campus- A Seminar for Small Businesses
04/25/2006
4/25 Summer Programs and Events
04/25/2006
4/12 Ridge Avenue Open for Traffic
04/13/2006
4/16 KPD Officer Graduates from Statewide Traffic Enforcement Program
04/13/2006
4/12 KPD Recognizes City's Telecommunicators
04/12/2006
4/10 Easter Holiday Schedule
04/10/2006
4/10 Upcoming Items of Interest
04/10/2006
4/8/06 What's In Biotechnology for Me? Youth Town Hall Tuesday, May 8 5:30 pm Northwest Cabarrus High School
04/08/2006
4/8/06 What's In Biotechnology for Me? Youth Town Hall Tuesday, May 8 5:30 pm Northwest Cabarrus High School
04/08/2006
4/6 Walkable Community Plan Survey Now Available Online
04/06/2006
4/6 Educational and Job Opportunity Fair with Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Tuesday, April 11 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Kannapolis Train Station, 201 S. Main Street
04/06/2006
4/3 Citizens in Action Opening to Overwhelming Interest
04/03/2006
3/29 Kannapolis continues to invest in marketing, unveils quality of life magazine
03/29/2006
3/29 Upcoming Items of Interest
03/29/2006
3/27 Citizen Survey Results Insightful for City Officials
03/27/2006
3/27 Progress and Innovation Series Opens with Cabarrus Family Medicine Session
03/27/2006
3/22 Project SAFE Cabarrus Gun Safety Team Offers Gun Safety Training for Community Leaders
03/22/2006
3/22 Kannapolis Preparing for Second Implosion on North Carolina Research Campus
03/22/2006
3/17 Latin American Visitors Learn About Kannapolis’ Transition from Textiles to Technology
03/17/2006
3/15 Upcoming Items of Interest in Kannapolis
03/15/2006
3/10 Ashworth Receives NC Justice Academy Traffic Certificate
03/10/2006
3/10 UPDATE: First Street Closure Part of Ridge Avenue Improvement Project
03/10/2006
3/10 Project Safe Neighborhood Launched
03/10/2006
3/9 Marshall Tucker Band Kicks-Off 2006 Kannapolis Summer Concert Series
03/09/2006
3/9 KCS Students Help Kannapolis Celebrate 100th Birthday
03/09/2006
3/08 Progress and Innovation Series Offers New Perspectives on Biotechnology
03/08/2006
Walkable Community Plan Finding Its Feet in Kannapolis
03/07/2006
First Street Closure Part of Ridge Avenue Improvement Project -
03/07/2006
3/1 City of Kannapolis signs contract to sell Second Creek Land to Land Trust for Central NC
03/01/2006
2/23 New Biotech Hub Begins Rise
02/23/2006
2/23 Core Lab groundbreaking continued
02/23/2006
City of Kannapolis March & April 2006 Programs & Events
02/23/2006
2/22 Kannapolis Police Seeking Information on Livengood Murder
02/22/2006
2/20 Upcoming Items of Interest from the City of Kannapolis
02/21/2006
02/20 Kannapolis Police Make Murder Arrest
02/20/2006
2/15 KPD After Armed Robbery Suspect
02/15/2006
2/14 Kannapolis Police Department Announces Officer Promotion
02/14/2006
2/13 Rowan Cabarrus Community College and City Partner to Help Small Businesses
02/13/2006
2/13 CIA Coming to Kannapolis in April
02/13/2006
2/9 Celebrating Kannapolis’ Diversity with a Centennial Multi Cultural Festival
02/09/2006
2/06 City Council Meetings Move Downtown
02/06/2006
01/31 State Mandated Water Testing Could Affect Area Residents and Businesses
01/31/2006
1/19 Centennial Volunteers Busy Making Things Happen, More Help Needed
01/19/2006
1/17 City Council Chooses Haas to Fill Vacant Council Seat
01/17/2006
1/13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Schedule
01/13/2006
1/13 Upcoming Centennial Items of Interest
01/13/2006
1/09 Centennial Celebration Kicks Off January 21
01/09/2006
01/09 Loose-Leaf Schedule Revised to Meet Citizen Demand
01/09/2006
1/09 Centennial Committee Looking for Kannapolis’ First Baby of 2006
01/09/2006

 


Karen Whichard
City of Kannapolis
Marketing Director/Primary Media Contact
(704) 262-1109
kwhichard@walker-marketing.com

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