The festivities will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Veterans Park, followed by a Cannon Ballers Game from 6-8 p.m.

Dr. Leonard Williams, who was recently named Researcher of the Year, was recognized by Kannapolis City Council on Monday.

He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor and chief of Dole he became a billionaire.

The former owner of Dole Food and a Hawaiian island, nutrition enthusiast and Kannapolis research center founder had wanted ...

American businessman David Murdock has passed away at the age of 102 years-old. Murdock had a monumental impact in North ...