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Sales Tax Holiday Coming Soon!!
Sales Tax Holiday, G.S. 105-164.13C provides an exemption for certain items of tangible personal property sold between 12:01 A.M. on the first Friday in August and 11:59 P.M. the following Sunday. For 2008, the dates are Friday, August 1st through Sunday, August 3rd. Clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item will be exempt.
Clothing accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, protective equipment, wallets, furniture, items used in a trade or business, and rentals are not covered by the exemption and will be subject to the applicable tax.
Winning streak stays intact for biscuit-maker
For the sixth straight year, Debra Barnhardt has been named one of the best “Made From Scratch” biscuit-makers in the annual Biscuit Challenge sponsored by Hardee's franchisee Boddie-Noell Enterprises.
Barnhardt has worked at the Kannapolis Hardee's on Jackson Park Road for more than 20 years and has focused on making biscuits exclusively for 19 years.
Her secret: “Don't overwork the dough,” she said in a news release.
She competed against biscuit-makers from more than 340 Hardee's restaurants operated by Boddie-Noell.
The competition began in January and each contestant advanced through local, district and regional-level competitions.
Company leaders evaluated the biscuit-making competitors on their knowledge and execution of biscuit procedures, cleanliness of biscuit equipment, personal appearance and biscuit appearance. - Charlotte Observer
Martha Kirk is known in Mount Pleasant for 45 years of teaching and shaping lives. Do you ever look at a stranger in an elevator or the person sitting beside you on a plane and wonder how long it would take for you to find someone you both know? It's like when you discover that the person you're working with once belonged to the youth group at your cousin's church in another state, or that your daughter's math teacher grew up in the same little town you did. Well, I've found a person that everyone around Mount Pleasant seems to be connected to: Martha Kirk.
Kevin Love of Midland, NC in the #88 A Plus Auto Salvage - Sogo Japanese Steakhouse 2006 Ford Fusion won the first of two Town & Country Ford Late Model Stock Car Features Saturday night at Concord Motorsport Park with Chuck Crump of Star, NC in the #8 R. L. Kellam Company 2008 Ford Fusion taking the second of the twin features during Tim Marburger Honda Night at the Races for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
Three groups team up to promote locally grown foods and a sense of community. A steady rain slapping against brightly colored gourds, fruits and vegetables at the area's newest farmers market did little to deter Virginia Kluttz.
She said she likes buying homegrown produce and appreciates the market's location near the newly developing biotechnology center in downtown Kannapolis.
“It's the thing of the future,” said Kluttz, who lives in the Rowan County town of Faith. - Charlotte Observer
Officials of Windshear expect to add a second shift by year's end.
Even before officials with the $40million wind tunnel in Concord marked their grand opening last week, they already were making plans for expanding staff and usage of the facility.
The Cabarrus College of Health Sciences continues to expand the number of courses taught online, with the introduction of human resources management in the fall.
Students will complete course requirements through online discussion boards and other Web-based assignments. They’ll share professional experiences through weekly online discussion forums and course presentations.
- Independent Tribune
CabarrusNow announces a contest for it's readers
As of July 1st, 2008 CabarrusNow will be out in the community looking for cars with the CabarrusNow.com sticker on them. The license plate numbers of each vehicle will be noted and placed in the end of the month drawing for a $25.00 gift card.
The winner's vehicle license plate number will be posted on CabarrusNow.com. The winner will then call to collect the prize!
CabarrusNow.com stickers can be obtained by emailing a request to info@cabarrusnow.com. Please include your name, address, phone#, and vehicle license plate number in the e-mail.
