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🌱 New nonstop Florida flights from Concord-Padgett starting at $49.

Concord, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Concord! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New nonstop Florida flights from Concord-Padgett starting at $49.
  • Extradition moves forward in 2008 Concord Sun Drop double-homicide case.

Also on today's calendar: Red, White & Play Fest and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 72.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Avelo Airlines adding flights from Concord to 3 popular Florida cities (wccbcharlotte.com) — Starting in November, Concord travelers will get new nonstop Avelo Airlines flights from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to Fort Myers, Orlando, and Tampa, with introductory one-way fares from $49. Fort Myers flights run Thursdays and Sundays, Orlando four days a week, and Tampa twice weekly, giving local families and business travelers more direct options to Florida sunshine.
   

• Talbert extradition to be heard in July (peninsuladailynews.com) — A man accused in a 2008 double homicide at the Sun Drop bottling plant in Concord, N.C., is facing an extradition hearing next month in Washington state. Investigators say renewed evidence review and fresh leads recently connected him to the robbery and killings, and Concord police are now working with federal and Washington authorities to return him to North Carolina.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anointed for the Opposition: A Psalm 2 Word for Hard Seasons —Solo Faith Church Read on Patch
  • Never Miss a Restock: Get Pantry Alerts Through Our App —Solo Faith Church Read on Patch
  • The News Herald Features Solo Faith Church's Food Mission —Solo Faith Church Read on Patch
  • Another video of the kittens ready for adoption!
    I’ve had quite a few inquires but nothing concrete yet. Took this new video tonight. (Nextdoor Ashebrook)
  • My brother (17) has looked for a job EVERYWHERE, he doesn’t have any previous job experience, any suggestions?
    Or does anyone need any yardwork/pet watching? (Nextdoor Cannon Crossing)
  • PeopleShare, Inc. posted a job opening for Now Hiring Forklift Operators! in Concord. Apply here.
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Produce Clerk in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kannapolis

  • Lowes Foods Opens Seventh Charlotte-Area Location 18 in Kannapolis (kiss951.com)
  • June 25th – July 1st (wccbcharlotte.com)
  • Kannapolis Juneteenth attendees voice concern on concurrent event's whip demonstrations (salisburypost.com)

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Ok Concord! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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