Cabarrus commissioners swear in new member, elect new board leadership

WFAE | By Woody Cain

Published December 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM EST

Cabarrus County commissioners on Monday welcomed a new member to the board and selected new leadership.

Ian Patrick was sworn in to fill the remainder of former Commissioner Lynn Shue’s term, after Shue died last month. Patrick was recommended by the Cabarrus County Republican Party and previously served on the Harrisburg Town Council. His term will run through November 2026.

Under state law, the board was required to consult with the county party, which had 30 days to recommend a replacement.

Commissioners also elected Laura Blackwell Lindsey as the board’s new chair. Patrick was named vice chair.

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Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.

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