Monthly Archives: January 2011
Ardrey Kell swims to first league title
by C. Jemal Horton As the Ardrey Kell girls swimming team entered the biggest portion of the Southwestern 4A conference meet on Jan. 21, the Knights faced what appeared to… Read more
Bucs’ Roberts commits to Clemson
by Aaron Garcia On Jan. 20, Charlotte Country Day School announced that senior quarterback Morgan Roberts committed to play for Clemson University. The 6-foot-4 senior passed for 1,968 yards and… Read more
Gaston leaves South Meck girls team
by Aaron Garcia South Mecklenburg interim girls basketball coach Rashid Taylor said longtime Sabres head coach Troy Gaston had left the team for medical reasons. Gaston, who suffers from diabetes,… Read more
Harrell named one of nation’s top juniors
by Aaron Garcia Charlotte Catholic offensive lineman Mark Harrell has been named one of the top 25 underclassmen football prospects in the country by the National Collegiate Scouting Association. Harrell… Read more
Myers Park’s Suarez a selfless star
by Aaron Garcia When asked about his favorite individual moment from the 2010 season, Myers Park soccer player Erick Suarez recalled a goal from one of his two games against… Read more
Newman knows how to handle success
by C. Jemal Horton Even when you’re in high school, being The Popular Kid can have its drawbacks. There’s almost always pressure to be “on,” and there usually are precious… Read more
Lost Boy in Charlotte works to build school in Sudan
South Charlotte nonprofit helps man’s dreams by Gloria Lawing Lubo Mijak has known a hard life. In 1987, he was 8 years old when he saw enemy tribesmen kill his… Read more
‘I made a difference’
South Charlotte doctors return from Haiti by Kara Lopp She died. That was the word, at least, that Dr. Michael Johnson had received about an elderly woman with pneumonia he… Read more
City Council hears debate on Quail Corners
Vote scheduled for Feb. 21 rezoning hearing by Mike Parks Despite a city councilman’s pleas for continued compromise, battle lines are set over rezoning of south Charlotte’s Quail Corners shopping… Read more
Library system wasn’t ‘overbuilt’ before cuts came
Number of branches comparable to similar systems in U.S., Canada by Frank DeLoache The Charlotte-Mecklenburg library system was neither “overfunded” nor “overbuilt” before the county imposed big cuts on the… Read more
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