Monthly Archives: March 2012
Learning to lock up
CMPD takes crime competition to south Charlotte schools The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department South Division launched a new competitive initiative earlier this week on local high school campuses to better educate… Read more
New emergency departments coming to south Charlotte
CHS gets approval for facilities at Morrocroft, Providence Road by Sarah Gilbert Carolinas HealthCare System recently won state approval to build two new free-standing emergency departments in south Charlotte. The… Read more
Super Sabres
South Mecklenburg earns first Super 7 boys championship by C. Jemal Horton In the moments after the South Mecklenburg boys basketball team’s season-ending loss to West Charlotte on Feb. 24,… Read more
Crowded field for SouthPark-area commission seat
Both parties will see primary vote in District 5 race by Mike Parks With Neil Cooksey getting ready to step away from the Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners, the race to… Read more
Local group cries foul over property revaluation decisions
by Mike Parks A group of concerned taxpayers in the Ballantyne area and Mecklenburg County’s southern towns say local leaders are picking favorites in the revaluation process, and in turn… Read more
Community turns up big to honor Danielle Watson
Donations reach $10,000 in memorial fundraiser by Mike Parks The friends and loved ones of Danielle Watson asked south Charlotte for help, and the community responded in a big way…. Read more
Council approves $1.06M for water main project
Pipe will improve service in some local neighborhoods along Pineville-Matthews Road by Mike Parks Crews should start work Monday, March 12, on a $1.06-million water main project along N.C. 51/Pineville-Matthews… Read more
XPO Logistics, 200 jobs coming to Charlotte
Headquarters could land in Ballantyne by Mike Parks XPO Logistics is hiring in Charlotte. The logistics and shipping company, based in Michigan, announced last week it would establish a North American… Read more
Arsonist burns mailbox
Someone set fire to a mailbox in the Olde Providence neighborhood this weekend. Police say the fire was set in the 7000 block of Providence Lane on Saturday, March 3…. Read more
Employee OK after Rite Aid robbery
A man walked into the Rite Aid at 9835 Monroe Road on Sunday, March 4, and threatened to kill someone if he wasn’t given money out of the cash register…. Read more
Comments