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CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education acted Sept. 14 to maintain and strengthen health protections for students and staff during the continuing COVID pandemic, approving universal face coverings in schools and granting the superintendent additional authority to close schoo…
MATTHEWS – Members of the Matthews Board of Commissioners were ready to commit as much as $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding toward affordable housing needs Sept. 13.
MATTHEWS – Planning staff with the Town of Matthews has been getting calls regularly from people interested in developing pieces of the 120 acres off I-485 and Idlewild Road. Staff describes the site as the eastern gateway into Matthews and one of the last remaining large pieces of undevelop…
MINT HILL – Square A Land Holdings has approached the town about expanding its operations at 11118 Business Lane.
MINT HILL – Harris Development Group has asked town leaders for an exemption to zoning rules to allow a Planet Fitness to be developed within an outparcel of the Mint Hill Festival Shopping Center.
CHARLOTTE – With fall approaching and the height of summer in the rear view, motorists in the Carolinas are starting to see slight relief at the pump as gas price averages dropped lower by a penny on the week.
MINT HILL -- Mayor Brad Simmons read the following proclamation designating Sept. 11, 2021 as 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
MINT HILL – Town commissioners approved a no parking zone Sept. 9 for a portion of Cresthill Drive.
MATTHEWS – Officers with the Matthews Police Department responded to Matthews-Mint Hill Road near East Independence Boulevard at 5:38 p.m. Sept. 7 regarding a vehicle crash involving a school bus.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Sept. 3 to 9:
CHARLOTTE – Employment scams are on the rise in the turbulent job market created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Better Business Bureau study finds. BBB warns job-seekers to verify employment offers to avoid illegal jobs, identity theft and fake checks to which millions are exposed annually.
ARLINGTON, Va. – Lidl US is partnering with Weddington teen Jack Werdann to provide 100,000 notebooks to students who lack school supplies across the country.
Here are some photos we've published over the years showing how the community has remembered the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001.
CHARLOTTE – Bella Tunno, the purpose-driven baby brand on a mission to end childhood hunger, is doubling its meal donations in September for Hunger Action Month.
CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools attributes lower end-of-course performance among all demographic subgroups in nearly all grade levels and subjects during 2020-21 to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continues to work on projects approved by voters in 2017 as COVID-19 puts increased pressure on supply chains across the construction industry.
MATTHEWS – Coming off of two straight draws, Stumptown AC hopes to get its second win on Sept. 11.
MATTHEWS – Kinetic plans a multi-year initiative to bring fiber internet to 18,000 locations in Matthews.
CHARLOTTE – Metro Diner will be well stocked for National Cheeseburger Day on Sept. 18.
CHARLOTTE – Heading into Labor Day Weekend, Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said she was most worried about the thousands of people coming to town for the Clemson-Georgia football game at Bank of America Stadium.
RALEIGH – Law enforcement officers will be stepping up enforcement through patrols and checkpoints to keep impaired drivers off North Carolina roads.
MATTHEWS – Renee Garner said she knows what it’s like pushing a baby stroller while walking a dog along Trade Street and having to make a quick decision about which member of the family is going to remain on the sidewalk.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2:
MATTHEWS – Stumptown AC played Michigan Stars FC to a 0-0 tie Sept. 1 at Matthews Sportsplex.
Protecting life and health is my number one priority in this pandemic.
MINT HILL – Congresswoman Alma Adams and Walgreens will host a lunch-time pop-up vaccination mobile clinic Sept. 1 at Lawyers Square Shopping Center.
MATTHEWS – Matthews is looking for grants or partners to buy and operate an electric vehicle charger at Matthews Station Street and Jill Lane after Brightfield offered it to the town.
CHARLOTTE – Ericia Turner told the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education on Aug. 24 that she couldn't wait to start her new role as district athletics director, but she also had something else on her mind.
MATTHEWS – The Town of Matthews is taking a wait and see approach to regulating short-term rentals.
MATTHEWS – Stumptown AC wants to prove they still have gas in the tank Aug. 28 when they face the Cal United Strikers.
CHARLOTTE – Due to increased demand, Novant Health Medical Group will reopen its COVID-19 testing location in East Mecklenburg on Aug. 30.
Mecklenburg County inspected the following restaurants from Aug. 20 to 26:
CHARLOTTE – Central Piedmont Community College announced that as of Aug. 20, it has disbursed almost $1.1 million in North Carolina Longleaf Commitment Grant funding to more than 1,300 students enrolled in fall 2021 classes.
CHARLOTTE – Victoria Crocker will honor and remember her loved ones impacted by cancer Aug. 28 during the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Lights of Hope Across America.
MATTHEWS – Downtown Matthews will soon become an outdoor sculpture gallery.
MATTHEWS – Town Commissioner Larry Whitley was saddened to hear how a former colleague’s 38-year-old daughter passed away from COVID-19 one day after experiencing painful symptoms and three days prior to getting the vaccine.
MATTHEWS – Charlotte artist Osiris Rain will paint a large abstract mural outside of The Loyalist Market that shows the connection Matthews has with food.
MATTHEWS – Stewart Engineering provided town commissioners with conceptual designs Aug. 23 for Matthews Veterans Memorial Park.
MINT HILL – The Mint Hill Police Department is sending a notice of found property in its possession.
CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg County residents are invited to participate in one of three upcoming virtual town halls hosted by the COVID-19 Recovery and Renewal Task Force during the week of Aug. 24.
WINSTON-SALEM – Novant Health is adjusting visitor restrictions to help protect the health and safety of patients and staff.
MATTHEWS – Matthews United Methodist Church will hold a forum to discuss its role in helping those affected by mental illness as well as what people affected by mental illness need from a faith community.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect stealing at10 Cycles.
MATTHEWS – Stumptown AC plays the Michigan Stars in National Independent Soccer Association action.
MINT HILL – It was once said that of the six smaller towns surrounding Charlotte, five grew and prospered because of a railroad. Mint Hill grew and prospered because of a church.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects believed to have used stolen debit or credit cards.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Aug. 13 to 19:
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Board of Commissioners voted to pass a proclamation that mandates masks be worn in any indoor public place, business or establishment within the town.
Editor’s note: Jennifer De La Jara, a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, took time from a meeting this month to express how the community can move forward on issues of racism and sexual assault. Her remarks were edited slightly for clarity.
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