INDIAN TRAIL – Mayor Michael Alvarez proclaimed July as Parks and Recreation Month and read the following proclamation during the July 27 meeting of the Indian Trail Town Council:
INDIAN TRAIL – Hayden Kramer received a call a couple of days before the July 3 Parade from a guy named Razzle the Clown who wanted entry into the town's first major event since the 2019 Christmas parade.
INDIAN TRAIL – Memories of Kimberli Lynn Stirling will live on through her family and friends as well as the many students she taught over the years at Union County Public Schools. But she is also being honored in a unique way.
INDIAN TRAIL – The Town of Indian Trail recognized Lanti Performing Arts owner Sarah Lantigua on July 27 as its Citizen of the Quarter.
MULBERRY, Fla. – W.S. Badcock Corporation is partnering with the American Red Cross in honor of Badcock’s 117th anniversary to help raise $117,000 for those impacted by disasters.
MONROE – The Government Finance Officers Association awarded Union Academy a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020.
MONROE – One year removed from making its signature fundraiser an at-home event, the Community Shelter of Union County announced plans to hold its Boot & Bow Ties gala on Sept. 18 at Rolling Hills Country Club.
WAXHAW – Town commissioners will be responsible in August for deciding the new zoning for two parcels of county land annexed into town in July.
MONROE – The Union County Board of Elections began accepting campaign paperwork July 26 from candidates entering the 2021 races in Stallings and Weddington.
INDIAN TRAIL – Law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency responders and all others who put their lives on the line every day to protect residents will be coming together to celebrate National Night Out.
MONROE – Susan Stokes has lived on Hayes Road her entire life. Her family has owned property there for more than 200 years. Stokes recalls when she got married to her husband, her granddaddy gave her land to build a home on.
MONROE – Union County commissioners granted up to $1.7 million in economic incentives July 19 to Collins Aerospace over the next 14 years on the condition the company invest between $50 million and $100 million in building, machinery and equipment locally.
MONROE – Union County recognized staff July 19 for meeting service milestones.
[Editor note: Union County Commissioner David Williams took time at the end of the July 19 meeting to address concerns from four speakers during the informal comments period. Each talked about the county's fiscal year budget.]
[Editor's note: Jessica Cook was among four residents to speak out during the Union County Board of Commissioners meeting July 19 about the recently passed fiscal year budget. Here are Cook's remarks from the informal comments portion of the meeting.]
MONROE – Four men are in custody on first-degree murder charges following the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl.
MONROE – Union County recognized staff July 19 for meeting service milestones.
MONROE – The Union County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers is looking for vendors and exhibitors for the 2021 Union County Heritage Festival.
MONROE – The Union County Heritage Festival Committee is accepting submissions for its T-shirt logo design contest through July 31.
MONROE – The Monroe Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 12-year-old child.
MONROE – Union County recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Special Events Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a weekend of family-friendly activities for the community.
In honor of National Ice Cream Day on July 18, we looked through the archives to find the most iconic moments in local ic cream history.
MONROE – In the mid 1980s, N.C. Cooperative Extension established the Union County Farmers Market with USDA grant money. In more recent years the Extension has found new ways to revive the farmers market and bolster local food industries.
MONROE – "If you don't quit telling lies or half-truths on Facebook," Union County Commissioner Dennis Rape said, "I'll start telling the truth about you."
MONROE – Union County Public Schools is encouraging parents to enroll kindergarten students before the start of the new school year on Aug. 23.
MONROE – The candidate filing period for the Nov. 2 municipal elections in Stallings and Weddington spans from noon July 26 to noon Aug. 13.
INDIAN TRAIL – The Town of Indian Trail is bringing back events for the summer and fall, including concerts, movies and parades. Events are:
CHARLOTTE – Union Emergency Medical Services has become one of only six emergency medical services in North Carolina to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services.
WINGATE – Andrew Woods, associate professor of pharmacy at Wingate University, has been selected to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s 2021-22 Academic Leadership Fellows Program.
Most communities in southern Mecklenburg and western Union counties held candidate filing between July 2 and 16 for the Nov. 2 election. Candidates running for office are required to file their paperwork to officially be added to the ballot.
MONROE – Richard Helms, who chairs the Union County Board of Commissioners, administered the oaths of office July 20 to board of election members Harry Crow, Shirley Bossbach, Kevin Jordan and Sandra Williams.
MONROE – The United Soccer Coaches Association designated recent Union Academy graduate Mya Manivan as a High School Scholar All-American.
MONROE – The Union County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is taking applications for two programs that help young ladies with leadership skills, communication and career exploration.
INDIAN TRAIL – Soon town council will make its annual budget amendment that will allow staff to pay $1 million to NCDOT for planned Monroe Road widening.
MONROE – Ruth Perez signed up for Common Heart’s Getting Ahead focus group during a very stressful time.
(The Center Square) – The number of children homeschooled in North Carolina jumped nearly 21% during the pandemic, a recent state report shows.
I’m a volunteer in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. We patrol Lake Norman to encourage boater safety. We also wear the uniform.
INDIAN TRAIL – The Indian Trail Town Council will welcome three new members following the 2021 election.
MARSHVILLE – The Union County Sheriff's Office used a drone July 17 to catch a suspect wanted on several warrants, including meth trafficking.
MONROE – Burlington Stores will open a new location in Monroe this fall.
MONROE – Union Academy teacher Zöe Zander won an Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.
STALLINGS – John Martin resigned from his role as District 1 representative on the Stallings Town Council.
INDIAN TRAIL – It seems the theme of 2022 in many ways has been recovery. For town leaders, that's meant mending important relationships.
MONROE – The Union County Board of Education has extended Superintendent Andrew Houlihan's contract through 2025 and given him a $20,000 salary increase.
INDIAN TRAIL — You can buy a top, dress or cute pair of jeans pretty much anywhere, but The Hive Boutique offers more than just trendy clothes with affordable price tags. Customers who shop at this Indian Trail store become part of something bigger: a community of women, or “Queen Bees” as c…
MONROE – The City of Monroe will honor NASA engineer Christine Mann Darden by putting her name on the Monroe Science Center.
MONROE – Collins Aerospace has completed a $30 million expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.
INDIAN TRAIL – Members of Girl Scout Troop 571 will host a pajama party to raise money for The Forgotten Initiative, which seeks to raise money for teens in Union County foster care.
CHARLOTTE – The Union County Board of Elections has updated its list of candidates for the 2021 municipal elections.
MONROE – The Monroe Police Department arrested four men in connection to firearms discharged within city limits on the evening of July 4.
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