Jeff Wells has been Waxhaw's town manager for nearly three years.
INDIAN TRAIL – Mayor David Cohn read a proclamation into the record Jan. 24 recognizing February 2023 as Black History Month in Indian Trail.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Jan. 20 to 26:
It's a very busy week in Union County as far as government meetings. Boards from Indian Trail, Stallings and Waxhaw are meeting as are county and CMS school board members. Here is a preview of what they will be talking about.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Jan. 13 to 19:
Here is Union County Weekly's annual look at the people who made news last year.
MONROE – Christa Walther’s coworkers at Marvin Ridge High School notice the bookkeeper’s ability to stop what she’s doing to help others who come into the office needing help.
MONROE – Union County Public Schools presented Maddie Simpson with the John H Crowder Service Award during the school board’s Jan. 10 meeting.
MONROE – The environment that Chrissy Rose created in her AIG classes at Porter Ridge Middle School meant so much to Austin Carnes that the Porter Ridge High School freshman nominated her for the Union County Public Schools Influencers award.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Jan. 6 to 12:
WAXHAW – Students with Marvin Ridge High School’s Career Research and Observation Club and FFA Club delivered more than 200 gifts to Bright Blessings in Matthews just before Christmas.
WINGATE – For math professor Kaitlyn Perry Niedzielski, successful teaching is as much about relationships as it is about square roots. The winner of Wingate University’s 2022 Debra M. O’Neal Award for Excellence in Teaching, Niedzielski starts each semester with the goal of helping math-hat…
MONROE – Union County is not ready to give up on its relationship with the Charlotte Area Transit System just yet.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5:
MONROE – Union County Tax Administrator Vann Harrell said he anticipates difficult discussions if officials work with Mecklenburg County on sorting out boundaries that may affect property taxes, voting districts and where children go to school.
WEDDINGTON – Students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Weddington recently collected dozens of toys to benefit Toys for Tots, a gift drive run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
MONROE – The City of Monroe Construction Division will replace 839 linear feet of existing 2-inch steel water main along Rushing Street and Welsh Ave between McCarten and Jackson streets.
MONROE – The Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man they believe to be the “crew sock crook.”
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Dec. 23 to 29:
OMAHA, Neb. – The new winter menu at Scooter’s Coffee is full of indulgent flavors to help customers unwind, recharge and focus on self-care.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants Dec. 16 to 22:
Mrs. Claus, who kinda looks like Robin Barron-Golobish, brought good tidings, cheer and 1,460 stockings with goodies to the single Marines and Sailors who can’t go home for the holidays at MCAS Cherry Point and Camp Lejeune.
MONROE – South Piedmont Community College named a boardroom after longtime trustee and board chairman Bill Norwood.
MONROE – Union Academy softball pitcher Gracie Hollingsworth was all smiles as she signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of Evansville (Indiana).
INDIAN TRAIL – Code Ninjas of Weddington/Indian Trail is under new ownership.
MONROE – South Piedmont Community College is among a small number of community colleges nationwide recognized as a 2023 Bellwether Award finalist.
WAXHAW – Town commissioners voted Dec. 13 to expand the Main Street program by creating a 501c3 tax-exempt organization to preserve and promote downtown Waxhaw.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants Dec. 9 to 15:
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte Area Transit System is announcing holiday office schedule and service impacts for Christmas and New Year’s Day:
Here's a preview of some of today's meetings involving elected leaders Dec. 13 in the Charlotte region.
For people across North Carolina, we are in the season of giving. But for others, it’s the season of stealing.
MONROE – The Union County Community Foundation recently awarded $85,700 in grants to 19 local projects. The grants will support programs that address a wide range of community needs across Union County.
MONROE – An overturned tractor trailer spilled various meat products into a parking lot this morning at the 3200 block of West U.S. 74, according to the City of Monroe.
Here's a preview of some of today's meetings involving elected leaders in the Charlotte region.
WINGATE – More than 250 students experienced a “shout it from the rooftops” kind of morning when Wingate University held its fifth fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 10 in Cuddy Arena.
CHARLOTTE – Students at six Primrose School locations across the Charlotte region collected non-perishable foods during its Caring and Giving Food Drive.But this was not an ordinary food drive.
INDIAN TRAIL – Lanti Performing Arts is bringing “Newsies the Musical” to Dowd Centre Theatre in Monroe.
WINGATE – A year and a half ago, Steven Brantley found himself at something of a crossroads. In his late 30s, he’d finally given in to an idea that had been simmering in the back of his mind for years: going back to school to be a physical therapist.
In a flash, Alexander Bosnakis’s life changed.
The Union County Health Department inspected these restaurants Dec. 3 to 8:
MONROE – Union County has been recognized with the 2022 Employer of Choice Award by the Union County Chamber of Commerce.
MONROE – The Union County Board of Commissioners has elected a new chair and vice chair to lead the Board in 2023.
The Union County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 yesterday to terminate County Manager Mark Watson and appoint Assistant Manager Brian Matthews as interim county manager.
Charlotte City Council
MONROE – Anita Plater was overcome with emotion expressing her heartfelt gratitude as she came face to face with the firefighters that saved her life from an apartment fire.
CHARLOTTE – Piedmont Natural Gas earned the No. 1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the South among large utilities, according to the J.D. Power 2022 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.
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