Monthly Archives: June 2011

Golden Gloves, Golden ticket for Mount Holly boys by Kathy Blake It was a simpler time, in the 1950s. People knew their neighbors’ names, a handshake could seal a deal… Read more »

by Sarah Melton The Mount Holly City Council and Economic Development Committee met to discuss options to improve the city’s downtown through a business incentive program. “We, as a city,… Read more »

Mecklenburg Utility: Cover debt, restore repair crews by Frank DeLoache As officials restructure rates to make Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities less vulnerable to the whims of drought and water use, utility leader… Read more »

by Alan Hodge There’s huge green monster chained in Stan Davis’ front yard at 9911 Harwood Lane in the Mountain Island area. Actually, the green monster is a staghorn fern… Read more »

by Tori Hamby At 3 a.m. on a warm May night, Star Creek heard a loud thump outside of her Mountain Island home, near the I-485 bridge. Although the noise… Read more »

by Sarah Melton Eden Investment Group has big plans for the future of Mount Holly. The company has spent the past year making renovations and restoration to the Farrah and… Read more »

by Sarah Melton Learning about Mount Holly’s history is now only mouse click away. Emily Lorance Rall presented “Images of Historic Mount Holly” to the Mount Holly Historical Association recently,… Read more »

by Sarah Melton 2011 Mount Holly Woman of the Year Wrene “Byrd” Benfield’s Mount Holly roots. Benfield still lives in the same home where she grew up with her four… Read more »

by Sarah Melton John Hope thought someone was pulling a prank when he was told he’d had been named Mount Holly’s Man of the Year. “Carol Featherstone, a member of… Read more »