Monthly Archives: November 2012
Gas prices lower, but highest ever on Thanksgiving
Motorists driving for holiday may be giving thanks for the recent downtrend in gasoline prices, but history will be broken as the national average will be the highest its ever… Read more
Homemade fare a City Café specialty
by Molly Reitter MOUNT HOLLY – City Café is positively cavernous. The quaint outside belies the cathedral ceilings with exposed wooden beams across the expanse of the restaurant. Lights hang… Read more
Mountain Island Charter to hold parent interest meeting
MOUNT HOLLY – Mountain Island Charter School, a public charter school near the Mecklenburg/Gaston county line, will hold a meeting for prospective students 6-7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the school,… Read more
Mountain Island students show off their STEM skills
CHARLOTTE – Mountain Island Elementary School took a night to showcase the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math focus program with an Oct. 18 STEM Education Night. Students demonstrated how… Read more
New standards change teaching methods in public schools
by Tori Hamby As parents around the state review their child’s schoolwork this year, they might be noticing a key change in the ways reading, writing and arithmetic are being… Read more
Technological advance change the face of education
As in any profession, certain technological innovations can alter – and revolutionize – the ways in which in educators teach their students. Some inventions have given students broader access to… Read more
Area nonprofits benefit from marketing campaign
CHARLOTTE – Luquire George Andrews, an advertising, digital and public relations agency, has selected five Charlotte-area nonprofits to receive free services during the agency’s fourth annual Goodstock, a 24-hour marketing… Read more
Community Blood center plans November drives
Community Blood Centers of the Carolinas will hold several blood drives in Gaston County in November. • Nov. 10: 9 a.m.-noon at Spencer Mountain Road Volunteer Fire Department, 1011 Dallas-Stanley… Read more
A bird’s-eye view of Carolina Raptor Center
by Allison R. Moore HUNTERSVILLE–What do you know about raptors? No, not those frightening dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park,” but raptors, as in birds of prey. You may know… Read more
CMS’ Morrison talks school choice, charters
by Tori Hamby Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools needs to expand high-demand magnet programs, says the school district’s leader. CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison touted magnet schools and programs at an Oct. 4 community… Read more
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