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About 200 volunteers showed up at two locations on Mountain Island Lake on Saturday, Oct. 2, to help take out the trash for the 2010 North Carolina Big Sweep Event…. Read more »

East Gaston crowns its queen

East Gaston crowns its queen

Students compete for Miss East Gaston High title East Gaston High School awarded the title of Miss East Gaston High to student Kaylan Puckett during the March 3 pageant held… Read more »

Young area designer breaks into fashion industry

Young area designer breaks into fashion industry

by Tori Hamby CHARLOTTE – Eighteen-year-old Lisa Huang wants to grow up to be a doctor, but not the kind with a stethoscope and lab coat. Huang, a recent West… Read more »

Officer trades gunfire with suspect

Officer trades gunfire with suspect

by Tori Hamby A gunfire exchange between a police officer and a home invasion suspect in a Mountain Island neighborhood ended after the officer shot the suspect twice. Christopher Michael… Read more »

Newspapers appoint top editor

Newspapers appoint top editor

Glenn Proctor, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and award-winning news media manager, has been appointed executive editor of Lake Norman Publications effective Monday, July 23. In his new role, Proctor… Read more »

Mount Holly Olympian remembers 1972 Games

Mount Holly Olympian remembers 1972 Games

By Kathy Blake MOUNT HOLLY – Bert Freeman has a box of yellowed Polaroids from his athletic days. He has a replica of the belt buckle with the Olympic rings – a gift from… Read more »

Titans football gains momentum

Titans football gains momentum

HUNTERSVILLE – The Hopewell Titans got their 2012 season off to a rocky start by losing four of their first five games. After a 45-24 win on Sept. 28 over Lake… Read more »

Find a mix of past and present  at Brightstar Drive-In Grill

Find a mix of past and present at Brightstar Drive-In Grill

Walking in the door is like exhaling. The green and white checkered floor, the roomy booths and the paper plates holding huge amounts of comfort food make it feel like… Read more »

Health: When should you get a mammogram?

Health: When should you get a mammogram?

by Cliff Mehrtens A key to first-time mammograms is having it done at the right age. Guidelines published by the American Cancer Society recommend women have their first mammogram – an… Read more »

Long Creek woman designs piece for quilt trail

Long Creek woman designs piece for quilt trail

by Courtney Price Marsha McElroy, of the Long Creek area, recently had one of her quilt designs transformed into a pattern for the McDowell Quilt Trail. Mike and Jill Lucas,… Read more »

Guide showcases region’s 32 best trails

Guide showcases region’s 32 best trails

Joshua Kinser has written “Five-Star Trails: Charlotte,” a pocket-sized guide packed with hiking recommendations for 32 of the region’s best trails. The guide includes maps, directions, GPS coordinates, elevation profiles… Read more »

Go fetch: Can your dog do this?

Go fetch: Can your dog do this?

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SPLAT! cakes looks to make splash with coffee

SPLAT! cakes looks to make splash with coffee

MOUNT HOLLY – There’s something to be said for opening a coffee shop in an area that’s never had a successful coffee shop. For Monica Nunn, it’s an opportunity, not… Read more »

Homemade fare  a City Café specialty

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 »

Runner dedicated to making life better for homeless

Runner dedicated to making life better for homeless

by Kathy Blake CHARLOTTE – The idea was conceived at a “Lunch and Learn” meeting at downtown Charlotte’s Urban Ministry Center in 2008. Meredith Dolhare, a local runner and accomplished… Read more »

Titans fall short of first-round playoff glory

Titans fall short of first-round playoff glory

by Aaron Burns HUNTERSVILLE – Close games were the difference for Hopewell High’s football team in the 2012 season. The Titans had tight games against East Lincoln, Ardrey Kell, Mooresville, Vance,… Read more »

Paranormal team delves into the unexplained

Paranormal team delves into the unexplained

by Lauren Odomirok CHARLOTTE – Tim Bordner’s close encounters with the otherworldly were well underway by the time he was 18 years old. “When I’d just graduated high school, before… Read more »

Black’s Bluewater: Where seafood meets the country

Black’s Bluewater: Where seafood meets the country

by Molly Reitter The restaurant is one part down home country kitchen with sea green linoleum floors and blue checkered tablecloths and one part kitschy seafood joint with huge lobster… Read more »

February events calendar

February events calendar

Feb. 16-17: WAR REENACTMENT Feb. 6 • MARINE COMMISSION: The Mountain Island Lake Marine Commission holds public meetings monthly to discuss issues related to the lake, usually on the first… Read more »

Firebirds: Upscale chain shines with small touches

Firebirds: Upscale chain shines with small touches

by Molly Reitter dining@lakenormanpublications.com CHARLOTTE – Executive Chef Steve Sturm holds a beef tenderloin in his gloved hands. It is oblong and cherry red in color. Sturm is explaining how… Read more »

Area teams hope youth serves them well

Area teams hope youth serves them well

by Aaron Burns sports@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – One word was all Hopewell High baseball coach Chet Greeson needed to describe the key element to his team’s 2013 season. “Consistency,” he said. It’s… Read more »

Schools come together for exceptional prom

Schools come together for exceptional prom

(Melissa Gute/MI Monitor photos) Hopewell High School invited exceptional students from Hough High School to join for a special prom held in the Hopewell Media Center on May 24. The… Read more »

Students learn all about farming at Cook’s garden

Students learn all about farming at Cook’s garden

(Courtney Price/MI Monitor photos) MOUNTAIN ISLAND – About 30 students from Mountain Island Day School took a trip May 22 to the Cook’s Community Garden to learn about plants, chickens… Read more »

Kids swim, bike, run in triathlon fun

Kids swim, bike, run in triathlon fun

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Chrysler dealership anticipates fall grand opening

Chrysler dealership anticipates fall grand opening

by Lauren Odomirok news@mimonitor.com GASTONIA – Jack Salzman and his wife, Robin Smith, are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Cornelius this month…. Read more »

Summer offers great live music options

Summer offers great live music options

Towns and organizations throughout the region have put together a full list of summer concerts this year. From bluegrass to shag to symphony, there’s music for everyone to enjoy out… Read more »

Organization wants to expand community relief efforts

Organization wants to expand community relief efforts

by Courtney Price news@mimonitor.com MOUNT HOLLY – The Community Relief Organization of Mount Holly is pushing to raise more than $150,000, and the deadline is quickly approaching. The money would… Read more »

‘Norman Rockwell feel’ earns Belmont a movie

‘Norman Rockwell feel’ earns Belmont a movie

by Lauren Odomirok news@mimonitor.com BELMONT – Several months ago, the Charlotte Regional Film Commission advised Hallmark Movie Channel that Belmont would be the perfect location for a movie set inside… Read more »

Titans girls soccer out in first round

Titans girls soccer out in first round

HUNTERSVILLE – Hopewell High’s girls soccer team ended its season with a 4-1 loss to Monroe Sun Valley on May 8 in the first round of the Class 4A state… Read more »

Register for junior eagle football

Register for junior eagle football

HUNTERSVILLE – The Junior Eagle Football Association (JEFA) is accepting registrations for the upcoming season. JEFA is a youth tackle football league hosted by SouthLake Christian Academy and is open… Read more »

SouthLake Christian plans athletic summer camps

SouthLake Christian plans athletic summer camps

HUNTERSVILLE – SouthLake Christian Academy will host several summer sports camps in June and July. The programs, managed by Southlake faculty and coaches, will include tennis, basketball, football, soccer, powder… Read more »