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Belmont, Mount Holly join Million Mile Challenge
Local towns are challenging residents to get active this year by participating in the Million Mile Challenge. The challenge asks people living in the five towns along the two rivers… Read more
Mecklenburg County proposes tax increase
CHARLOTTE – Interim Mecklenburg County Manager Bobbie Shields is recommending increasing the county’s property tax rate by 2.5 cents next fiscal year. Such an increase would result in a property… Read more
Ford chats with residents about first-term thoughts
by Courtney Price editor@mimonitor.com CHARLOTTE – Senator Joel Ford, in his first term representing the Mountain Island area in the N.C. General Assembly, says he wants his constituents to be… Read more
Whitewater Center helps ‘avoid daily grind’
by Aaron Burns sports@mimonitor.com CHARLOTTE – Area residents looking for ways to have fun as the summer kicks off have as close to a one-stop shop as possible not far from… Read more
Launch Pad: Shark Tank, Gaston County style
by Lauren Odomirok lauren@mimonitor.com GASTONIA – It’s time for local entrepreneurs to get fired up with the type of energy only the lure of competition can provide. The Gaston Regional… Read more
Latta Plantation, Rural Hill could face budget cuts
by Aaron Burns aaron@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – Kristin Toler wants to make sure the Huntersville community doesn’t lose sight of its history. But if the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation department… Read more
Memorial garden keeps memories of teacher alive
by Melissa Gute education@mimonitor.com MOUNTAIN ISLAND – When the eight pink balloons tied to a bench in a memorial garden at Mountain Island Elementary School unexpectedly detached and began to… Read more
Belmont cycling event draws visitors downtown
BELMONT – Nearly 100 cyclers participated in the Belmont Criterium, which wound through the streets of downtown on May 4. The weekend rain held off long enough for the racers… Read more
Hopewell students inducted into Gentlemen’s Club
by Melissa Gute education@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – Twenty Hopewell High School students took the step into “gentlemanhood” when inducted into the school’s Gentlemen’s Club April 11. The Gentlemen’s Club, founded by… Read more
Mother’s Day, Pentecost have a lot in common
by guest clergy Wade Ogle This year, the month of May has two special Sundays. On May 12, we celebrate Mother’s Day, and on May 19, we celebrate the birthday of… Read more
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