Monthly Archives: August 2008
Cross country ride bittersweet for Mint Hill man
In May, the Mint Hill Times profiled Jay Brosnan, a retired military man who lives with his wife off Lebanon Road. Brosnan was preparing for a cross country bicycle ride from Washington state to Maine over the summer, his second … Continue reading
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CMS rolls out new rules for eligibility
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced new rules and procedures for verifying student-athlete eligibility. “I think we’ve moved to the next step,” said Dr. Peter Gorman, CMS superintendent. “You can never resolve something that has on-going monitoring and compliance, you’ll just continue to … Continue reading
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Bulldogs, Patriots open preseason
The Butler Bulldogs and Independence Patriots scrimmaged against local high school football teams yesterday. Butler scrimmaged the Olympic Trojans at 8 am, and the Patriots faced the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7 pm.
A day at the Mint Hill Children’s Museum
Thirty children from Martial Arts Carolina visited the Earth Echoes Children’s Museum on Matthews-Mint Hill Road Thursday. The children tried on masks from around the world, played music on global instruments, made some arts and crafts, and learned about Charlotte’s … Continue reading
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Mecklenburg justice system broken?
The Mecklenburg County justice system is broken according to a report by the by the Justice and Public Safety Task Force. Task force co-chairman Harry Nurkin cited billboards at the North Carolina and South Carolina border stating The Palmetto State … Continue reading
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Butler and Independence players declared ineligible
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said yesterday it found three players ineligible at Butler and Independence high schools. After an investigation by CMS Law Enforcement, one Butler High School varsity football player and one Butler High basketball player were declared ineligible. The students … Continue reading
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Bain Elementary School to be replaced?
Bain Elementary School may not be renovated after all. At last night’s school board meeting, the idea was proposed to replace the existing building with a new one. Pineville Elementary will also be replaced instead of renovated. Guy Chamberlain, associate … Continue reading
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Take a tour of Mint Hill’s 2010 public high school
What is the $53 million new Mint Hill High School going to look like? Here’s a computer animation of the Bailey High School–Mint Hill will look exactly like it when it is constructed in the Clear Creek Business Park. Both … Continue reading
Eastland Mall stores prefer Sunday over Monday. Duh!
Eastland Mall is changing its hours for the second time in two weeks, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. Last week, they announced the mall would be closed Sundays. Not so fast. Stores didn’t like the idea of closing on a … Continue reading
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School of rock (and classical, jazz, etc.) is almost in session
Regina Ziliani, 35, has taught piano since she was a teenager. When she moved to Mint Hill five years ago with her husband Jeff, she taught out of her home off Lebanon Road. But when the house became more of … Continue reading
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Woman wins $10,000 at MH Food Lion
Or was it a Matthews Food Lion? None the less, it was the store at Hood’s Crossroads where Matthews resident Regina Shook got her ticket for the August 6 NC lottery Powerball drawing. Congrats, Regina! Lest you need to be … Continue reading
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Steve Smith out with concussion
The Associated Press reports Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith sat out today’s practice because of a concussion suffered in Saturday’s preseason win against the Colts. This is not good news. See Dan Morgan and Nick Goings and what concussions … Continue reading
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Butler and Independence scrimmage tomorrow, but not each other
[singlepic=8,150,150,,right]High school football preseason kicks off tomorrow in the Mint Hill area. Butler High gets things started with a scrimmage at 7 am against Olympic at home. Independence gets its preseason underway at 7 pm at Independence against Charlotte Catholic. … Continue reading
