What’s in this week’s Mint Hill Times?

Sep 172009
 

Mint Hill Madness is one week away. Come by and meet the staff of the Mint Hill Times at our booth–we’ll have great deals on subscriptions and a nifty contest for a great prize! Where can you pick up this week’s paper? If you are not a subscriber (you should be!) then click here for locations to purchase a paper for .50 cents

In this week’s Times:

• Read about Rep. Jim Gulley’s decision to not run for his 8th term in the state House.

• Ken Gjertsen talks about why he decided not to run for the CMS board of education again.

• Mint Hill is getting a new AT&T cell tower (cheers from all the IPhone users!). The town grilled reps of AT&T at Thursday’s meeting, but in the end decided it was a good thing.

• Read why the redrafting of the nusiance code ordiance was tabled again by the board of commissioners.

• Tim Long reports on the Buler win over Richmond County last Friday night—one of the most amazing games in school history. Independence had an easy win over West Charlotte, and looks to have another easy “W’ against Vance this week. Butler, meanwhile, takes on West Charlotte at home.

Get local with YOUR community newspaper, The Mint Hill Times.

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 September 17, 2009  Posted by at 11:44 am No Responses »

Myrick Signs letter to President calling for end of federal ACORN funding

Sep 162009
 

US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) has signed a letter drafted by House Minority Leader John Boehner to President Obama asking him to disclose and terminate all taxpayer funding of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, also known as ACORN.

“This is a matter of common sense and respect for taxpayer dollars,” the letter reads. “Last year, millions of Americans were outraged to learn their tax dollars were being used to subsidize an organization linked to multiple instances of voter registration fraud and other illicit activity.” Continue reading »

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 September 16, 2009  Posted by at 9:38 am Washington No Responses »

Butler students name National Merit finalists

Sep 162009
 

The National Merit Scholarship program has named 33 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students as 2010 semifinalists. At Butler High School, Paul Horton, Sungmin Lim, Katherine Majeski, Jarrod Oliver, Hayley Paytes and Cameron Rogers are still in the running for the prestigious scholarship. Along with the rest of the CMS finalists, they are among 16,000 students across the country who will compete for Merit Scholarship awards totaling more than $36 million. The semifinalists were selected based on their 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) scores.
The list of other semifinalists and their high schools: Continue reading »

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 September 16, 2009  Posted by at 9:21 am Butler High School, Schools No Responses »

Matthews Help Center to celebrate 30 years of giving back to the community

Sep 152009
 

Picture 1The Matthews Help Center will have its 30th anniversary celebration this Saturday, September 19 from 10 am to 3 pm. The event will take place at its location at 119 North Ames Street in downtown Matthews.

There will be lots of inexpensive food including Hot Dogs – $1, Chips – $.50,  Drinks – $.50, Popcorn – $.50, Snow Cones – $1 and Cotton Candy – $1. Also be sure to visit the Backporch Treasures Thrift Shop which will be open for business with extended hours from 9 am – 3 pm.

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 September 15, 2009  Posted by at 4:34 pm Non-profit No Responses »

Aloha from Mint Hill! Neigborhood luau benefits those in need

Sep 152009
 

Mint Hill Luau

George and Helene Mueller hosted their annual Hawaiian Luau at their home in Mint Hill for neighbors, family and friends on Saturday, August 29. The Mueller’s hosted the event as a benefit to support “Workers in the Harvest”…a non-profit organization that provides food and essential supplies to needy families. Continue reading »

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$500,000 lottery ticket sold in Mint Hill

Sep 142009
 

Steven Smith of Indian Trail and Wael Salem of Charlotte are the latest to win half a million dollars in the“$500,000 Jackpot” instant scratch-off game.

Their winning ticket, worth $340,003.20 after taxes, was bought at Xpress Mart #4 on Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road in Mint Hill.

Smith says he was in shock and couldn’t believe it when he realized the ticket he bought was worth the top prize. Salem says it feels great to win. Continue reading »

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 September 14, 2009  Posted by at 2:13 pm 1 Response »

Independence sloppy, but gets the win against West Charlotte, 35-2

Sep 132009
 

By Ben Martin

The Mint Hill Times

Independence started off the game with four turnovers in the first half but still held off West Charlotte Friday night.

Anthony Carrothers threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball in the first half. Kierre Brown also fumbled a punt return late in the second quarter. Despite the Patriot’s giveaways, West Charlotte was still shutout in the first half. Penalties were tacked on to each interception and the Lion’s offense stalled both times. “We need to be creating turnovers, we just haven’t been playing responsible and defensive football tonight.” said head coach Tom Knotts.

The Patriots limited running back Jalen “Scoot” Simmons and the West Charlotte offense to 169 yards, including 104 on the ground. Independence’s offense ended up with 450 yards for the night.

Running back Nyjee Fleming had a big night for the Patriots on offense. He ran for two touchdowns and turned a screen pass into a 55-yard gain that set up another touchdown early in the second half. He ran for 125 yards Friday night, 92 of which came in the first half. “He runs hard,”said Knotts.”He reminds me of Brian Knuckles back when I was at West Charlotte in the early ’90s.” Continue reading »

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 September 13, 2009  Posted by at 12:34 pm Independence High School, Sports No Responses »

Butler stuns Richmond County, wins 38-31

Sep 132009
 

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Nate Charest scores the winning touchdown as the Bulldogs defeat Richmond County 38-31.

By Tim Long

The Mint Hill Times

Photos by Mark Sward swardpics.com

It looked bleak for the Butler Bulldogs at the beginning of the fourth quarter in Friday’s win over defending state champs Richmond County in Rockingham. The Bulldogs fell behind 31-17 when Quayshawn Dumas caught a six-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tedarrius Wiley with 11 minutes left in the game. Up to that point, the Raiders had scored on every series of the game except the first, and Butler looked like it might have a long drive back home.
Then came big plays on offense, and the defense which looked like a new team, and Bulldogs pulled out an improbably 38-31 win.
Coach Mike Newsome said he had to pick his team up after the Raiders took the two-touchdown lead.
“We (the coaching staff) had to get on them a little bit about not being ready to play,” Newsome said. “We had to show them that all we needed was one play. And once we scored the touchdown in the fourth quarter, they realized we can make it happen.”
The Bulldogs needed just three plays before Anthony Short caught a 19 yard touchdown pass form Christian LeMay to make it a 31-24 game. The defense then did its part, forcing the Raiders to turn the ball over on downs, and setting up another scoring drive.
“Our defense came out in the second half and shut down a really, really good offense,” Newsome said. “I thought they played tremendously in the second half and allowed us to make the big plays on offense.” Continue reading »

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 September 13, 2009  Posted by at 12:10 pm Butler High School, Sports No Responses »

CMS seeks community input on naming of new high school–not Mint Hill’s, yet

Sep 112009
 

The process for the naming of the new high school on Bailey Road is coming up. CMS representatives said it will be a few more weeks before they ask for community input naming the new Mint Hill high school. Both names of schools will be presented before the board of education on the same day.

From CMS: Continue reading »

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 September 11, 2009  Posted by at 4:39 pm Schools No Responses »

What’s in this week’s Mint Hill Times?

Sep 112009
 

Fall is around the corner, football is back, and Mint Hill Madness is just two weeks away. It’s a great time to live in Mint Hill!

In this week’s Mint Hill Times, read about the road closings in the town center due to the parade and 5K race September 26. The 5K race will start and finish at town hall just before the parade begins.

Students at Albemarle Road Middle School watch the Obama speech.

Students at Albemarle Road Middle School watch the Obama speech.

• Lacey Hampton reports on how Mint Hill area schools dealt with the controversial speech by president Obama. Local principals said very few students opted out of watching the speech.
• Speaking of Obama’s speech, columnist Leslie Southerland, a former CMS teacher and now an administrator at Queen’s Grant Prep School, said she didn’t see a whole lot she disagreed with in the speech.
• Tim Long reports on Independence High School’s big win over national powerhouse South Pointe last weekend. He also takes a look at this week’s game against West Charlotte as well as Butler’s game at Richmond County tonight.
• The Times editorial this week discusses how 9/11 will never be put to rest until those who masterminded it, in particular Osama bin Laden, are brought to justice.

“Non violence has its place in society. But in this case, where terrorists shattered lives and senses of security, we must never forget.”

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Cotswold parents learned from Mint Hill parents?

Sep 092009
 

Parents from the Cotswold area were out in force to show support for keeping their kids at East Meck.  From WSOC TV’s Web site:

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, more than 150 people from the Cotswold Neighborhood attended to try and persuade the school board to delay any decision. The board is not expected to vote on any potential change until late October or November. The discussion comes in response to the move to take hundreds of students from East Mecklenburg High School to fill the new Mint Hill High School, which opens next fall.

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 September 9, 2009  Posted by at 12:03 pm Schools No Responses »

$1 million in stimulus grants available for local diesel equipment owners

Sep 092009
 

Grants to Replace Aging Diesel Engines+ (GRADE+) will assist businesses in the Charlotte region with replacing their heavy-duty diesel equipment, vehicles or engines. More than 100,000 pieces of equipment in the 13-county region that straddles North and South Carolina are eligible to participate in this $1 million grant opportunity. GRADE+ grants are an excellent opportunity for participants to reduce maintenance costs, increase fuel efficiency and extend the life of their equipment while breathing easier financially with assistance from stimulus funds.
Past GRADE+ grant recipients include Baucom Service Inc., Blythe Development Co., Bruce R. Jenkins and Associates, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, City of Gastonia, Culp Brothers Inc., Duke Energy, Gaston County Solid Waste, Hoopaugh Grading Co., McWhirter Grading Co., Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services, Okuma America Corp., Piedmont Airlines, Radco Construction Services, TRANSFLO Terminal Services Inc. and US Airways. Continue reading »

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 September 9, 2009  Posted by at 9:48 am Mecklenburg County No Responses »

Governor’s Office Launches Twitter Page

Sep 092009
 

The Office of Governor Bev Perdue today launched a twitter page, https://twitter.com/ncgovoffice, to help citizens find the latest news and information from inside the Governor’s Office and administration.

“With only 140 characters, a little bit of twitter can go a long way toward my goal of a transparent, accountable and interactive state gov’t,” tweeted Perdue. Continue reading »

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