On Monday and Tuesday there were home invasions in the Danbrook Park and Olde Sycamore subdivisions. Police think suspect is responsible for both and now have a better idea of what kind of car he was driving. A neighbor in the Olde Sycamore was able to provide still photographs from a home security video system of the suspect vehicle passing by. Continue reading »
Mint Hill Police responded to Earp’s BP located at 7020 Brighton Park Drive last Wednesday at 3 pm in reference to a larceny of purse from vehicle in the parking lot. Security cameras at the gas station show the suspect as being a white female, with brown hair worn in a ponytail, approximately 35-40 years of age. The suspect is seen exiting a silver in color SUV type vehicle in the parking lot.
Mint Hill Police are on the lookout for suspects in two recent home invasions, one in Danbrook Park on Monday and the other in Olde Sycamore today. Both suspects fled the scene in burgundy vehicles. Continue reading »
Avery Mitchell
Albemarle Road Middle School Principal Avery Mitchell was named the 2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at a surprise announcement held at the school. Mitchell, who is in her first full year at Albemarle Road Middle, was previously the principal at Crestdale Middle for four years.
During her time at Crestdale, the school was recognized as a North Carolina School of Distinction and made its goals for student academic growth. Mitchell was granted freedom and flexibility with accountability by Superintendent Peter C. Gorman during the program’s first year of implementation in April 2008. Crestdale was named a 2009 National School to Watch, an award recognizing middle schools for academic achievement, adolescent development and equitable education.
In March 2009, Mitchell was chosen by the superintendent to move to Albemarle Road Middle as part of the Strategic Staffing Initiative, which places high-performing administrators in high-need schools.
“This has tested my leadership skills and my ability to make strategic changes that will positively affect the school’s culture and student learning,” Mitchell said. “I am working closely with the administrative team, staff, parents and students to develop a culture that focuses on collaboration, rigor and continuous learning. Continue reading »
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The Bojangles Restaurant in Mint Hill was robbed at gun point this morning according to Mint Hill Police. The incident occurred at 9075 Lawyers Road at 5:18 am. Upon the officers arrival three employees stated they were just robbed at gunpoint by an unknown black male subject inside the restaurant.
The employees stated that the suspect was wearing a green bandanna over his face and may have had some sort of gloves on. The employees gave the following description of the subject:
Black Male / 5’ 8” to 5’10” / 180-200lbs / early 20’s / wearing brown hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, black boots, and lime green bandanna over face.
The suspect took money from the restaurant and fled on foot in an unknown direction. Mint Hill Police have no further information at this time.
Mint Hill Police are asking for assistance from anyone who may have information on this incident to contact police at 704-545-1085. After Hours please contact dispatch at 704-889-2231.
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Elvis Fan Club of Matthews-Mint Hill is supporting this benefit show Saturday, October 17 at 6 pm to raise money for the North Carolina State Korean War Veterans Memorial, to be built in Mint Hill Park on Fairview. The show will take place at the Indian Trail VFW, 100 VFW Lane in Stallings. Featured entertainers are The Carolina Blues Brothers, country singer Carrie Zohn, and Elvis tribute artist Chuck Ayers. Tickets are $25 a person, and includes the show and an Italian buffet dinner, with dessert. Dinner at 6 pm, Show at 7 pm. Advance tickets can be bought by calling 704-496-4709 or 704-545-6618. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the show. The KWVA is selling pavers to anyone who would like their loved one’s name immortalized in the memorial. It is open to any veteran of any war and military service. The pavers are a thick, beautiful granite and start at $200. They will be taking orders for pavers at the show.
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A drawing of the proposed Mint Hill Commons
Next week’s Board of Commissioners meeting has been canceled because of lack of business. Also, town officials will meet with representatives of American Asset Corporation on October 28 at 7 pm to continue the public hearing, discussion and decision on Special Use Permit #09-4, a special use permit for the mixed use development on the land behind Mint Hill Festival. Developers have asked the town for permission to alter the parking lot so that there are more spaces. The anchors of the development said they need a certain amount of spaces before they can commit.
The scene at town hall Monday night at the candidates forum.
This week is the Mint Hill Times’ annual health and fitness issue. We have lots of good ideas how you can stay physically and mentally fit. We also are the only news outlet to cover the candidates forum at town hall on Monday. It may be getting cooler outside, but the races for school board, commissioner and mayor are heating up!
This week’s paper:
• Most of the candidates for BOE District 6 and Mint Hill Commissioner attended the Mint Hill Women’s Club Candidate Forum on Monday. In the mayoral race, Larry Bumgarner attended, while Mayor Ted Biggers was out with an illness. Read why each of the candidates think they are the right candidate for their respective offices.
• Did Larry Bumgarner help with the founding of the Mint Hill Police Department? At the forum he said he did. Commissioner Lloyd Austin, who was on the board the time the department was started, said no. Read Bumgarner’s letter regarding the situation in this week’s Times, plus read Mayor Ted Biggers recollection of how and why the department was started. It was Biggers who was mayor at the time the department began.
• Check out the many advertisements from local health organizations. If you live in Mint Hill, the quality health options are numerous!
• The Levine Center has been a blessing for local seniors in this area. Read Lacey Hampton’s story on what it does to help maintain good physical and mental health of our seniors in this area.
• Got kids and worried about H1N1 in CMS? Lacey reports that CMS is fully prepared if an outbreak did occur. They are also focused on educating kids and parents on ways to avoid the flu.
• It’s less than a month away before the gigantic battle between Mint Hill’s two high school football teams–Independence and Butler–both teams are still undefeated and getting tons of national recognition. Read about Butler’s trouncing of East Meck last week, and Independence’s win over Providence.
Jacob Charest, former Butler quarterback, could get his first snaps behind center for the Illinois Illini Saturday, the Daily Illini reported. Illinois takes on Indiana.
Either senior Juice Williams or junior Eddie McGee will get the nod as the starting signal caller for Saturday, but Charest offers a different game than the two dual-threat quarterbacks.
“When Jacob’s in there the offense maybe does change a little bit,” Zook said. “Not that Jacob can’t move around, but the option isn’t exactly his forte. Maybe down the road when we get into those situations, but it’s just hard to get three guys ready to do each week.”
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools is hosting a community meeting Thursday, October 15, from 6:30-8 pm at Mint Hill Library (Community Room) to ask for recommendations for a name for the new high school under construction off Truelight Church Road in Mint Hill. During the meeting, visitors may submit their recommendations for a name for the school and meet Principal Mark Nixon.
It’s been a hot topic around Mint Hill the past month–what the new high school in Mint Hill should be called. Hardly any of the CMS students in Mint Hill will attend the school when it opens in 2010, and this has led to some to come up with creative names for the school. In last week’s Mint Hill Times, one resident took out an advertisement saying the school should be called “Robin Hood High School,” with the idea that CMS has “taken from the rich to give to the poor.” Some other creative names? Gerry Mander High, Mint Hill-less High and Benedict Arnold High School. Continue reading »
Residents and staff from Plantation Estates in Matthews and Park Pointe Village in Rock Hill, recently collected 19, 725 pounds of food to benefit Matthews Help Center, Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen and Hope House. ACTS Retirement-Life Communities is a not-for profit, faith-based organization that is committed to the mission of serving the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of seniors. Continue reading »
