The Mint Hill Times

First it was the threat to split Mint Hill into several different high schools in the redistricting for the new Rocky River High School. This time, CMS is talking about closing Independence High School and moving the students to Rocky River. WBTV is reporting there is not enough support on the Board of Education to [...]

Cierra Burdick just helped her team win its first state championship two weekends ago and wasnamed Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina. Today, the a 6’2 junior at Butler was named to the third team All America for Parade Magazine. Congrats, Cierra!

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library announced today that hours for all the libraries will change April 5 as a result of the budget shortfall. The Mint Hill branch hours are as follows: Monday-Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm; Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Closed on Thursdays and Sundays. Also, David Sniffin, Manager at [...]

The Mint Hill Police Department participated in Operation Medicine Drop last week and successfully collected more than 14,000 pills.  The police department received many positive comments and encouraging feedback from citizens of Mecklenburg County about this initiative.  Due to the outpouring of support, the Mint Hill Police Department is planning to hold medicine drop offs [...]

Rep. Sue Myrick released this statement today about Congressional staffers who may be exempt from regulations established by the new health care bill. Myrick thinks all of Congress should have to participate in the new health care regulations, not just those outside of Washington. We put a call into Myrick’s Washington office to find which [...]

It’s been a topsy-turvy week in Mint Hill and the country this past week. The good news is it is spring in North Carolina, the best time of year!

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library voted this morning to keep all libraries open but with reduced hours. Here’s the full list of cuts made by the library:

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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is pulling back the reigns on closing libraries. That’s according to a press release sent out today. Library officials said that because of the outpouring of residents who don’t want to see libraries closed, staff and the board of directors decided to reexamine its strategy. However, this doesn’t mean that services [...]

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced its Student-Athlete Advisory Council today, and surprise, none of the representatives are  from Mecklenburg County.  The closest representative is from Ashbrook High School in Gastonia. Here’s the press release:

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Harold Cogdell, Jr said on Twitter Monday that he expects library officials to soon have hopeful words when it comes to closing libraries: If I were a betting man I would bet that the Public Library Board will be announcing some good news regarding branch closings on Wednesday.

County Board of Commissioner Bill James posted a Facebook entry Saturday responding to some 200 e-mails he has received regarding the library closings. In an attached PDF (which can be read here), James said the County cannot by law raise taxes in the middle of the year; it can’t sell the arena and it can’t [...]