Monthly Archives: July 2010
This week’s Mint Hill Times
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Wishes do come true for Matthews girl
Alanna Bhargava, a 9-year-old from Matthews, had a wish come true Tuesday. Alanna has a life-threatening medical condition, and through the Make-A-Wish Foundation was given a room makeover courtesy of Broyhill Furniture. Since children with severe health issues often have … Continue reading
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Rocky River, the $60 million high school, readies for business
With under a month to go before Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools begins the new year, Rocky River High School, the new, $60,000,000 school in Mint Hill, is busy with the final touches. WCNC takes a tour of the high school near Blair … Continue reading
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Five myths about charter schools
It should be no surprise to our readers that The Mint Hill Times has been a proponent of the charter school concept. We have argued many times in editorials and guest columns that removing the arbitrary cap on charter schools … Continue reading
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Library forms task force to navigate rough financial waters
At last Thursday’s Mint Hill Board of Commissioners meeting, Tina Ross wondered why the library has not begun the effort to face its future funding problems. Her question is now answered. The library announced today it is forming a task … Continue reading
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In this week’s Mint Hill Times
On newsstands now! To subscribe or pick up a copy around town, go to this link: http://www.minthilltimes.com/subscribe-to-newspaper/ • Mint Hill Stingers traveled to the state Little League Championship this week. Lacey Hampton visited the team at their send-off breakfast last … Continue reading
Perdue signs JobsNOW legislation, but who benefits?
But really, if legislators in Raleigh wanted to really kick-start job creation, why not give direct tax breaks to small businesses? Continue reading
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Myrick on board with amicus brief in support of Arizona immigration law
Sue Myrick and 75 other members of of the House and Senate filed a brief is support of the Arizona immigration law. The Department of Justice is in the process of blocking Arizona from such a law, arguing that it … Continue reading
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Cheval gets nice mention in Robb Reports Exceptional Homes
If you haven’t driven through the Cheval development in Mint Hill, you are missing out on one of the nicest horse community and housing developments in the country. How nice? They made it into a recent issue of Exceptional Homes, … Continue reading
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CMS makes gains in end-of-year test scores
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools showed improvement in 23 areas tested and the district’s graduation rate rose by almost four percentage points in the 2009-2010 school year, according to preliminary state data released July 19. CMS just released the findings today. According to … Continue reading
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Mint Hill not the only town building a new town hall
Twelve miles down Albemarle Road, the town of Locust is also building a new town hall. The town hall used to be in a small building along Highway 200. However, when widening of 24/27 began several years ago, Locust was … Continue reading
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Myrick: no abortions on military bases
Myrick, along with 179 of her colleagues, sent a letter to House and Senate leaders stating opposition to an amendment that would allow abortions on U.S. Military Bases. There are two sides to this: Federal law says that abortion is … Continue reading
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Butler cornerback interviewed at Nike 7 on 7 tournament
Dominique Brewer was one of the MVPs and the prestigious 7 on 7 football tournament at the Nike headquarters in Oregon last week. He’s got a couple of offers from colleges, but if the Butler trend follows, he should have … Continue reading
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