Bill Brawley, the newly elected N.C. Representative for District 103 (which includes Mint Hill) will take the oath of office January 5th in Matthews. The event will be held at 7 pm at the Matthews Town Hall in the Commissioners Meeting Room and is open to the public.
Brawley takes the place of Jim Gulley who served more than a decade as the state representative for this area. Gulley chose not to seek another term because of health reasons.
Mint Hill Historical Society leaders Judy McWhirter, Becky Griffin, Stan Davis and Bob Rowland commemorate the purchase of new land for the society.
If you recall over the summer the Mint Hill Board of Commissioners approved a unique deal that allowed Evans Construction a Special Use Permit for minor changes to its development behind Mint Hill Village in exchange for two plots of land that the Mint Hill Historical Society could obtain for its facilities on Matthews-Mint Hill Road.
It is now official, as the Historical Society announced yesterday that it is “the proud owner of an additional 3/4 of an acre of land.”
The historical society will make improvements to the already impressive Carl J. McEwen Historic Village.
Mint Hill Police are on the look out for a man who is taking pictures of young girls. In the latest incident, a man was sitting in the passenger seat of a red full sized pick up truck Sunday taking pictures of an eight-year-old girl as she was playing in the snow. The girl was playing just outside her home on Atchinson Drive in Lawyers Station neighborhood. She told her mother that the man took three pictures of her with a Polaroid camera.
The suspect description is a white male with black and gray hair and a beard. He appeared to be approximately 40-50 years old.
The pickup truck is a red full size truck with some rust spots on it. Unlike the first reports, the suspect was not driving today. No description of the driver from today is available.
Police first heard about the man in the red truck on November 19 when he was spotted trying to persuade a six-year-old girl to come over to his truck as she got off the bus according to the mother. The incident took place in the Summerwood subdivision.
On November 22, the same truck was spotted in the Versage neighborhood off Truelight Church Road. Three young girls were walking in the neighborhood when the man in the red truck pulled up beside them and began taking pictures.
Anyone with information is requested to contact Mint Hill Police at 704-889-2231. Information can be reported anonymously.
Former Butler quarterback Christian LeMay will play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl this week in Myrtle Beach. While the game is not as big as other high school all star games, it still pulls from some of the best players in the country.By now, most know about the plight of LeMay. Suspended from school for breaking the CMS conduct code, his parents decided to home school him for his senior season in preparation for playing quarterback for the University of Georgia next year. LeMay plans to enroll in Georgia in January and has already had three practices with the team as they prepare for their bowl game.
Randolph Balzer, a handyman from Charlotte, has some extra cash on hand after winning $100,000 instantly. He scratched off the $100,000 prize on a $200 Million Extravaganza instant game in the N.C. Education Lottery.
“I still can’t believe it,” Balzer said as he claimed his prize money. “I never dreamed I would win on a scratch-off like this. I thought I would win on Cash 5.”
He purchased his winning ticket, worth $68,006 after taxes, at the Xpress Shop on Idlewild Road in Mint Hill. This is the store at the corner of Idlewild Road and Margaret Wallace.
Matthews Mayor Jim Taylor is one of 300 mayors across the Carolinas who will put down the sodas for the month of January and instead drink water. The challenge was made by the non-profit No Fizz Charlotte, a non-profit organization “dedicated to advocating for healthy hydration and awareness about the dangers of soda for children and families in the Carolinas.”
The folks at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Idlewild Road helped 30 families at the Double Oak Community Center have a more merry Christmas. Volunteers gave food, clothing and presents to the families to help spread the holiday cheer. More than 75 people from the church volunteered including the Boy Scouts, youth ministry and Knights of Columbus.
Played on December 17 at Rocky River.
A 6-year old child is in critical condition and his grandmother is in stable condition at CMC Charlotte after being attacked by a pit bull Wednesday. Mint Hill Police and Medic were called to 4514 Matthews-Mint Hill Road in reference to an attack on a 6 year old. Upon arrival, officers found Muriel Price, grandmother to the child, had also been injured by the pit bull. Ms. Price lives at the house next door and was contacted by a family member who stated that her grandson had been hurt. In the process of running to the house next door, the pit bull attacked her. Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Control took custody of the pit bull on 12-22-2010. The investigation is still pending and police are evaluating whether criminal charges will be sought. The pit bull lived at the address where the attack happened and belonged to a family member of the 6 year old.
LeMay led Butler to a state championship in his junior season. (Photo By Mark Sward)
Former Butler standout quarterback Christian LeMay officially joined the Georgia Bulldogs practices in the past three days. LeMay missed his senior season at Butler because of violations of CMS Code of Conduct and has been home-schooled this year. He planned to enroll in Georgia this spring. LeMay threw 44 touchdown passes and just two interceptions in his junior season at Butler, leading the team to its first state football championship. He is ranked as one of the best quarterback prospects coming out of high school.
Christmas time is about giving, and one Mint Hill resident and her family are giving one of the most valuable gifts of them all: Their time. The Lake Wylie Pilot reports that Jennifer Ballard of Mint Hill and some of her family pitched in to help wrap presents for 14 hospice families in the Lake Wylie area.
“We aren’t doing much for ourselves this year, but we wanted to help other people. Instead, we want to give to people who need it.
“I have my family, a house, income … I everything I need,” she said.
The Civitas Institute released a poll today showing North Carolinians are in favor of tax cuts to spur job growth by a large number. According to the live caller poll of 600 likely voters, 77 percent said they would support cutting taxes to
encourage job creation even if it may require additional cuts in government spending in the short run. Nineteen percent of voters said they do not support cutting taxes.
“North Carolina voters’ support spurring job creation by cutting state taxes even if this requires more cuts to government services and spending,” said Civitas Institute Francis De Luca.
A poll questions that we would like them to ask is where, specifically, people would like to reduce spending in order to pay for tax cuts. Education? Health and human services?
