Category Archives: Around Town

News Notes and Happenings

Business Expo The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce is holding its first-ever business expo March 14, 4–7 pm, at Blair road United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 9135 Blair Road. The Expo is free to attend. For more information, visit … Continue reading

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Mint Hill Middle/Queen’s Grant locked down for gun scare

This morning, Mint Hill Middle School and Queen’s Grant community school were briefly placed on lockdown, after Mint Hill Police received a call saying there was a man with a gun near the area. No suspect was found, and Mint … Continue reading

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Search underway for missing girl

Kiley Hegger, a 13-year-old South Charlotte girl, has been missing for more than two days and a search is underway. The family suspects that Kiley snuck out her bedroom window in only her pajamas, to meet a person the family … Continue reading

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A special birthday request

  Abigael Aycock is 8 years old. Her birthday was February 9. There was a party with friends, family, games, and fun, but one thing was missing: presents. Abby didn’t want any presents for her birthday–not for herself anyway. She … Continue reading

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Mint Hill shopping center sells for $2.5 million

The Mint Hill Festival Shopping Center, located at the corner of Lawyers Road and Matthews Mint Hill Road, was purchased earlier this month by Sierra Building Group, a Canadian real estate firm. The 59,077-square-foot facility cost Sierra $2.5 million, and … Continue reading

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Indy basketball advances to round two of state tourney

The Independence Patriots basketball team moved one step closer to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tournament last Monday night, with a narrow first-round playoff win against the RJ Reynolds High School Demons. The game was close and … Continue reading

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February reminds pet owners to brush teeth

Your dog’s bad breath might tell you more than what type of snack he found out in the yard. Bad breath, along with red and swollen gums, brown teeth, frequent pawing at the mouth, and reluctance to eat hard foods, … Continue reading

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Keeping an eye on mange

“Just imagine your dog with all its hair fallen out, and it smells like yeast, really badly.” That’s how Nancy Yaeger, veterinary technician at Heart and Hand Veterinary Clinic in Matthews, described mange. Mange is a skin disease caused by … Continue reading

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Pet pictures from our readers

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UNCC Alumni induct Esther Rose Erwin to Hall of Fame

Esther Rose Erwin loved. She loved teaching, she loved her friends and family, and she loved the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Rose was recently inducted into the UNCC Alumni Hall of Fame posthumously. She received four degrees from the … Continue reading

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“Well Seen and Captured” opens at MHA

Visitors packed in Mint Hill Arts’ gallery last Friday night, February 8, to see more than 140 photographs for the opening reception of MHA’s annual photography-only show, “Well Seen and Captured.” The walls in MHA’s gallery were lined from ceiling … Continue reading

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Library’s Strategic Plan discussed at community forum

Citizens and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library officials met at the Mint Hill branch library for a community forum Thursday, February 7, to discuss the future of the library. The meeting was the last in a series of community forums at various library … Continue reading

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Submit your pet photos!

Submit photos of your pet for publication in our pet issue February 21! Send them to derek@minthilltimes.com by February 18 and we’ll publish them in the paper!  

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