Category Archives: Transportation
Update on Matthews traffic accident
Matthews Police responded to a vehicle collision on US 74 at Interstate 485 today around 12:30 pm. The initial investigation shows that a 2005 Honda Accord, occupied only by one person was traveling eastbound on US 74 at a high … Continue reading
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Got a lead foot? Better watch out for the next few weeks
Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that the N.C. State Highway Patrol and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program are kicking off Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed to catch speeders on North Carolina’s highways. Local law enforcement agencies will join troopers … Continue reading
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List of MUMPO projects ready for Fed’s stimulus money
In today’s Mint Hill Times there is an article about Mint Hill’s maneuvering to collect stimulus money–if it comes available. Here is a complete list of the projects the Metropolitan Union Mecklenburg Planning Organization will submit to the state DOT. … Continue reading
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Mint Hill man dies in helicopter crash
Mark Bartlett of Mint Hill died in helicopter crash this morning. According to published reports, the helicopter clipped a power line and crashed in Monroe. Bartlett was 46 years old. A second man, Justin Travis, was also involved in the … Continue reading
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Gas price puzzler
Over this weekend, area gas prices were in the $2.49 per gallon range. This extended from Mint Hill as far south as Westinghouse Boulevard (Exit 1 off I-77). Crossing the state line to Carowinds Blvd—just an eye blink away—gas prices … Continue reading
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Car crashes into restaurant on Albemarle Road
If you were up early this morning and were driving along Albemarle Road, you might have noticed EMS on Farm Pond Road. They were responding to an incident where a car plowed into the Paradise Gardens restaurant. There’s no word … Continue reading
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How cuts in the DMV will affect you
[singlepic=231,270,190,,right]If you are going to the DMV in Charlotte or Raleigh, better get there well before 5 pm for now on. As a part of Gov. Mike Easley’s push to reduce spending, DMV offices will no longer help anyone after … Continue reading
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New cure for cell phone, driving addiction
People have become so addicted to cell phone use, they need a computer system to tell the caller and texter the message can’t be received because they are driving. Nationwide Insurance unveiled a new technology today with Aegis Mobility and … Continue reading
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The taxpayers’ role in the new Lynx train line
[singlepic=193,320,240,,right]Last fall, the big policy question in Mecklenburg County was the half-cent sales tax to pay for a north corridor train. The tax passed easily in the November referendum, and the train looks as though it will be built, albeit … Continue reading
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The ravages of Hurricane Mike (and Roy)
With the economy in a tailspin, the last thing we needed was a gas shortage. Some people have been camping out at gas stations just to be able to fill their cars. John Hood, Mint Hill native and president of … Continue reading
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CATS wants your input on southeast Lynx line
[singlepic=168,320,240,,center] Want a Lynx line in Matthews? You may want to voice your opinion at this meeting From CATS.
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Two-thirds in NC support domestic drilling
[singlepic=166,220,140,,center]That’s what an Elon University poll found as reported by the Charlotte Business Journal. Further, 79 percent feel domestic oil and gas should be kept at home. Those aren’t surprising numbers; what is surprising is that Congress has still not … Continue reading
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Area gas stations subpoenaed
Attorney General Roy Cooper sent subpoenas to seven gasoline retailers on Monday, some of whom were reportedly charging as much as $5.49 a gallon for regular gas on Friday. Cooper said retailers will have 10 days to explain why their … Continue reading
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