Tag Archives: Mint Hill
Independence students push on in trophy restoration
By Derek Lacey / Staff Writer For an entire school year, students at Independence High School have been working to restore a chunk of school history from rusting and decaying in the basement. The Independence DREAM Team, a group of student … Continue reading
Local graduates stand out
Derek Lacey / Staff Writer Makaylah Heyward, Rocky River High School Makaylah Heyward is the definition of a standout student, involved in plenty of extracurriculars, a leader among her peers, and driven. She transferred from Harding University High School to … Continue reading
Camp SOAR hits new heights in thirteenth year
By Derek Lacey / Staff Writer Bob Bowler has been a volunteer with Special Olympics for 29 years. In that time, he noticed that everything shut down in the summer, and saw the need for a camp for Special Olympics athletes. … Continue reading
It’s Your Business: MaidPro
Kurt Van Horn has been running a home cleaning service for the past seven years. Starting out in Wingate, with Clean Carolina, Van Horn grew the business as far as he could by himself, and at the be- ginning of … Continue reading
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Tagged cleaning services, East Charlotte, maid companies, MaidPro, Mint Hill
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Philadelphia Presbyterian working to increase organ donation awareness
An organ donation can save a life. Sometimes, it is the only thing that can, and knowing as much as possible about how the organ donation system works could help save many lives. According to the United States Department of … Continue reading
Mint Hill News of Note: May 30
June Tunes This June, the Town of Mint Hill is once again hosting June Tunes, a concert series featuring live performances from different bands each Friday evening, at 7:30, at the Mint Hill Town Hall, 4430 Mint Hill Village … Continue reading
Chamber hears healthcare reform update at monthly luncheon
Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce members were updated on the latest happenings and developments with their chamber at the monthly luncheon, May 23, at Pine Lake Country Club. The Chamber’s newlydesigned website, www.minthillchamberofcommerce.com, designed by Michael Habenicht at Kaleidoscopic, Inc. … Continue reading
Board discusses peddling, graffiti at May meeting
The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners discussed graffiti and peddling at a short meeting May 23. The issue of graffiti was first brought to the council a few weeks ago, after some property in town had been vandalized with spray … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Commissioners, Brian Welch, graffiti, Kevin Bringewatt, Mint Hill, peddling, Tim Ledford
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At a glance: Town projects
Novant Mint Hill Novant Health, formerly Presbyterian, is still on track to break ground on their new location in Mint Hill in 2014, and to complete the hospital in 2016, two years earlier than the initial plans. The location, at … Continue reading
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Tagged bain elementary, Board of Commissioners, Charlotte meckenburg, Development, library, Mint Hill, Novant health, town
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BOC hears presentations on roundabout, fire tax
The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners and Mint Hill residents were updated on two important town issues at the meeting last Thursday, May 9. Scott Cole, Division Traffic Engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation gave a presentation about … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Commissioners, fire service district tax, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, Mint Hill, roundabout
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HAWK: keeping Mecklenburg for the animals
Mecklenburg County can lose up to 41 acres per day to development, and one organization has started in their own backyards to get some of those acres back for the Mecklenburg area’s wildlife. Habitat and Wildlife Keepers, or HAWK, is … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Habitat and Wildlife Keepers, HAWK, Matthews, Mint Hill, wildlife
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Goose Creek Moratorium lifted
By Derek Lacey / Staff Writer The moratorium on new water connections in the Goose Creek basin has been lifted after more than a decade. The moratorium, first established in 2002 to protect the federally endangered Carolina Heelsplitter Mussel, was … Continue reading
The Rain Exchange: saving water, saving money
Water is expensive. It’s a necessity. It’s a commodity. And it falls right out of the sky. Mark Hazen and Michael Helms realized this, and realized that water shortages can be a serious problem and expense to homeowners, and have … Continue reading
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Tagged grey water, Mint Hill, The Rain Exchange, water conservancy
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