Matthews News

It's a new season of "Big Brother" and the Chen-Bot is back with baby in utero. Although, you'd barely notice when you first see our host Julie Chen, from the front, clad in all black.

A Wilmington businessman has been elected chairman of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission.

Jordan Lloyd from Matthews, NC, will be on the new season of "Big Brother 11," which premieres tomorrow night at 8pm on CBS.

The goal this year for "Red, White and Boom" in Uptown was to get the same amount of "boom" for less buck.

Town of Matthews Mayor Lee Myers announced today he will not seek a 10th term. Myers has served as mayor of the town for 18 years - " currently he is the longest serving active mayor in Mecklenburg County.

The cast of the upcoming "Big Brother 11" were announced today as was the twist for the season - having the cast divided up into high school cliques.

Jordan Lloyd of Matthews will be one of the contestants on the next installment of the CBS reality series "Big Brother." Lloyd, 22, who works as a waitress, will be seen on the show, which returns for its 11th season next week.

There was a fire at East Coast Container Corporation Monday around 4:45 p.m. The business is located in the 3200 block of Campus Ridge Road.

Investigators may not know until Tuesday what caused this fire at an industrial plant in Matthews.

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County firefighters are battling a fire at a warehouse south of Matthews.

Mint Hill and Matthews have some big plans for this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July.

RALEIGH A woman who relearned dance after having surgery for a curved spine has been named Miss North Carolina.

Matthews police are investigating a man who allegedly took pictures with a cell phone of women in a restroom of a Matthews pediatrician's office.

Fatherhood sure has changed since Ward Cleaver raised the Beaver. Need proof? Check out "The Book of Dads," edited by Ben George.

The Children's World Museum is back in business in Matthews. Last week, co-founder Jerry Helms closed the year-old Museum in Mint Hill citing a lack of support from the town's elected officials.

Jerry and Sue Helms, the founders of the Children's World Museum, will present an overview of the museum to the Matthews town council tonight.

Jim Black, 74, is serving a prison term in Lewisburg, Pa., for accepting illegal payments while speaker of the N.C. House.

Larceny was reported at 8:48 p.m. at a garage on the 300 block of Madison Avenue.

Curious little item in the real estate transactions listed in last week's Charlotte Business Journal , which I now repeat verbatim: James B. Sr.

The Town of Matthews will continue its maintenance on Town streets this summer. The first project includes patching streets in the Heathers subdivision area.