Waxhaw News

Top athletes from across the state of North Carolina will compete in a second consecutive weekend of track and field as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds additional state championships in the sport.

Two proposed apartment complexes in Indian Trail could make a bad traffic situation worse according to some on town council and a recent traffic study, though developers say the projects could benefit local businesses needing the customers.

Federal court documents state Chad Blume, a volunteer for a cheerleading organization, traded in a car at a Ford dealership in Indian Trail.

State Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Waxhaw, told a publisher at a recent hearing, "I am the senator.

The ongoing revolutionary circus continues unabated in Raleigh, as the General Assembly keeps piling up a record of screwing ordinary North Carolinians while handing over the state to big business interests.

So, now the message seems to be: "I'm a senator. You're a citizen. You need to be tested." On Monday, North Carolina's Senate passed legislation - mostly along party lines - that requires applicants for the state's cash and worker-training welfare program to take drug tests to qualify for benefits.

Located in Waxhaw, N.C., this 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom property is set on a private street, with a golf course view.

When seeking an example of bad government and arrogance on the part of an elected official, look no further than Sen.

Bill Haslam, the Republican governor of the Volunteer State, signed legislation that keeps the job of informing the public about government business out of government's hands.

Last Sunday, I shared the unfolding efforts in the legislature to lift the requirement local governments publish their notices - of new ordinances, public hearings, proposed annexations and the like - in general circulation newspapers.

We do know that we'd like to see him become ex-Sen. Tommy Tucker the next time he comes around for re-election. Because he's forgotten - if he ever knew - what his position is and how it relates to those who elected him.