Weddington News

Owning a piece of Mustang history is something most of us dream about. Over the Pony car's 45-year lifespan, there have been many rare and wild factory Mustangs that any Ford fanatic would love to have in his or her garage.

Local authorities have laid out a time line to dry up flooding at Weddington's Optimist Park.

Marvin voters elected the town's youngest-ever councilman Tuesday with a vote count that was 21 times his age - which is also 21.

Election Day has passed, but official results could open the door for a recount in three races.

MONROE Seventy-four candidates are seeking election in Union County. Polls will be open today from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are 50 locations to vote across the county.

Richard Wayne Blackwell Madison Richard Wayne Blackwell, 42, beloved husband and father of 1209 Webb Loop Road, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2009.

Alexander Donoghue Monk, 19, died in a car accident at 1:15 a.m. Thursday. Trooper Pat Glass with the N.C. Highway Patrol said Monk was heading east on Beulah Church Road toward Indian Trail when he lost control of the car around a righthand curve and ran off the left side of the road, crashing into a grove of cedar trees.

A Charlotte teen was killed in a single-car crash in Union County, the North Carolina Highway Patrol says.

Municipal elections are upon us and I see a disturbing trend in the campaigning of their candidates, negative advertising.

The Village of Marvin will hold an area safety meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Weddington Chase clubhouse, off Providence Road just south of New Town Road.

Weddington needs to re-elect L.A. Smith to the town council. The massive changes to Providence Road and Rte.

The state has imposed a deadline on county and Weddington officials to reconfigure Optimist Park.

Driving through downtown Weddington will soon be easier. Because of additions made in the N.C. Highway 16 project, N.C. Department of Transportation Division 10 Director Barry Moose said access to the Weddington Corners shopping center will be increased, alleviating congestion at the intersection of Providence and Weddington roads.

WEDDINGTON a ' Board of Education members backed Union County commissioners Tuesday.

As you may know, Werner is running for a seat on the Weddington Town Council on November 3rd.

Lowes Foods is opening a new store at 5939 Weddington Monroe Road in Wesley Chapel, NC on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 a.m. Regular hours for the store will be 6:00 a.m. to midnight.

Craven Collins, William Ehrhart, Lois Fowler, Melhart Francis Gombar, Mary E. Jones , Michael Maycock, Stephen B. Merritt, Brianna Morgan, Edith Padgett, and Donald Wayne Simpson.

I would strongly encourage your readers to consider the following Candidate for Town Council Election on November 3, 2009.

Avis Barrett MONROE a ' Avis Crowe Barrett, 73, died Sunday at Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Friends and neighbors, Tuesday November 3rd is an important day for all Weddington residents.