Union County News

Leaders in Indian Trail will get their chance later this month to make amendments to a $12.3 million proposed budget that as of now has no tax increase but does earmark $35,000 to determine if the town needs more Union County Sheriff's Office deputies.

After nearly seven years of deliberation about a site for the new Weddington water tower, town council members voted unanimously this week on a resolution in favor of putting it on Hemby Road.

Union County sheriff's investigators say the suspect in a stabbing death last weekend had been found in a Charlotte, N.C., hospital.

Sheriffs Eddie Cathy of Union County, David Carpenter of Lincoln, and Terry Johnson of Alamance, among others, criticize what they consider a lack of border security.

Residents from Marvin and Weddington had their chance this week to learn more about a planned power line, voicing health and aesthetic concerns about the line's path.

First Book-Charlotte, founded in 2006 by Erin McClure and Colleen Ludington, is part of the First Book national organization.

Among them is a proposal to hire retired BellSouth executive Krista Tillman to help guide the county in the search for a new manager and to lead a study on effectiveness and efficiency of government operations.

Union County resident Bea Colson. In 1985, she led the fight to get the county to approve changing the name of Negro Head Creek.

Another North Carolina county is being warned about a possible lawsuit because county commissioners frequently open public meetings with Christian prayers.

Monroe, N.C. -- PETA has fired off a letter to Ronnie Parker, general manager of Monroe, N.C.-based Circle S Ranch, Inc., asking him to institute a policy immediately against hiring and contracting with drivers who have a record of driving-related offenses or who have been found to have been at fault in an accident.

Crews are hard at work cleaning up the mess in Monroe after a cargo train collided with a big rig in Union County on Tuesday.

Contributed photo 4-Her Delani Reep, passes around her Fruit Salsa for the judges to taste during County Activity Day.

The incident was reported just before 5 p.m. at Old Charlotte Highway and N. Rocky River Road, according to Union County EMS.

The NC Department of Transportation released an updated schedule for the environmental study of the Monroe Bypass project in Mecklenburg and Union counties, nearly a year after a federal court threw out the state's original environmental analysis for the project and ordered the state to go back to the drawing board.

A 71 year old aircraft is offering a moving tribute to the World War Two Tuskegee Airmen, and the amazing plane that helped make them famous.

If the devil is in the details, then the saints might reside in the general principles that Gov.

The best part of the upcoming weekend will be at the very beginning -- today -- according to National Weather Service meteorologists, who say the Charlotte region will see plenty of rain Saturday and Sunday.

Nearly one year after the severe beating that left Kilah Davenport fighting for her life, North Carolina's elected officials have taken a strong stance against child abuse with Kilah's Law - a state legislation requiring convicted child abusers spend at least 25 years behind bars.

The winners of the N.C. Department of Transporation's Equipment Roadeo," held in Concord April 2-3, were, from left, Dustin Thompson, Stanly County Maintenance - Single Axle Truck; Billy Sikes, Anson County Maintenance - Tandem Axle Truck; Henry Bryant, Bituminous Unit - Low Boy Truck; Josh Eudy, Union County Maintenance - Backhoe; Roy Poplin, ... (more)

RALEIGH With 4-year-old Kilah Davenport sitting silently alongside, North Carolina Gov.