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Tuesday Jun 30 | Charlotte.com

CDOT: Toll road would worsen ozone woes

The environmental impact statement for the Monroe Connector/Bypass says the new expressway won't have any effect on the region's poor air quality, and that it won't cause people to drive more miles.

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Related Topix: Monroe, NC, Environmental Law, Law

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

UNC tuition exemption returns to budget spotlight

Whether to give discounts to groups that pay tuition for University of North Carolina students who excel on the field or in the classroom still isn't settled four years after the practice began.

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Related Topix: Chapel Hill, NC, Raleigh Metro, Western Carolina University

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Charlotte.com

Dentist charged with growing pot

A Union County dentist has been arrested on multiple charges related to the discovery of 54 marijuana plants at his home, the sheriff's office says.

5 comments

Related Topix: Marshville, NC

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Salisbury Post

Dillard retiring as Cabarrus Public Library director

CONCORD a ' Tom Dillard will retire July 30 from his position as director of the four-branch Cabarrus County Public Library system.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Concord, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Eure, NC

Mon Jun 22, 2009

MSNBC

A peek at the week | Cuts to United Way expected

Stuff the Bus: The homeless needs have increased drastically within the last couple of months.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, US Politics, Eric Cantor, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Gastonia, NC

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Charlotte.com

Severe thunderstorm watch issued

Strong thunderstorms are pounding the Charlotte area again this evening, producing a host of warnings but few reports of actual damage.

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Related Topix: Anson County, NC, Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Charlotte.com

Perdue: Raise taxes to save Charlotte's teachers

Bev Perdue speaks at Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School about her education priorities as state budget negotiations aproceed in the General Assembly.

2 comments

Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, Gorman, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Charlotte.com

Girl, 9, reports attempted abduction

Officers in Union County are investigating an attempted child abduction. A 9-year-old girl told her parents that two black men in a van pulled up to her in the Somerset neighborhood and asked her to get inside.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

WCNC-TV Charlotte

9-year-old reports attempted abduction in Waxhaw

Officers in Union County are investigating an attempted child abduction. A 9-year-old girl told her parents that two black men in a van pulled up to her in the Somerset neighborhood and asked her to get inside.

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Related Topix: Waxhaw, NC

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Charlotte.com

Work on controversial gas pipeline begins

MONROE A new 43-mile natural gas pipeline, which has caused rancorous land negotiations in northern Union County, consternation in neighboring Cabarrus County and a pending N.C. Utilities Commission complaint, is about one-fifth done and moving forward.

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Related Topix: Monroe, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Mooresville, NC, Midland, NC

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Charlotte.com

Union County Schools leader honored

Union County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Davis is the 2009-2010 N.C. Southwest Regional Superintendent of the Year.

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Related Topix: Statesville, NC

Thu Jun 11, 2009

WCNC-TV Charlotte

7-year-old helps save mother's life

Three months ago, a Union County girl called 911 when her mother had an emergency.

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Related Topix: Stallings, NC

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Charlotte Observer

3 newcomers get in on a hot market

Shoppers pick through the fresh vegetables at the Meeting Street Market at Cedar Walk in south Charlotte Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Life, Food, Vegetables, Indian Trail, NC, Matthews, NC, Mint Hill, NC

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Charlotte.com

Layoffs for Union County schools?

MONROE Union County Schools like many other school systems in the south Charlotte suburbs are preparing for budget shortfalls that could mean teacher layoffs, larger classes and postponing maintenance work for older schools.

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Related Topix: Monroe, NC

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Charlotte.com

Waxhaw man killed; suspect sought

Union County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a neighbor Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Waxhaw, NC, Charlotte, NC

Tue Jun 02, 2009

WBT-AM Charlotte

Abused woman in NC dreads release of ex-husband

Heather Thompson's blackened and bloodied face has served as a warning to battered women in North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Metro, Salisbury, NC

Mon Jun 01, 2009

MSNBC

Town councilwoman accused of forging will

Denise Whitley, a former mayor and current councilwoman in this small Union County town, is charged with forgery and obtaining property under false pretences.

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Related Topix: Marshville, NC

WCNC

Union County proposes capping fire department spending

A Union County Commission proposal could scuttle a planned volunteer fire station.

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Related Topix: Wesley Chapel, NC, Fire

Sun May 31, 2009

Charlotte.com

Work may start on Indian trail intersection

Improvements to the intersection of Faith Church Road and Unionville-Indian Trail Road, one of the area's most dangerous, may start in a few weeks.

4 comments

Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Indian Trail, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC

Fri May 29, 2009

Charlotte.com

Lawyer pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

A third lawyer has agreed to plead guilty in a mortgage fraud operation involving six pricey Union County neighborhoods and Charlotte's Piper Glen golf course community.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Charlotte, NC

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