Monthly Archives: February 2012

Commissioners have to choose between deficits, cutting services by Brian Carlton In order to move ahead with a tax cut, Union County commissioners have to decide what services they’re willing… Read more »

Majority will pay an additional $2.30 per month by Brian Carlton Most Union County residents will see a slight increase in their water bills starting next year. County commissioners voted… Read more »

Attorney General asks people not to give out bank information by Brian Carlton Residents from Union County and across North Carolina are being targeted by con artists, in the wake… Read more »

Commissioners approve site study, tell town to pick one by Brian Carlton Before moving forward with a water tower, county commissioners want to make sure the town of Weddington will… Read more »

Weddington residents create websites, groups for and against a municipal fire district by Brian Carlton The one thing the two sides in the debate over how to fund Providence fire… Read more »

District also records low number of suspended students by Brian Carlton Union County Public Schools had one of the ten lowest dropout rates in North Carolina last year, with 233… Read more »

Report ends six month state investigation by Brian Carlton The Marshville facility of Pilgrim’s Pride faces 34 alleged violations, after state officials completed a six month investigation. The report from… Read more »

Sons of Confederate Veterans dedicate gravestone to black Confederate veteran by Josh Whitener Nearly 82 years after his death, Aaron Perry finally received the honor he was due. Descendents of… Read more »

Students put reading to the test in annual Battle of the Books competition by Josh Whitener For some preteens, reading 27 books might sound like a bad homework assignment, but… Read more »