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MONROE – Monroe is a destination for great food. The city has a downtown with unique cuisine and a commercial corridor along U.S. 74 with proven restaurant concepts that attract both residents and commuters.

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WINGATE – An increase in substance abuse during the pandemic has been well documented, coinciding with an upward trend in opioid overdoses in the United States. At the same time, there is a dearth of behavioral health counselors ready to treat patients.

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MONROE – Superintendent Andrew Houlihan and other leaders surprised the Principal of the Year finalists March 4 at their respective schools. 

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INDIAN TRAIL – Allegacy Federal Credit Union presented Common Heart a check for $2,024 at the recent grand opening of its newest financial center at 307 Unionville-Indian Trail Road. 

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Black History Month not only offers an opportunity to look back at the past but it’s also a good point to highlight people who are leading the Union County area into the future. This list highlights 50 Black leaders in business, education, government, nonprofits and other sectors of the community. 

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CHAPEL HILL – Seven basketball teams in Union County won their first-round match-ups in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association playoffs. The other seven teams from Union County lost in the first round. 

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INDIAN TRAIL – The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization awarded $163,489 to the Town of Indian Trail for two solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations. They’ll be installed at either Crooked Creek Park or Chestnut Square Park.  

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MONROE – Union County commissioners voted 3-2 on a measure that prohibits depositing fluoride or any chemical containing fluoride into water treatment plants and systems the county owns or operates. This won’t include water from the Catawba River Water Treatment Plant, which is jointly owned…

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GREENSBORO – Student-athletes from Cuthbertson, Monroe, Porter Ridge, Providence, South Mecklenburg, Weddington and Union Academy were among top finishers at the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s 2024 Wrestling Championships on Feb. 18 at the Greensboro Coliseum.

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INDIAN TRAIL – Kimberli’s Place owner Heather Klaus told the Indian Trail Town Council on Feb. 13 that she believes the town is showing favoritism to the Union West Rotary Club over other nonprofits by letting the group hold its weekly meetings in town hall. 

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MONROE – Multiple dentists spoke about the benefits of fluoride during a Feb. 5 hearing but they couldn’t sway a majority of county commissioners against banning it from the water system.

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INDIAN TRAIL – Indian Trail Town Council has rezoned a quarter-acre lot near Union Preparatory Academy from single-family residential to general business district.