Davidson tax hike to cover new waste fees
DAVIDSON – The town is maintaining course – with a May 24 public hearing the next stage – to raise property taxes to offset a funding shortfall trend for solid waste services. At...
‘Final location’ for historic tenant house secured
CORNELIUS – The newest chapter in the saga surrounding the tenant house could be its last. With unanimous approval from the Cornelius town board May 16, the historic and heavily...
Huntersville budget pursues 14 new town positions, unchanged tax rate
HUNTERSVILLE – With hurdles remaining on a municipal budget decision – May 16’s public hearing has been continued until June 6, with at least one commissioner stating he can’t support...
Lake Norman High softball coach arrested for sex-related charges
MOORESVILLE – The softball coach at Lake Norman High School was arrested Wednesday on felony sex-related charges. According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, LNHS staff members notified the School...
MOORESVILLE ELECTION: McHenry, Sawyer secure bids; Ward 3 race tight
Primary elections involving Mooresville sand southern Iredell County not deliver many surprises Tuesday, but in many races, there is now clarity related to who faces who in November. In the...
Traffic stops on out-of-towners lead to charges for illegal narcotics, weapons
MOORESVILLE – Two Charlotte-area men were arrested recently on drug and weapons charges after Mooresville Police Department traffic stops. Both arrests resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics and firearms...
LCSO investigating generator theft from Tractor Supply
DENVER – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a May 15 theft of a generator from the Tractor Supply on Gilman Road. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were...
Lincoln County boards talk future, short-term growth
LINCOLNTON – Representatives of Kimley-Horn, a Charlotte-based planning and design consulting firm, have laid out initial steps for developing Blueprint 2043, a joint Land Use Plan and Capital Investment Plan...
Sheriff seeks public’s help searching for missing Lincoln County teen
LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager. Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Hudson White Trail in Lincolnton...
Letter to the Editor: Spend ARPA funds on pedestrian safety in Cornelius
This letter is in reference to a May 6 article about Cornelius budget and feedback on use of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Dear Editor, My family and I would...
Tears a fitting tribute to the lives, memories of two women
You don’t cry in this business. You can’t, because if you start, there’s no place to stop. My dad tried to teach me that when I depended on, and simultaneously...
Chamber promotes connections, community service, kindness
HUNTERSVILLE – A few years ago in the middle of the initial COVID outbreak, a gentleman called the Huntersville Regional Chamber office. He had volunteered to be the welcome committee...
Lake Norman High softball coach arrested for sex-related charges
MOORESVILLE – The softball coach at Lake Norman High School was arrested Wednesday on felony sex-related charges. According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, LNHS staff members notified the School...
Pine Lake runs into experienced juggernaut in state tennis finals
GREENSBORO – Pine Lake Prep fell one step short of repeating as boys tennis state champions, losing to N.C. School of Science & Math in the 2A title match May...
SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Correll dazzles for Mustangs; Mooresville falls to Deal, Eagles
DENVER – East Lincoln pitcher Leah Correll gave up just one infield single, and the top-seeded Mustangs got past No. 8 Hibriten 2-1 Tuesday in the third round of the...
SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Correll dazzles for Mustangs; Mooresville falls to Deal, Eagles
DENVER – East Lincoln pitcher Leah Correll gave up just one infield single, and the top-seeded Mustangs got past No. 8 Hibriten 2-1 Tuesday in the third round of the...
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: CSD buries conference foe Eagles early
DENVER – Community School of Davidson jumped on Lincoln Charter early for 4 first-inning runs en route to a 15-8 win in the third round of the 2A baseball playoffs....
See who Lake Norman girls soccer teams are playing in the first round of playoffs
The N.C. High School Athletic Association released the playoff brackets for girls soccer Friday. Last year’s 2A state champion, Lake Norman Charter, is the top seed in the 3A West...
LNED among area Centralina honorees
HUNTERSVILLE – Lake Norman Economic Development (LNED) was among the area honorees at the Centralina Regional Council’s Region of Excellence program. The awards recognize outstanding achievements supporting Centralina’s mission to...
Management team boasts food, event and ‘experience’ trifecta
MOORESVILLE – It’s completely understandable that during a rare sit-down lunch, Bouk Management partners Chris Boukedes and Steve Jordan were juggling multiple thoughts. It was a Thursday, so some potential chef...
Manufacturer seeks exit from town’s electric service
HUNTERSVILLE – A dispute is simmering that could deliver a shock to the Huntersville’s municipal electricity system operations. Reynolds Consumer Products (RCP), the parent company of the Pactiv plastics operation...
Management team boasts food, event and ‘experience’ trifecta
MOORESVILLE – It’s completely understandable that during a rare sit-down lunch, Bouk Management partners Chris Boukedes and Steve Jordan were juggling multiple thoughts. It was a Thursday, so some potential chef...
Mooresville festival a renewed tribute to spring and racing
MOORESVILLE – The 2022 Race City Festival will welcome food trucks and more than 30,000 people to downtown Mooresville on Saturday, May 14. Local means everything in 2022. As the world...
EnergyUnited names executive as CEO of cooperative
STATESVILLE – Thomas Golden has been named the next CEO of EnergyUnited. The announcement was made Thursday by the energy cooperative’s board chairman and president Dr. Max Walser, following the...
How a Lincoln County farm primes for peak berry picking
A recent weekend was the most important one to strawberry farmers across the state, according to Ethan Lineberger who, along with his family, operates Lineberger’s Farms with locations in Iron...
EnergyUnited names executive as CEO of cooperative
STATESVILLE – Thomas Golden has been named the next CEO of EnergyUnited. The announcement was made Thursday by the energy cooperative’s board chairman and president Dr. Max Walser, following the...
Brewery expansion highlights list of proposed Denver projects
DENVER – A pair of community involvement meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, regarding proposed projects in eastern Lincoln County. Lake Norman Brewery is requesting to rezone roughly...
Letter to the Editor: Spend ARPA funds on pedestrian safety in Cornelius
This letter is in reference to a May 6 article about Cornelius budget and feedback on use of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Dear Editor, My family and I would...
Tears a fitting tribute to the lives, memories of two women
You don’t cry in this business. You can’t, because if you start, there’s no place to stop. My dad tried to teach me that when I depended on, and simultaneously...
Decade of commission dedication fuels downtown’s growing popularity
MOORESVILLE – Here in Downtown Mooresville, we like to say, “It’s Happening!” Truth be told, when we coined that catchphrase for our downtown district more than a decade ago, we at...
North Mecklenburg obituaries – Week of April 25
Bennett Gray CORNELIUS – Bennett Gray, 79, of Cornelius died April 25, 2022. He was born Nov. 30, 1942, in Morganton to the late Brownlow and Martha Gray. He retired...
Mooresville obituaries – Week of April 25
Betty Jean Beaulieu MOORESVILLE – Betty Little Hartman Beaulieu, 91, of Mooresville died April 22, 2022. She was born Oct. 19, 1930, in Catawba County to the late Edgar Lee...
Denver-Lincoln County obituaries – Week of April 25
Martha King Eaves DENVER – Martha King Eaves, 99, of Denver died April 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Mecklenburg County, to the late Joe and Estus...
