EnergyUnited renews $5,000 Empowering The Future scholarship



STATESVILLE – EnergyUnited is renewing its scholarship program, Empowering The Future.The electric cooperative is once again offering two $5,000 scholarships to qualified students who are currently enrolled in their senior year of high school and who plan to attend a college, university or technical school, according to a press release from the energy co-op. The scholarship is designed to recognize […]

Emotions spill over Duke’s stored coal ash at Marshall Steam Station




SHERRILLS FORD – They weren’t going to leave without having their say.Nearly 500 residents of the Lake Norman area gathered at Sherrills Ford Elementary School Thursday, Jan. 17, for an information session hosted by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.At least that’s how the state officials thought things were going to work.{{tncms-inline alignment=”right” content=”<p><strong>Date: </strong>Tuesday, Jan. 29</p> <p><strong>Time: </strong>6 p.m.</p> <p><strong>Where: </strong>Stuart Cramer […]

Mooresville celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.



Participants turned out on a frigid morning on Monday, Jan. 21, for the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Mooresville Community Celebration. The event began with a unity march through downtown, followed by breakfast at the Charles Mack Citizen Citizen Center, and a performance of the play “Move Rosa Move” in the Joe Knox Auditorium.

Take the Next Step With Your Student Loans in 2019



It’s great to think big with your New Year’s resolution, like saying you’ll pay off your student loans in 2019. But a goal that big often doesn’t even make it to the end of January.Instead of letting an unrealistic resolution frustrate you, focus on a small change that moves the needle for your student loans for 2019. That means taking […]

Flock Bistro lures neighbors to relaxing dining experience




MOORESVILLE – Anne Sheehan wanted to create a place for her neighbors to meet one another, all while enjoying the kind of food she and her family like to eat.That’s how Flock Bistro (its logo has a period after the K) came about in the Morrison Plantation community. The restaurant in the northwest corner of its building on Marketplace Avenue […]

5 things to know about the Talon Challenge




1. The Talon Challenge started in 2009In 2009, the rivalry between Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and Lincoln Charter School got a boost in the form of the Talon Challenge. The challenge was created as a way to instill the ideals of service within the schools’ athletic departments. This year marks the 10th installment of the annual competition between the Southern […]

Spaghetti



Mooresville ARP Church will have a spaghetti supper Friday, Jan. 25.

Lyric Gregory



Essay contest winner Lyric Gregory reads her work at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Youth Program. 

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Marche Reid cuts the ribbon on her new house on Sharpe Street in Mooresville.

Colin Sheehan Flock




Colin Sheehan shows of the fried asparagus at Flock Bistro in Morrison Plantation.