Highlights From The Outta The Blue Band Concert At Tumbleweeds

Monroe, NC – Photo highlights from the recent “Outta The Blue Band” concert at Tumbleweeds in Monroe for the Jack Daniels Bikefest.

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Marie Vann Breast Cancer Poker Run Raises Over $10,000

Union County, NC – Between 150 – 175 bikes & raised over $10,000.00 for the Marie Vann Breast Cancer Benefit Poker Run on July 24, 2010. The back of the t-shirts were filled with the names of 84 sponsors, most of which donated $50.00 and up to $200.00 to help out a local [...]

Local iPhone App Developer, Tony Burrus of Blue Gestures | Video Interview

What is Bluegestures? Bluegestures is the glue that binds all of your favorite “must-haves” into one neat little application. In fact, Bluegestures can better be described as an emoticon. Merriam Webster defines emoticon; as a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters [...]

Obituary: Nicholas Alexander Bott, 21

Nicholas Alexander Bott, 21, of Monroe died on July 27, 2010.

Nick was born on October 30, 1988 in Mecklenburg County to Thomas Joseph Bott and Nancy Jane Tornabene Bott.

He was recently preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Olga Tornabene.

A memorial mass to celebrate Nick’s life will be held on July 30, 2010 [...]

Amber Alert For Jalleel Howard, 4 Month Old From Monroe

Monroe, NC – Monroe Police initiated a nationwide Amber Alert Wednesday for Jalleel Howard, a four-month-old black male. Howard has curly hair and was wearing a diaper without a shirt when abducted.

4 Month Old Jalleel Howard

Howard was with his mother at 1303 Franklin Street in Monroe when he was taken by [...]

Leadership Forum Builds Community In Stallings

Union County, NC – Stallings Mayor Lynda Paxton showed hospitality on July 17 at the Stallings Civic Center. She cited the Roseto Effect sense of community when referring to our town of Stallings where an Italian town in PA had a low rate of heart issues and they attributed it to the connectivity [...]

Go For Blood Bike Tour & Road Race On Saturday August 7

Union County, NC – The Union & Anson County Red Cross are sponsoring the 2010 “Go For Blood” Bike Tour & Road Race on Saturday, August 7 at Cane Creek Park in Waxhaw, NC. There will be a cookout, music & fun. Register early by August 1 for a $10 discount on your [...]

Summerdaze Band Is Grateful For Outpouring Of Support From Monroe

The following is an open letter to the citizens of Monroe from Mitch Simpson of “Summerdaze”.

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the very good people of Monroe for their outpouring of support of Summerdaze every time we play there. We first played Monroe for their downtown music series [...]