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Gregorich & Robinson From Central Academy Win State Wrestling Championship

ssherron — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:22 +0000

Union County, NC Sports News

Daniel Gregorich and Will Robinson win state wrestling titles. Daniel and Will are the first two students from Central Academy to win State Championships since the school started in 2006. Central Academy’s wrestling program is only three years old.

Daniel Gregorich had three very tough matches and in the [...]

Prakash Mishra From Marvin Ridge Middle wins Charlotte Observer Regional Spelling Bee

ssherron — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:43:59 +0000

For three straight years, Prakash Mishra of Marvin said he’d never made it past his class spelling bee. There was always one word that stumped him.

But this year, the Marvin Ridge Middle seventh grader not only won his class bee, but also a school-wide spelling contest. Then county.

And earlier today, Prakash bested 27 other students [...]

Chick-Fil-A To Host Fundraiser Following Tragic Death In Our Community

ssherron — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:35:31 +0000

********************Update, Chick-Fil-A Customers Made The Fundraiser A Success********************

Johnnie McCrorey, Marketing Manager at Chick-Fil-A reports that the benefit was a huge success. “We raised $1,423.99 for the family. Thanks to everyone who helped.”

Monroe, NC – The Chick-fil-A® at Monroe will host a fundraiser to support the family of Yolanda Simon, who was murdered inside her [...]

Parkwood High’s Michelle Brown Signing Letter Of Intent To Play Soccer At Francis Marion

ssherron — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:31:20 +0000

Union County, NC Sports News

Tuesday March 16th, 2010 at 3:30pm, Michelle Brown, Senior at Parkwood High will sign her letter of intent to play Soccer for Francis Marion University. Brown is a two-time All Region, All Conference and All Union County Soccer player selection as well as a four-year varsity basketball player.

As a basketball [...]

Video Highlights Of Karla Davis Live Stream At La Vida Mocha Coffee

ssherron — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Monroe, NC – Karla Davis put on a great show to a standing room only crowd at La Vida Mocha Coffee. This was definitely the place to be in Monroe on a stormy Friday night. The weather may have threatened outside, but Karla’s awesome vocals soothed and entertained a very appreciative audience.

Irem and Burak [...]

Movie Reviews By Bruce Kantor | Brooklyn’s Finest

ssherron — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:54 +0000

Brooklyn’s Finest Movie Review

Brooklyn’s Finest stars Richard Gere, Ethan Hawk and Don Cheatle. This movie was created by the same folks who gave us Training Days, the film that earned Denzel Washington his first Oscar.

The film follows the same path as Training Days with violence and profanity. It is the story of three [...]

Operation Medicine Drop This Saturday March 13 At Various County Locations

ssherron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:52:14 +0000

Union County, NC -Law enforcement, education, healthcare and community agencies in Union County will join together again on Saturday, March 13, 2010, to host Operation Medicine Drop, a program designed to help keep unused medications out of the wrong hands.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this time, community members are [...]

The Charlotte Observer And The Scoop Network Hold Adult Spelling Bee

ssherron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:10 +0000

Last week, the Charlotte Observer and The Scoop Network sponsored a spelling bee contest for adults at Dilworth Coffee in Ballantyne Village as a prelude to the March 15 spelling bee. Adults were asked to spell words from last years spelling bee under the added pressure of being in front of the The Scoop Network [...]

The Furman Company Withdraws From The Joffre Hotel project

ssherron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:25 +0000

Monroe, NC – The Monroe City Council recently received a letter from the Furman Company which described their intention to withdraw their redevelopment plans for the former Joffre Hotel site.

In September of 2009, Monroe City Council approved the group’s submission to construct a multi-level mixed-use establishment on the city-owned property at the intersection of Franklin [...]

Lifesaving Technology For Wandering Adults Now Offered In Union County

ssherron — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:24:03 +0000

The Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Pilot Club of Monroe have teamed together to offer this program that uses state-of-the-art technology to locate wandering individuals. This program was launched in May 2007 but is not used very often. It is a wonderful service available to the citizens of Union County.

Read the full [...]