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Monroe NC - Child Pornography material sent to Local Monroe Businesses

Monroe NC – State, Federal and local investigators are trying to find out who sent fliers containing  child pornography material  to some  Monroe businesses. Officers have received numerous calls from businesses complaining about receiving the  fliers, even the police station received one. The fliers showed up sometime over the weekend in plain envelopes [...]

Monroe NC H1N! Flu shot clinic to be held friday Feb.5th

The Union County Health Department will provide free H1N1 vaccines to people of all ages on Friday, Feb. 5 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. inside Monroe Crossing (Monroe Mall) at the entrance to Sears.
For more information, call the Union County Health Department at 704-296-4878

Union County NC Public School KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

February 1 – February 5, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Parents of kindergarten children may register their child at the elementary school located in their
attendance area. Eligible children must have reached their fifth birthday on or before August 31 (of
the year of entrance) in order to enroll in a public kindergarten in North [...]

Union County Master Gardener Association is selling rain barrels to help Union County residents conserve water.

Gardener Association is Selling Rain Barrels

January 19, 2010 Monroe, NC – Union County Master Gardener Association is selling rain barrels to help Union County residents conserve water.

Rain barrels can be purchased in either 60 or 80 gallon barrels. The 60 gallon barrels are $85, and the 80 gallon barrels are $100. All barrels must be [...]

Monroe NC singer Karla Davis wins national country music showdown

Karla Davis wows stage at Nashville’s fabled Ryman Auditorium

Country music singer Karla Davis wowed an audience in Rock Hill on her path to winning the Colgate Country Music Showdown.

The Monroe, N.C., artist sang at the Freedom Center in downtown Rock Hill, advanced to a state competition and then took top honors in the finals at [...]

Local Indian Trail NC family star in TLC’s One big happy family

TLC has a new reality TV show that features a local Indian Trail, NC family (The Coles) struggling with obesity called “One Big Happy Family”.  I watched this show for the first time last night with my 14yr old daughter. She goes to school and has a couple of  classes with Shayne at Porter Ridge [...]

A single man crime spree in Union County NC (Updated)

WAXHAW, NC (WBTV) – At first it seemed to be just a fire — still it was a fire that was big enough that it closed Highway 75 in Union County.

But, the fire at the cabinet shop that closed the road was only the tip of the iceberg of a one-man crime spree that wrecked places [...]

Windstream Expands Business Service into Monroe, N.C.

Windstream Expands Business Service into Monroe, N.C.
05.01.2010 | Author: Business Wire | Posted in Technology

Full Suite of Next-Generation Voice and Data Solutions Now Available

MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Corp. (NASDAQ: WIN) announces the expansion of its next-generation voice and data services into Monroe, N.C., giving local businesses a new choice for advanced communication services.

Monroe business [...]

Stallings police release photo of burglary suspect

STALLINGS, N.C. — Police are searching for a man who has broken into several businesses in Stallings.
Police released surveillance photos from some of the businesses that were broken into on Independence Boulevard.
Police tell NewsChannel 36 the suspect gets around on a white scooter.
If you have any information, call Stallings police at 704-821-0300

Story and Photos courtesy [...]

Union County NC Vacancies on Boards and Committees

The Union County Board of Commissioners is requesting that persons who are interested in serving on the following boards and/or committees complete a personal profile sheet.

Adult Care Home Advisory Committee (3 vacancies)
Nursing Home Advisory Committee (3 vacancies)
Region F Aging Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
Union County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Authority (2 vacancies for unexpired term [...]