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2010 North Carolina Sales Tax Holiday Back-to-School Savings Through North Carolina’s Sales Tax Holiday

Clothing Exempt from North Carolina Sales Tax

Each item of clothing must be priced $100 or less. Eligible items include:

Bandannas
Bathing Suits
Belts and Suspenders
Coats and Jackets
Costumes (not masks sold separately)
Diapers (adult and baby, cloth and disposable)
Ear Muffs
Gloves and Mittens (general use)
Formal Wear (not rented)
Hats
Hosiery
Insoles
Jogging Suits
Neckwear
Rain Wear
Shoe Laces
Uniforms

See a complete list.

Footwear Exempt from North Carolina Sales Tax

Footwear $100 [...]

Free Electronics Recycling for Union County Residents

Did you know that Union County now offers Electronics Recycling to Union County Residents Free of charge?
Acceptable electronic include:
TV’s, Computers, Printers, monitors, Phones, VCR’s, Stereos/Radios, Electronic Games, CD Players, Fax Machines and much more! For a complete list of acceptable items and drop off locations please visit the Website or contact Union County’s Recycling Coordinator [...]

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 Beekeepers to Conduct Classes at the Ag Center

Due to inclement weather, the beginning
beekeeping class scheduled for
Saturday, Jan. 30 is rescheduled for
Saturday, Feb. 20

January 15, 2010, Monroe, NC – Want to “bee” a beekeeper? Union County
Cooperative Extension and the Union County Beekeepers will be conducting a class for
beginning beekeepers at the Union County Ag Center on Jan. 30 from 8 a.m. – 5 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Union County NC Symphony Youth Orchestra

The Union County NC Symphony Youth Orchestra – (Monroe NC)

The Union Symphony Youth Orchestra is a division of the Union Symphony Society, Inc., the sponsoring body of the Union Symphony Orchestra.  Its mission is to provide students with a quality ensemble for the rehearsal and performance of orchestral music.

Union Symphony Youth Orchestra will accept new [...]