Growing up, Steve Smith Sr. was an angel kid, which meant donors to such organizations as the Salvation Army helped provide Smith and his family with Christmas gifts and other support. Now after a … [Read more...]
Students flex their design, programming skills on robots
MONROE – Students from all over Union County converged Dec. 8 at South Piedmont Community College for the Fall Robotics Classic. The event was sponsored by the Union County Public Schools Career … [Read more...]
Weddington advances to state title game
WEDDINGTON — Two years ago, two young assistant football coaches faced off in the Class 3AA State Championship game when Weddington played East Guilford. On one side was Warriors offensive line coach … [Read more...]
Nicole Jordan pegged as parade grand marshal just like her grandmother
Editor's note: The Town of Waxhaw canceled this year's parade in anticipation of winter weather. WAXHAW – When Nicole Jordan was a child, the Waxhaw native hung out at work with her grandmother a … [Read more...]
McGee earns Lifetime Achievement Award
WINGATE – When Jerry McGee took over as the president of what is now Wingate University in 1992, the school had just under 1,000 students and was known as Wingate College. When McGee retired in … [Read more...]
Leaders expect new expressway to transform region
STALLINGS – Drivers can now legally drive 65 miles per hour in Union County. After nearly three decades of discussions and planning, the Monroe Expressway saw its first vehicle traffic Nov. 27 as the … [Read more...]
Doodle Sasser Distillery epitomizes family business
INDIAN TRAIL – Whiskey is being made in Union County, and it’s legal to boot. Doodle Sasser Distillery celebrated the production and distribution of its GOAT Whiskey (Greatest of All Time) with a … [Read more...]
Cooper’s school visit part of travel goal
MONROE – North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper is well over 50 percent of the way to her goal of making meaningful visits to every county in North Carolina by 2020. The First Lady set that goal … [Read more...]
N.C. First Lady tours Health Sciences Academy
MONROE – North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper has visited with a lot of different people and has seen a lot of different things since her husband, Gov. Roy Cooper, was elected to the state’s top … [Read more...]
Huckabee campaigns for Harris
MONROE – As Mike Huckabee and Mark Harris took photos with dozens of well-wishers at an early voting site Oct. 24 at the Union County Public Library, a woman quipped about the large crowd at the … [Read more...]
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