Yearly Archives: 2011

by Alan Hodge Napoleon said Time revered the pyramids of Egypt because they seemed to have been around forever. Well, people in Mint Hill might say the same thing about… Read more »

by Mike Parks Residents have a lot of questions about improving traffic in the area and leaders tried their best to answer them recently at a public forum. State Sen…. Read more »

by Frank DeLoache Special to Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly The oldest official historic landmark in Mecklenburg County is a rock. It’s a huge granite boulder – the biggest of its type… Read more »

by Alan Hodge Matthews filmmaker Christopher Yountz has the cash, so it’s time to start filming. The 32-year-old artist recently got a $2,000 grant from the Arts and Science Council… Read more »

Mint Hill teen marks birthday with charity event by Alan Hodge Turning 16 wasn’t all about attention and gifts for Mint Hill teen Cassidy Smith. In fact, it was more… Read more »

Luminaries raise money for Thompson Child & Family Focus by Josh Whitener Alyssa Verruto wants to teach her 6-year-old sister a lesson about giving this Christmas season. It’s a big… Read more »

Commissioner makes suggestion as part of consolidation study fight by Mike Parks and Josh Lanier With Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx pushing for the consolidation of governments in Mecklenburg County, at… Read more »

A portion of Sam Newell Road in Matthews was forced closed this week due to a water line break. The break, between Independence Boulevard and Rice Road, had the road… Read more »

New Year’s Day means closures for public buildings across the county. • Mint Hill Town Hall is closed Friday, Dec. 30, and Matthews Town Hall is closed Monday, Jan. 2…. Read more »

Joe Hardesty, a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Matthews, is one of the VF100 – an honor given to the top 100 employee volunteers in the Vanity Fair Corporation,… Read more »