Matthews News

The cast of the upcoming "Big Brother 11" were announced today as was the twist for the season - having the cast divided up into high school cliques.

Jordan Lloyd of Matthews will be one of the contestants on the next installment of the CBS reality series "Big Brother." Lloyd, 22, who works as a waitress, will be seen on the show, which returns for its 11th season next week.

There was a fire at East Coast Container Corporation Monday around 4:45 p.m. The business is located in the 3200 block of Campus Ridge Road.

Investigators may not know until Tuesday what caused this fire at an industrial plant in Matthews.

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County firefighters are battling a fire at a warehouse south of Matthews.

Mint Hill and Matthews have some big plans for this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July.

RALEIGH A woman who relearned dance after having surgery for a curved spine has been named Miss North Carolina.

Matthews police are investigating a man who allegedly took pictures with a cell phone of women in a restroom of a Matthews pediatrician's office.

Fatherhood sure has changed since Ward Cleaver raised the Beaver. Need proof? Check out "The Book of Dads," edited by Ben George.

The Children's World Museum is back in business in Matthews. Last week, co-founder Jerry Helms closed the year-old Museum in Mint Hill citing a lack of support from the town's elected officials.

Jerry and Sue Helms, the founders of the Children's World Museum, will present an overview of the museum to the Matthews town council tonight.

Jim Black, 74, is serving a prison term in Lewisburg, Pa., for accepting illegal payments while speaker of the N.C. House.

Larceny was reported at 8:48 p.m. at a garage on the 300 block of Madison Avenue.

Curious little item in the real estate transactions listed in last week's Charlotte Business Journal , which I now repeat verbatim: James B. Sr.

The Town of Matthews will continue its maintenance on Town streets this summer. The first project includes patching streets in the Heathers subdivision area.

Weddington HS three-star prospect Darius Kilgo was one of many prospects who attended the South Carolina Gamecocks' OL/DL Camp Saturday.

Shoppers pick through the fresh vegetables at the Meeting Street Market at Cedar Walk in south Charlotte Tuesday.

Carolyn Hotham, owner of Hotham jewelry store at Morrison, talks with media personality Mary Curtis at the Valentino event at Neiman Marcus.

Matthews officials passed a resolution Monday night asking Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials to postpone their vote on proposed boundaries for the new Mint Hill High School.

Camp Thunderbird counselor Jamie Templer swings on ropes at a camp that is not quite full yet.