Union County News

Editor's note: News items for the "You Can Help" section may include poker runs, charitable fundraisers 3 or 501 4 organizations), and volunteer opportunities.

The North Carolina city that supports Panthers and Bobcats wants no part of the real four-legged predators roaming its neighborhoods.

Margaret Bess PAGELAND, S.C. - Margaret Oleen Bess, 56, died Thursday . Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gordon Funeral Service of Monroe, with burial in the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church cemetery.

A delegation of 13 Sun Valley High School student government members made quite an impression in Florida recently, and managed to secure the bid for the 2010 Southern Association of Student Councils' annual conference to be held in Union County.

The Union County Health Department will hold an H1N1 flu clinic on Thursday, Nov.

Union County NC is a Great Place to Donate for Christmas! Tis the season for fun, food games, and gifts! But not everyone will be celebrating this year for a multitude of reasons.

Officials at a Waxhaw school say their students will never again visit a living history plantation after a black tour guide picked three black students to help re-enact slave life.

Was he confident he would win? "No, no, no, not at all." As Union County's only write-in candidate to win a seat this election, Harry Stokes will represent Stallings District 1 after defeating incumbent Al Graham.

The N.C. Turnpike Authority has announced a preferred alternative for the Monroe Parkway.

Editor's note: News items for the "You Can Help" section may include poker runs, charitable fundraisers 3 or 501 4 organizations), and volunteer opportunities.

Jim Banta WAXHAW James Lloyd "Jim" Banta, 80, died Saturday, November 7, 2009. Mr. Banta was born in Macon County, Missouri, July 20, 1929, son of the late Lloyd Mckee and Pauline Doctor Banta.

There's a reason people called him "Weasley" A former governor who tried to be charming and to stay above it all, but who came off instead as evasive and self-indulgent - perhaps to the point of criminal wrongdoing.

Rodney Mullis and Kevin Pressley will replace Jim Simpson and John Miller as Hemby Bridge aldermen.

Republican Jim Taylor is the new mayor of Matthews. He defeated Jack Davis. Lee Myers, who has held the office for the last 18 years, didn't run for re-election. In Huntersville, Jill Swain beat back a challenge from Brian Sisson to win re-election as mayor.

One Wingate family is urging fellow residents to vote against liquor by the drink in this year's referendum.

Company continues to roll out service. GBUSA Inc. has established a program with RecycleBank to bring the unique services to residents in Union County, N.C., and Sun City, S.C. RecycleBank also operates in 22 states, as well as the United Kingdom.

MONROE a ' A toy and poker run to benefit the Union County Christmas Bureau is scheduled for Nov.

Mineral Springs residents who want to learn more about setting up a community watch program can do so at 7 p.m. today at Town Hall.

Members of Clean Air Carolina demonstrate the difference in pollutants between a bus fitted with the diesel particulate filters and one without.

Hundreds turned out for a free swine flu vaccine clinic in Union County Saturday.