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Norovirus spreading rapidly in Mecklenburg Co. nursing homes
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:19 -0800

The Mecklenburg County Health Department released numbers Friday showing how rapidly the norovirus is spreading through nursing homes. So far this year, between 150 and 200 cases have been reported. About 30 of those are staff members at nursing homes. "This virus spreads pretty quickly from person to person," said Dr. Lenonard Williams, who studies the virus at the North Carolina Research ...

North Mecklenburg senior becomes scoring machine
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:51:33 -0800

There's no one in Mecklenburg County, and maybe all of North Carolina, playing better basketball than North Mecklenburg High senior guard Shivaughn Wiggins.

Jennifer Roberts considers run for Lt. Governor
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:18:03 -0800

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. –- County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts is considering a run for Lt. Governor of North Carolina. In a phone conversation with NewsChannel 36 reporter Diana Rugg, Roberts revealed she is “weighing her options.” Roberts said she didn’t want to run against Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, should he make a decision to run for Governor. Roberts went on to say she'd love to run ...

Providence Day's Mitchell is one of Mecklenburg's greatest
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:56:18 -0800

A few years ago, I put together a list of the best girls to ever play high school basketball in Mecklenburg County.

Billboard rules bow to wrong kind of green
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:05:38 -0800

A simple question for your Sunday drive: Would North Carolina be better off with more billboards or more trees?

Bomb squads train in Cabarrus County
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:17:08 -0800

Bomb squads from across North Carolina are getting a refresher course in Cabarrus County this week. The technicians gathered in a Midland field for training. The FBI brought together eight of North Carolina's 15 bomb squads, from Wilkes to Mecklenburg to Gaston Counties.

Area gardening zones shift
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:09:41 -0800

The long-awaited revision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's zone hardiness map came out last week, and it confirms what a lot of us already knew: Winters are warmer.

Duke gift aids medical center low-cost clinic
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:53 -0800

The Duke Endowment distributed nearly $113 million in 2011 to support organizations across the Carolinas, including $100,000 to Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation to expand a free clinic serving the low-income, uninsured in Rowan County. New ...

Jennifer Roberts considering run for NC Lt. governor
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:32:17 -0800

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts said she is considering a run for North Carolina Lt. Governor. Roberts said she does not want to run against Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, should he decide to run for governor.

County's jobless rate rises
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:29:35 -0800

Mecklenburg's unemployment rate rose in December to 9.9 percent, up from 9.7 percent in November, but unchanged from a year earlier, according to figures released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Employment Security.