Another Red Line railroad letter, but what does it mean?
Officially, Norfolk Southern Railroad is a company that prefers to operate out of the spotlight, shying away from media scrutiny. Behind board room doors, it is accomplished at manipulating the public process.
New Norfolk Southern letter casts cloud on Red Line talks
Norfolk Southern Railroad, which owns the tracks on which the proposed Red Line Regional Rail project would run, on Tuesday sent a letter via e-mail to North Carolina Department of Transportation Deputy Director of Transit Paul Morris — copying members of the Red Line Task Force — that, on the surface, appears to have effectively halted the Red Line proposal in its current form.
Cornelius to hold diverging diamond charette
The Town of Cornelius will hold a two-and-one-half day public charette Thursday through Saturday, March 1-3...
Scale not the only measure of Biggest Loser success
By every measure, the first half of The Biggest Loser-Huntersville's 10-week program has been a success.
What is a student worth in CMS? Location matters
Things are different in the suburbs, especially for students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Where's the fire? It's becoming a taxing question
The county is making us do it.
That's the message members of the Davidson Town Board want to send as clearly as the wail of the siren atop the Davidson Fire Department's station attached to the rear of Town Hall.
Herald Weekly at 10? Depends on the meaning of 'paper'
In one of U.S. history's most jaw-dropping displays of presidential duplicity, then-President Bill Clinton, in response to questioning in 1998 from a federal grand jury investigating events surrounding his affair with Monica Lewinsky, offered this gem:
News Briefs February 17, 2012
Tillis recieves one vote for President in straw poll
Thom Tillis is the new favorite in a recent local Republican presidential straw poll — among one voter at Monday night's meeting of the North Mecklenburg Republican Women. Tillis, who was the guest speaker at the meeting, wasn't on the ballot, but he did receive one write-in as members and attendees were polled on their favorite candidate.
Obits February 17, 2012
Ann Barbara Richkus Slahor
Mrs. Slahor, 89, of Cornelius died Wednesday, Feb. 1. She was born Nov. 11, 1922, in Newark, N.J.
Artificial turf could replace need for more fields
Cornelius board hears of capital needs from PARC Department. Fake grass can provide more capacity for less.
Sign before, talk back after 'Children of a Lesser God'
Davidson Community Players, with the help of a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, will offer a free American Sign Language workshop Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Armour Street Theater in Davidson. This basic introduction to ASL will cover simple phrases, finger spelling, numbers and colors as well as valuable information about the deaf culture.
