The Marvin Village Council has called for public hearings to be held Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at Banks Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (10012 New Town Rd.) for the purpose of receiving public comment on the following:
Proposed Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance Article 5, Section 5.1 Relating to Clarification of the R-Marvin [...]
Union County, NC. – Thanks to the support and donations of our readers and members of Facebook, The Scoop Network was able to sponsor 2 families with the Union County Christmas Bureau. We appreciate the donations and because of your support, 2 families will have a brighter Christmas Day.
The Target Store in Wesley Chapel [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Board for Professional Teacher Standards (NBPTS) has announced that 221 CMS teachers have earned National Board Certification this year. The district, ranked second nationally with newly certified teachers, now has 1,439 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) on staff. Click here for the list of CMS teachers earning their 2009 National [...]
The internet has a bazzillion (is that a word?) videos available for your viewing pleasure. Every now and then a video comes along that goes viral. Here is one the best internet videos I have seen in a long time. If you need a smile today, just click the “play” button.
The Pink Glove Dance
Charlotte, NC – Warren Cooksey was recently re-elected to his second term on the term on the the Charlotte City Council for District 7. District 7 includes the Ballantyne, NC area where he was elected by a wide margin. He chairs the Restructuring Government Committee and is a member of the Housing and Neighborhood [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man with a violent criminal history is on the run.
Christopher Gleaton is accused of breaking into cars parked at shopping centers in the Ballantyne area in broad daylight.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Gleaton has a history of attacking officers. He’s spent time in federal prison.
Gleaton is 6 feet tall and [...]
I am pleased to announce the addition of Lorayn DeLuca as contributing photojournalist to The Ballantyne Scoop and our entire Scoop Network of community websites.
Lorayn is a familiar face around Union County and Charlotte. A professional photographer, Lorayn documents many local events through the lenses of her camera.
Lorayn has a deep history in photography. [...]
Charlotte, NC
December, 2009 – Boutique on Feet, a traveling and online boutique, is donating a portion of their proceeds to a local family whose little girl is suffering from a rare form of cancer. When online purchases are made from December 4th through December 18th, 40% of those sales will go to the Potvin [...]
Shop With a Cop Buys Smiles For Union County Children
If you were driving by the Target Store in Wesley Chapel this morning between 7:30 and 10:00 you may have thought there had been a major crime spree. That wasn’t the case at all. Thirty-five children from around Union County, NC came out to do a [...]