Ballantyne, NC – Hawk Ridge Elementary School parents were informed that the school bell would now ring almost two hours earlier this fall. Currently the school located on Bryant Farms Road has a start time of 8:30, thus allowing for the school drop off time not to conflict with the rush hour traffic. [...]
Ballantyne, NC – Last week, the Charlotte Observer and The Ballantyne Scoop sponsored a spelling bee contest at Dilworth Coffee in Ballantyne Village. Adults were asked to spell words from last years spelling bee under the added pressure of being in front of the The Scoop Network video camera.
Eric Frazier from the Charlotte Observer was [...]
Several residential break-ins have occured within the past week that we believe the suspects are driving one of the below listed vehicles. These break-ins have occurred in the neighborhoods along Ardrey Kell, Community House, Providence Road West. We believe the Ford F-150 is the main vehicle, but also be on the look out for [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nearly 20,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students were assigned to magnet programs during the first student-assignment lottery. Families will begin receiving notification letters this week. The letters inform parents of the school their child was placed in through the lottery process and how to ask for reassignment.
Questions to common student-assignment lottery questions.
How many [...]
Every year, the Observer hosts a spelling bee for local students.
We thought it would be fun to let adults try some of the words the students might be asked to spell. Steve Sherron & Caroline Adams from The Ballantyne Scoop will be videotaping people spelling away on Thursday, March 4, from 7:30 a.m. to [...]
Charlotte, NC – County Commissioner Bill James has filed for re-election for county district seat 6. In a recent interview James spoke about what he considers being his greatest accomplishment over the past 14 years mentioning his role in changing the policy of CMS busing plan. This issue took place during his early days as [...]
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Ballantyne, NC – The developer planning to build subsidized apartments in Ballantyne said he is no longer pursuing the project, ending a quest to bring the first subsidized housing to the affluent area.
Republic Development Group said late Tuesday it’s withdrawing a rezoning request because it can’t get money from the city’s Housing Trust Fund.
Republic planned [...]
If you missed our live internet stream event of the Ballantyne Rezoning hearing, you may watch the recorded video below. The Ballantyne Scoop thanks everyone who participated and helped to make it successful.
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