The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.6 million contract to replace the bridge on New Town Road over the west fork of Twelve Mile Creek ...

Thanksgiving and the day before it are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home.

WINGATE, N.C. — Katrina Strudivant, born Dec. 18, 1984, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2024, at the age of 39. Visitation will be held noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Bennie Blakely Jr. Memorial Chapel, ...

MONROE, N.C. — John Charles Helms, 68, of Monroe, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. He was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., on Sept. 22, 1956, son of the late Grover and Doris Helms.

The Fire Marshal’s Office has concluded its investigation into the home explosion that occurred on Nov. 17, on Steeplechase Circle in Weddington.

With the NCHSAA 4A men’s soccer state championship at stake between No. 6 Marvin Ridge and No. 3 Wakefield, the Wolverines ...

WEDDINGTON, N.C. — The first football playoff meeting between No. 2 Weddington and No. 15 Sun Valley went in the favor of the Warriors, stretching their 10-year win streak with a 35-12 home win in the ...

UNIVERSITY, Miss. — Andrew Nichols of Monroe, an economics major, was among the 189 University of Mississippi students who were welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, one of the nation’s ...

WAXHAW, N.C. — Dianne Bethune Godfrey, 78, of Waxhaw, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. She was born in Guilford County, N.C., on June 22, 1946, daughter to the late Graham Bethune and Thresa ...

WINGATE, N.C. — One man was arrested and a kilo of cocaine, along with other narcotics, two vehicles and nearly $40,000 in cash was seized in a drug bust early Thursday morning in Wingate. Wingate ...

WAXHAW, N.C. — The town of Waxhaw has officially opened its new Town Hall, located at 4218 Waxhaw-Marvin Road, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the town’s growth and community service. The ...

WAXHAW, N.C. — Richard Hicks is the new interim town manager for the town of Waxhaw. Hicks took the oath of office during the Waxhaw Board of Commissioner’s first meeting Nov. 12 at the new town hall ...