Bellevue DDA looks to make mastodon bones a regular attraction
The Village of Bellevue Downtown Development Authority has set its sites on a one-of-a-kind attraction that has the potential to draw some wide-ranging attention to the community. The Village was thrust into the national spotlight last fall when local residents Daniel...
Kiwanis Flag Project returns for Memorial Day
While honoring our nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day weekend, take a moment to notice the flags proudly displayed throughout downtown Charlotte. United States flags will surround the perimeter of Courthouse Square and line Cochran and Lawrence avenues in an...
Advances in technology take Charlotte Police Department training to new level
Charlotte Police Chief Lisa Sherman considers herself extremely fortunate to have never fired her weapon in the line of duty. She knows, however, not every officer is as fortunate. That’s why Sherman took advantage of an opportunity for her officers to participate in...
Whitetail Farms Farm Fresh Market opens to awaiting community
Nearly one year after breaking ground on what Greg Saltzman described as a 20-year dream, Whitetail Farms Farm Fresh Market opened its doors to customers in the greater-Olivet community. Saltzman, who has owned Whitetail Farms, LLC for the past 20 years always...
CHS business management class urges fellow students to ‘Stay Alive, Don’t Text and Drive’
For the past month, students in Monique Colizzi’s business management class at Charlotte High School have been running a “corporation” designed to end texting and driving among students. Crafted by six different departments, the corporation has attacked the issue from...
Schultheiss to be inducted into National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Ron Schultheiss admits that his heart sputtered a bit when he got the call. Never in his dreams did he imagine being in such select company. On June 19, Schultheiss’s name will be added to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “It took a...
Council moves toward consensus on road improvement plan
City officials received more clarification Monday, May 11 as to the direction Charlotte City Council would like to see a street improvement plan proceed. City Manager Gregg Guetschow said he will present a revised street improvement plan to council by its first...
Council reaffirms commitment to tennis court project
In a 5-to-2 vote, the Charlotte City Council reaffirmed its commitment Monday, May 11 of up to $75,000 to reconstruct the tennis courts at Bennett Park. Mayor Pro Tem Corey Sanders’ motion to rescind the council’s April 27 decision to fund a portion of the project...
Local women share 100-year milestone
As Eva Lewis and Maxine Rohlfs sat hand-in-hand in the front lounge of Hope Landing assisted living facility in Charlotte, they remarked at all of the attention they seemed to be getting recently. “I think it’s silly,” Lewis said. “I don’t see the need for all of the...
Maplewood School renovations underway
Those that braved the cold and rain Tuesday, May 5 were fortunate to find a pavilion waiting to provide shelter for the ground-breaking ceremony for what will be an improved Maplewood School. “Today, as we commemorate the remodeling of this fine elementary building,...