News of Union County
Jobless rate falls slowly
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 3, 2012
Union County's annual unemployment rate decreased for the second consecutive year, and stood at 9.1 percent, new state data shows.
5-year-old Emma McRae smiles with her heart
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 3, 2012
Five-year-old Emma McRae doesn't smile or frown.
Independence High performs 'Grease'
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 3, 2012
When Independence High School's production of "Grease" opens next weekend, drama teacher Paula Baldwin will have come full circle.
School news
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 3, 2012
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Marathon runner prepares to run 444 miles for veterans
Posted at 2:39pm on Feb. 9, 2012
Bob Weeks wants your attention.
CPCC offers tasty view of Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Posted at 9:59pm on Feb. 6, 2012
The culinary school at Central Piedmont Community College has cooked up a plan for bringing visitors to the newly completed northern tip of Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
Waxhaw hardware hidden in plain sight
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 3, 2012
It's interesting how human perception works. Sometimes you can see something time and again and never notice a significant feature until it's pointed out, and then you marvel that you had missed it.
