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Spring cleaning? Don’t forget to check attics and chimneys for bats
March 24: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) recommends that homeowners check now for bats that may be getting into their home and evict them responsibly before pup-rearing season begins on May 1. Bats are highly beneficial, offering free pest control by devouring nearly their own body weight in insects each night. Their hunger for insects peaks during pup-rearing season, which […]
Weekend Weather: Cool start, sunny and breezy
March 21. Sunny, breezy weekend starts cool, ends warm. Friday: Sunny, high near 63. West wind around 8 mph. Saturday: Sunny, high near 74. Wind 7 to 13 mph, gusts as high as 28 mph. Sunday: Sunny, high near 75. Winds up to 22 mph. Monday: 50 percent chance of showers, high near 70. Tuesday: […]
EarthTalk: What should we do with old electronics?
Dear EarthTalk: Can we do a better job repurposing outdated technology instead of trashing it? —R.T Smith, via e-mail March 21. The annual production of “e-waste”—electronic products that have reached the end of their useful life and tossed—is rising by 2.6 million tons globally, on track to reach 82 million tons by 2030. While recycling […]
Latta Place: ‘All people to feel welcome’ at former plantation where 65 were enslaved
March 21. Mecklenburg County unveiled plans for Latta Place that include a new interpretive trail, a new visitor center and updates to the plantation farmstead that will uncover the “entangled stories of the people and cultures” who lived there. That includes enslaved people, Indigenous people, tenant farmers, artisans and historic landowners. The county closed the […]
Greenberg Gibbons plans another community meeting for business park on Bailey Road
March 21. Greenberg Gibbons Properties, the commercial developers behind the business park proposal on Bailey Road, will hold another community meeting to respond to questions about the project. Their revised plan—it was withdrawn in July of 2023—reduces the number of buildings from five to four. It also: ±Reduces the square footage by over 10,000 square […]
Davidson Home Sales
March 21. These property transactions have been recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 01/23/2024 $1,375,000 Copper Builders to Shawn & David Williams, 835 Naples Dr. 01/28/2024 $1,350,000 Uday & Vinita Deshpande to Mark Boomgarden, Lot 194 River Run 01/31/2024 $295,000 HC Davidson Walk LLC to Purcell Bonesteel, 723 Beaty St. 01/31/2024 $705,000 Thomas […]
Protestors gather at West Catawba and Jetton
March 20. Approximately 30 protestors gathered at the intersection of West Catawba and Jetton between 11:30 am to 1:30 pm attempting to get the attention of US Sen. Thom Tillis as he attended a fundraising lunch. Protestors are “demanding representation” and question the “lack of Town Halls” by Tillis according to protestors Joan Adams and Karen […]
Speed limit now 35 mph on Bethel Church
March 20. Attention motorists: The new speed limit is 35 mph on Bethel Church Road. Signs went up yesterday, lowering the speed limit from 45 mph to a more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly 35 mph. The speed limit reduction was approved by the NCDOT after a request from the Town Board. Bethel Church Road, like Jetton, is […]
Weekender March 20-23: Mooresville Day, Soul of Broadway and more
Thursday, March 20 – Sunday, March 30 Sacred Spaces Volume 2: A Small and Humble Erasure See website for schedule. Playwright Stephanie Gardner digs deep into Queen City history to explore a pivotal moment in which the powers that be drove marginalized theater makers toward founding a venue atop an enslaved people’s burial ground. In […]
First responders, animal control and others can register for large animal rescue training
March 20. Mitchell Community College will host a large animal technical rescue training at Rescue Ranch; registration is open now. 4Hooves Large Animal Services will teach the training, centered around awareness and is a basic level training course. This training course is recommended for all emergency responders, veterinary professionals, animal control, equine and livestock owners, […]
