Connie Elaine Fitch, 64, passed away Nov. 23, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Holland Funeral Service, 806 Circle Drive, Monroe, NC 28112. Mrs. Fitch will be laid ...

WINGATE, N.C. — Albert Lee Thomas, born April 30, 1951, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at the age of 73. Visitation is 12-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at Blakely Funeral Home & Cremations, LLC., 714 East ...

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Avance Gillespie, born Dec. 2, 1951, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 10 from 3-6 p.m. at Blakely Funeral Home & Cremations, LLC., 714 East ...

I once wrote a musical play with a character who spoke almost exclusively in words beginning with “a.” The practice was, in ...

MONROE, N.C. — Union County Public Schools has been notified of a data breach to PowerSchool, its student information system. On Dec. 28, PowerSchool became aware of a nationwide cybersecurity ...

The Marvin Ridge High School girls basketball team started Southern Carolina Conference play on a high note with a 58-43 road ...

WINGATE, N.C. — The Union County Food Innovation Center, a broad collaboration of local, state and educational institutions, will break ground early this year for a facility in Wingate to prepare, ...

MONROE, N.C. — Design for a second phase to renovate the 1886 Union County Courthouse starts this month, with construction expected in the spring of 2026, a century after the north and south wings ...

Actually, it’s to bug sisters, says Chelsie, 11: “God created brothers so they could annoy their sisters to death. He also created them so their dads could have something to do when they get home from ...

MONROE, N.C. — David “Bud” Williams, 82, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. He was born Jan.c18, 1942 in Gaston County, N.C., son of the late Dewey and Mable Williams.