Sherrills Ford NewsLocal news for Sherrills Ford, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.No Liquor Store: Abc store plan raises ire- March 25, 2008 "My concern is how many rear-end collisions are we going to have How many people are going to be T-boned as they enter the store" The Catawba County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board wants to open a store in Terrell, but the proposal has angered some residents.An ABC store is planned near the intersection of N.C. 150 and Sherrills Ford Road, said Randy Isenhower, chairman of the Catawba County ABC Board. Isenhower said the board offered the landowner, TVD LLC, $497,000 to buy the 1 12-acre...http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/no-liquor-store-abc-store-plan-raises-... Land values aren't just about dollars- March 23, 2008 "Why are they proposing such a beautiful development (the Village at Sherrills Ford) and then they're going to put a recycling center across the street from it It doesn't make sense" Mike Melton lives on Slanting Bridge Road in southeast Catawba County. He and his neighbors attended the community forum on March 17 at Sherrills Ford Elementary School, a program organized by the county government to showcase upcoming plans for the southeast Catawba County area. Among them: a passive use park on..http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/land-values-arent-just-about-dollars?f... K-12 News Leigh Pressley: Time to get set for kindergarten- March 18, 2008 "It will be great for students to have this mentoring program available to them" Kindergarten screenings and registration for next fall will soon be held at Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools and Newton-Conover City Schools.Any child who will be 5 on or before Oct. 16 may enroll in kindergarten for the coming school year. Parents should determine the school their child will attend by visiting or calling the elementary school close to their home.To enroll, parents must bring: Child's..http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/k-12-news-leigh-pressley-time-to-get-s... the Area's Growing Faster Than the Funding': Stretched VFDs seek cash lifeline- March 16, 2008 "If I don't start building these buildings now and getting the manpower, we're going to be in serious trouble." Lake Norman volunteer fire departments are feeling the pressure of fast growth in the area and are trying to improve their aging facilities and equipment to keep up.Some fire departments say they're seeking innovative ways to help raise money to pay for those upgrades.'The volunteer fire departments are finding that they can't keep up with growth when the area's growing faster than...http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/the-areas-growing-faster-than-the-fund... Dining Out Joe Marusak- March 6, 2008 "Baristabob's Coffee, Tea and ..." Kudzu considering other optionsKudzu on the Green owner Chip Potts said he is considering other potential buyers after financial issues stalled his sale of the fine-dining establishment to Huntersville's Toast Cafe.'I have other parties interested and will pursue those options,' Potts told the Observer in an e-mail.He said he might sell to a consortium of Davidson residents and Kudzu employees who approached him about 'continuing and enhancing our dining...http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/dining-out-joe-marusak?fromrss=1 Clamp down quickly on youngster's biting behavior- March 4, 2008 "We have had trouble with a 2-year-old boy who has started biting in our preschool class. He is not provoked, and we cannot anticipate when he going to bite. We do not want to kick him out of school, but we can't have him biting other kids." Q uestion: 'We have had trouble with a 2-year-old boy who has started biting in our preschool class. via Jacksonsun.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/clamp-down-quickly-on-youngsters-bitin... 22 Acres Bought for $485,000: Hospice plan: Office, beds in Sherrills Ford- March 2, 2008 "We don't need the entire 22 acres for our needs in the future" The Palliative Care Center & Hospice of Catawba Valley plans to open a new satellite office and six-bed facility in Sherrills Ford by 2011, officials said.David Clarke, president and chief executive officer for the nonprofit that provides programs to patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses, said it's expanding to eastern Catawba County to keep up with the area's growth.'We want to get closer to the growing population.http://www.topix.net/city/sherrills-ford-nc/2008/03/22-acres-bought-for-485-000-hospice-pl... |