Marshville NewsLocal news for Marshville, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Growth widens old-new divide- March 23, 2008 "It just doesn't seem fair that we have to keep paying for their growth." The Smith Farm covers more than 200 acres in eastern Union County. It's just 16 miles from the suburbs of Indian Trail, but it might as well be on the other side of the world.Indian Trail, a Charlotte bedroom community, teems with subdivisions, strip malls and traffic.Meanwhile, to the east is open country, all farmland and forests and almost no public water and sewer service.The divide has created a challenge for county.http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/growth-widens-old-new-divide?fromrss=1 MARSHVILLE: Guilty plea in 2004 shooting- March 20, 2008 "At times, he has a childlike mentality" A Charlotte man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the 2004 death of a Marshville man who was shot in his home.Taudris Torrico Powell, 23, was one of three men arrested in the Sept. 8, 2004, shooting of John Henry Stafford, 47, in Stafford's home. All three initially were charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.The three drove from Charlotte to Marshville and stopped at Stafford's home. Powell..http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/marshville-guilty-plea-in-2004-shooting?fr... New home values revealed- March 18, 2008 "There were no real surprises from four years ago" The highest percentage increases in Union County median home values were scattered from Marvin village to Marshville township, according to the county's latest revaluation figures released last week.Unincorporated Vance and Jackson townships topped the list of areas with the greatest percentage jumps in median home values, at 64 and 37 percent.The village of Marvin had a 36 percent increase. Three unincorporated townships also saw big jumps:...http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/new-home-values-revealed?fromrss=1 EDUCATION, DISCIPLINE: Forum on minority students- March 16, 2008 "It's a societal, systemic problem we all need to look at." Superintendent Ed Davis and school board members will meet this week with groups that serve the African American community to talk about how minority students are faring in Union County schools.Members of the local NAACP, A Few Good Men and four more groups sent Davis questions and concerns for the 7 p.m. Thursday forum at the Bazemore Center in Monroe. The public is invited.Among their worries: how a disproportionate number of...http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/education-discipline-forum-on-minority-stu... Pilgrim's Pride to cut jobs for 836- March 14, 2008 "If we lose this, we're going to be forced into some drastic rate adjustments" Pilgrim's Pride will close its Siler City chicken processing plant by June, laying off 836 workers at one of Chatham County's largest employers and dealing a major blow to the region's economy. via News Observerhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/pilgrims-pride-to-cut-jobs-for-836?fromrss... Chatham plant closing; 830 jobs cut- March 12, 2008 "We're providing transition programs to help them get new employment" Triangle Business Journal - by Chris Coletta Chicken processor Pilgrim's Pride Corp. via Triangle Business Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/chatham-plant-closing-830-jobs-cut?fromrss... Students Hurt In Union County Crash Involving Tractor Trailer- March 9, 2008 Two Union County students were injured in a crash involving a tractor trailer in front of Forest Hills High School. via Charlotte Channel 9http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/students-hurt-in-union-county-crash-involv... Two students injured in wreck outside school- March 7, 2008 Two teenage sisters were injured Wednesday when their car collided with a tractor trailer outside their school in eastern Union County, a school official said.Injured were 18-year-old Paige Plyler, a senior at Forest Hills High School in Marshville, and her sister Chelsea, a freshman, said Luan Ingram, spokeswoman for Union County Public Schools.The accident occurred around noon at the intersection of U.S. 74 and Forest Hills High School Road, Ingram said. She said she could not provide any...http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/two-students-injured-in-wreck-outside-scho... Indian Trail Man Charged After Girlfriend Run Over, Killed- March 4, 2008 An Indian Trail man ran over and killed his girlfriend in a Monroe parking lot early Monday morning, police said. via WSOChttp://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/indian-trail-man-charged-after-girlfriend-... GMS Cyber Centers in Union County: 4 charged following raids at 3 locations- March 2, 2008 "I would go into restaurants and people would tell me about it" Authorities arrested four people and seized 60 gaming machines and computers Thursday from Union County businesses accused of hosting illegal gambling.The bust followed a six-month investigation of Internet cafes where customers allegedly gambled online, using prepaid cards.In the past, business owners have defended such operations as legal sweepstakes. But since they pay out money to winners, authorities said, they're...http://www.topix.net/city/marshville-nc/2008/03/gms-cyber-centers-in-union-county-4-charge... |