Magnet Lottery opens for students on Friday

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 7:04pm

Magnet Lottery opens for students on Friday

MECKLENBURG COUNTY - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools magnet student-assignment lottery application will open, Friday, Jan. 7. CMS families can go online to apply for magnet programs.

The online lottery will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day through Feb. 6. On Feb. 7, the last day of the lottery-application period, the application will close at 10 p.m.

CMS has been sending personalized instruction sheets home with all current students this week. Some students may receive their packets early next week. Students who will be new to CMS, and students who are assigned to Title I Choice schools, received the information in the mail.

The sheets include student identification and PIN numbers, as well as directions to apply online. The sheets also list a student’s current assignment for the 2011-2012 school year.

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Kids Heart Felt Health launches in Charlotte to teach kids healthy eating habits

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 5:59pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kids Heart Felt Health is a new non-profit organization being launched in Charlotte to teach children how to prepare their own favorite meals and snacks in a healthy manner. Organizers have already attracted interest from other cities.

Currently the program involves Honor Society students from Charlotte Latin, Providence Day, Country Day, Myers Park, Providence High, South Mecklenburg, Grace Academy, Ardrey Kell and Marvin.

“Our program is called HEART Felt Health because we not only give kids hands-on activities to help protect their physical hearts – curbing obesity and malnutrition – but also the word ‘HEART’ stands for character traits we intend to instill through our program,” said founding president Claudine Lovitt.

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Partially-treated wastewater reaches Sugar Creek

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 5:23pm

Partially-treated wastewater reaches Sugar Creek

SOUTH PARK - An overflow of partially treated wastewater occurred at Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant along 5301 Closeburn Road on Tuesday. This is near the Park Road Park.

The overflow occurred during a repair when a combination of human error and pump failure caused an overflow for up to 30 minutes.

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Elementary schools to benefit from "Field to Fork" program

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 11:59am

Elementary schools to benefit from "Field to Fork" program

SOUTH CHARLOTTE - Fuel Pizza is teaming up with the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Mecklenburg County Fruit and Vegetable Coalition, and Charlotte Green to help provide elementary school students with a garden.

The program is called the “Field to Fork” program.

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Meck commission passes measure related to James's anti-gay comments

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 11:54am

By Tom Roussey - bio l email

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Tuesday night the Mecklenburg county commissioners voted unanimously to pass a measure that stopped short of censuring a commissioner over comments he wrote about gays, but affirmed the county's opposition to speech that could lead to discrimination against gays.

The two-page document includes a line that says the commission "acknowledges that inflammatory speech directed at each other, any person or group risk (sic) the incitement of violence..."

Republican commissioner Bill James has drawn fire for recent emails he wrote about the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

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County set to revaluate your property; public meetings set

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011, 3:04pm

County set to revaluate your property; public meetings set

MECKLENBURG COUNTY - The first in a series of public meetings concerning Mecklenburg County property revaluation are set for Wednesday night.

Revaluation is the process of reappraisal of all properties within the County for tax assessment purposes, and is required once at least every eight years by North Carolina law. The last reappraisal in Mecklenburg County was in 2003.

Over time, the real estate market changes, and market prices deviate from the assessed values estimated during the previous reappraisal. A revaluation does two important things:

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Reserve your Chick-fil-A spicy chicken biscuit

Submitted by Cameron Easley

Monday, January 3rd, 2011, 4:02pm

Reserve your Chick-fil-A spicy chicken biscuit

Months have passed since the launch of Chick-fil-A's first spicy chicken sandwich. The restaurant is now taking it one logical step forward by celebrating the launch of the new 'Spicy Chicken Biscuit' this week.

From January 3 to 8, 2011, Chick-fil-A is giving a limited number of FREE Spicy Chicken Biscuits to customers who make a reservation. It will not be added to the menu until January 10, 2011.

To reserve your biscuit, click here.

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