By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. May 23--MINT HILL -- A state plan to protect an endangered mussel found in Mecklenburg and Union counties drew a divided response at a Thursday night hearing.

By Kara Lopp, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Apr. 17--MINT HILL -- A charter high school that opened this year because of parent demand wants to make 21 acres on Lawyers Road its new home. -- Queens Grant Preparatory High School is eyeing the property for its permanent location.

By Celeste Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Apr. 29--After the last school bond referendum went down in 2005, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials set out to establish good will with skeptical voters.

By Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Feb. 8--N.C. health planners have denied requests by Carolinas HealthCare System to build a 50-bed hospital or a free-standing emergency room in Mint Hill, a town of 20,000 in southeastern Mecklenburg County.

By Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jul. 19--Presbyterian Healthcare, which opened a 50-bed Huntersville hospital two years ago, announced plans Tuesday for a similar hospital in growing Mint Hill, in eastern Mecklenburg County.