Union County Has Record Year in Economic Development
Union County‘s pipeline of potential commercial and industrial projects has grown throughout the past 12 months in record numbers. Fiscal year-end results show FY2018-19 was the second best year for […]
Bridge Replacement is coming to U.S. 601 in Union County
Drivers will soon see a new bridge on U.S. 601 over Clear Creek just north of Brief Road, thanks to a $2.1 million contract awarded by the N.C. Department of […]
Union Co. OKs zoning for annexed land, homes
The Union Board of County Commissioners on Monday zoned 6.9 acres that the General Assembly de-annexed from Marvin this year. State Sen. Tommy Tucker introduced the bill in the Senate […]
Union County reappoints planning board members
The Union County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the reappointment of Everette Medlin and Chris Duggan to the Planning Board. Commissioners also reappointed Patrick Harrison as an alternate […]
Land cleared for Union County services building
About 31 acres of land is being cleared in Union County to make way for a new Human Services Building. The new facility will be built at Skyway Drive and […]
Union County approves sports complex and swim center
The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to approve a more than 50-acre athletics complex and a $2.5 million swim training and competition center. Commissioners voted unanimously, 5-0, […]
Weddington Creek approved
Hopper Communities got a rezoning from the Union County Board of Commissioners on Monday night, changing the zoning of 74.33 acres from an R-20 classification to an R-8 conditional classification. […]
Fourth Boggs Paving executive pleads guilty in fraud case
CHARLOTTE – A fourth Boggs Paving Inc. executive has pleaded guilty in an $87 million federal fraud case involving two Union County highway construction companies. Greg Miller, 60, who was […]
Another apartment complex approved during contentious Indian Trail meeting
INDIAN TRAIL – Apartment development, nonexistent since the early 2000s in this Union County bedroom community, could be about to explode – in several senses of the word. After nearly […]
City renews promise not to annex into Union County
CHARLOTTE – Stay on your side of the county line! While it was completely cordial – not the least bit hostile – that was the message given Monday night by […]
$2.6 million in contracts awarded for Union County bridges
UNION COUNTY – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded two construction contracts, valued at $2.6 million, for contractors to replace bridges in Indian Trail and Monroe, according to a […]
State revises phaseout of Union County road maintenance
UNION COUNTY – The N.C. Department of Transportation beat a tactical retreat this week as officials in Union County’s 14 municipalities started seeing letters in their inboxes saying the state […]
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