Neighbors: Southern Mecklenburg, Union, York

John Rocco has sports throughout his family line. Born in Pittsburgh, he moved to Cincinnati after eighth grade where his stepfather, Ray Shore, was chief scout for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Shore also worked as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.

David Frankel visited about 50 Indian Trail-area businesses recently seeking sponsors for youth soccer teams and made a typical pitch: Would the business be willing to buy team T-shirts or sweatshirts in return for the business name printed on the clothing?

A set of new regulations, two years in the making, will help implement a long-range plan to develop Indian Trail into a series of villages, town officials say.

Kelly Helms wanted to be healthier, with more energy. So she put weight loss at the top of her New Year's resolutions.

Calvary Church

Mary Finlayson has played the piano for 81/2 decades – and she's not planning to stop anytime soon. Many of the songs she knows by heart.

For more than 15 years, elementary students at St. Matthew Catholic School have given the magic of the holiday season to those who might otherwise do without.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

What do you do with two empty textile mills?

Each New Year I recap the year we left behind by recalling folks in our community who shared something about themselves for my column.

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