Belmont Trolley Inc gets $1 million state grant for revival
Belmont Trolley Inc receives a $1 million grant from the state budget to fund the trolley barn and first leg of a route from downtown Belmont to Belmont Abbey College. Rob Pressley, founder, aims to raise the remaining $1.5 million and break ground in spring 2025. The project revives a historic link. trolley cars once connected Belmont to Charlotte via a late 1800s railroad route.
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Second arrest in Mount Holly double homicide case
Mount Holly police arrested Zabreen Isaiah Wallace 18 of Mount Holly on Friday in Fairmount North Carolina. He faces two counts of first degree murder and two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon in the December deaths of Jaylan Murray Jackson 19 and Jayden Daeshun Munson 19 of Concord. Two men were shot in a vehicle near Dodge Street and Piedmont Avenue and died at the scene. Police credit local and regional agencies for the arrest. a previous suspect was arrested in Union New York and is 17.
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Schiele Museum hosts third Summer Teacher Institute
The Schiele Museum received 3500 from North Carolina Humanities to run its third Teacher Institute. Begun Jan 3, the program centers on space and Thoreau inspired experiential learning, offering teachers access to programs, exhibits, collaborations with local partners and field excursions.
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