This #FiveForFriday Morning Minute News Round Up is for the week including December 16 through 20, 2019.
News Around Town: The Student Government (SGA) at Butler High School recently raised funds for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. SGA partnered with Butler’s Key Club, National Honor Society, the school’s baseball and softball teams, local businesses and the greater community to achieve the honor of being the first CMS school to reach the $10,000 goal.
The funds will help four-year-old Sophia, who is battling an autoimmune disorder, take a trip to Disney. The SGA is also giving Sophia a princess experience at Butler (which will include a carriage ride) at the school this Friday, January 20, at 1:45 pm.
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News About Town: The next Board of Commissioners meeting will be held on January 13 at 7 pm at Town Hall. This will be a regular board meeting and will have rezoning actions, including several deferred from December 9. Board of Commissioners (also known as Town Council) meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 232 Matthews Station Street. These meetings are open to the public and there is a public comment period near the beginning of each meeting. To speak, each individual is entitled to four minutes on any topic and must sign up on the sheet is in the lobby before the meeting to address the board.
News Around Town: In November, John LeGrand,principal at Butler High School, was promoted within CMS to executive director of the Central 2 Learning Community. This week CMS named Vincent Golden as the new principal for Butler. Vincent has 13 years of experience with CMS, most recently as principal for Northridge Middle School.
News About Town: Inspired by the Love Matthews campaign, artist Tom Risser created a new sculpture for the Town of Matthews. The newly installed sculpture is located near the railroad parking lot and Seaboard. The artwork, welded in stainless steel, is a fanciful depiction of the word "love." Take a tour of three of Tom's sculptures in Matthews, starting with "Public Display of Affection" in Stumptown Park. Then follow Trade Street to the new Love sculpture, and end at KP Park (320 E. Matthews St.) for the horse sculpture he created in memory of Kay Plyler, the former Town of Matthews Assistant Town Manager.
News About Town: The Matthews Gives Back campaign ended on December 13, and Town Hall was transformed into a temporary toy store with rows of tables stacked with toys. The gift drive allowed 75 families a place to shop for holiday gifts, serving 172 children in the community. The drive was a partnership among Matthews organizations, including the Town of Matthews, Matthews Police, the HELP Center, Matthews Kiwanis, Butler Dream Team, and Matthews United Methodist.
