News About Town: Two elections down, one to go. The results are in and Paul Bailey and John Higdon are advancing to the General Election as candidates for mayor. John Higdon received 861 votes, Paul Bailey received 652, and Jason Majewski received 54 votes. The vote count totaled 7.49% of the registered voters in Matthews voting in the mayoral primary.

Don’t Forget: We have two sets of tickets to give away for Madeline at the Playhouse! The show runs Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 20 at the Matthews Community Center (Fullwood Playhouse). Want to be entered to win? Head over to Facebook and say, “Oui oui, Madame Clavell.”

Also: Tomorrow (October 10) candidates for Matthews Town Council and Mayor of Matthews will have an opportunity to introduce themselves and their vision for Matthews at Matthews Mint Hill Weekly’s Candidate Forum. The event starts at 6 PM at the Levine Senior Center, 1050 Devore Lane, Matthews.