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Arcade officials have heard that city administrator Debbie Mockus is in critical but stable condition at a Charlotte area hospital due to injuries from a Saturday motorcycle accident in North Carolina.

Mockus’s husband, Alan, was killed along with another motorcyclist involved in the crash. The accident occurred during a Vietnam Veterans’ rally at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. which is located just outside Charlotte.

Local police are still investigating the crash.

Mockus is being treated in the intensive care unit at Carolinas Medical Center.

Arcade police chief Randy Williams said he’s spoken to mayor Doug Haynie, who has talked with family members of Mockus. Williams said he’s heard of no change in Mockus’s condition.

Mockus has worked for Arcade since 2008.

“Our prayers are going out to Debbie and her family, Alan’s family and the family of the other motorcyclist,” Williams said.

Arcade residents will decide in 2012 whether or not to permit Sunday alcohol sales in their town.

Arcade city council members voted unanimously Monday to put the issue on a March referendum. The referendum question would be three-pronged: Should sales be permitted on Sundays? Should Sunday sales be permitted in package stores? Should Sunday sales be permitted in retail establishments by-the-drink?

Recently-passed Senate Bill 10 allows local jurisdictions to place the Sunday sales issue on a referendum. Mayor Doug Haynie said the process would cost several thousand dollars but felt this weighty of an issue should be settled by voters. [Full Story »] 

A retired dentist has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the City of Arcade has developed a speed trap targeting drivers with false charges.

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