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Charlotte Region

CMS moves ahead with scheduled reopening date. Youngest students to return on Monday.

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Education

Annie Ma, Charlotte Observer – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will stick with its plans and have students return to the classroom in rotations beginning Monday, after the board decided to keep the …
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Norfolk Southern to Charlotte: You can’t use our tracks for the Red Line

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Infrastructure

Hunter Sáenz, WCNC – Assistant City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba said the Red Line was headed in a positive direction. Norfolk Southern said it hasn’t changed its mind: No sharing tracks. …
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Assistant principal at local elementary school charged with child sex crime

4 years ago  •  Crime, Education, Charlotte Region

An assistant principal at a local elementary school has been arrested and accused of committing a child sex crime. Shaun Michael Bock, of Mooresville, has been charged by the Mooresville …
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NC lawmaker wants people with Down syndrome to jump line in vaccine priority list

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, COVID-19

Robin Kanady, Fox46 – A North Carolina lawmaker representing Mecklenburg County refuses to get his COVID-19 vaccine until people with Down syndrome get bumped ahead of him on the priority …
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Charlotte City Council filled its open at-large seat. Here’s who they picked.

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Local

Alison Kunitz, Charlotte Observer – Former City Council member Greg Phipps was appointed to fill a vacant at-large seat Monday night, replacing longtime Council member James “Smuggie” Mitchell. Mayor Vi …
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Mecklenburg County judge announces N.C. Court of Appeals campaign

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Campaigns

North State Journal Staff – On Thursday, Michael Stading, a District Court Judge in Mecklenburg County, announced his candidacy for the N.C. Court of Appeals. Stading, a Republican, was elected …
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CMS to allow many HS sports, other extracurricular activities to resume

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Education

WSOCTV — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will soon allow in-season high school sports and other extracurricular activities to resume. CMS announced on Wednesday that it is revising participation plans for in-season high …
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Davis Love III to lead U.S. team at Presidents Cup in Charlotte

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region

Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal – On Tuesday, the PGA Tour named Davis Love III captain of the American team for the Presidents Cup in 2022. Quail Hollow Club is …
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Charlotte’s ‘unprecedented’ demand for guns and ammo is fueled by more than politics

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Crime

Joe Marusak and David T. Foster III, Charlotte Observer – Tamara Schaeffer never bought a firearm before stepping inside Hyatt Gun Shop on Wilkinson Boulevard on Thursday. Three homicides in …
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Massive gasoline spill near Huntersville almost 18 times greater than first reported

4 years ago  •  Environment, Charlotte Region

Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer – A crack in the wall of a pipeline caused nearly 1.2 million gallons of gasoline to spill in Mecklenburg County’s Oehler Nature Preserve near Huntersville’s …
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