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The lone incumbent seeking reelection and two challengers took the top spots Tuesday in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education race. Voters filled the three at-large seats with a former … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mecklenburg County voters approved a historic school bond Tuesday night, guaranteeing some of the poorest neighborhoods in and around Charlotte will see new and renovated schools over the next several … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

State education leaders are giving a local foundation a chance to build a network of charter schools serving low-income students in the Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro areas. The N.C. Charter … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Tuesday is Election Day in Mecklenburg County, with a record-setting school bond and other high-profile races on ballots across Charlotte and surrounding towns. Voters will decide the fate of a … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

James Silva Jr. is a senior systems engineer who is active at his local church and, for years, worked in the prison system across the country as a volunteer to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte-based Albemarle Corp. is moving closer to reopening a lithium mine and production in North Carolina following an infusion of federal funding. The U.S. Department of Defense approved a $90 … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A North Carolina resident who saw “something weird” in their neighborhood recently posed a question on Reddit about when it’s OK to film or photograph someone in public. “Living in … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Police on Saturday asked the public for help to identify a man who was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Charlotte on Friday. The man was standing in … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

About 7,300 runners gathered early Saturday morning to participate in the 2023 Novant Health Charlotte NC Marathon, half marathon and 5K. Sean Rager of Atlanta won the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Georgia man won Saturday’s Novant Health Charlotte Marathon, and a Charlotte newcomer finished first among women in the 26.2-mile race across the Queen City. Under ideal running weather, nearly … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Interstate 85 was closed in Charlotte for hours and at least 800 Duke Energy customers were without power after an 18-wheeler knocked down power lines in a crash Saturday morning. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Meet Tara Moore. The former director of conservation partnerships for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation is — as of early October — the city of Charlotte’s first tree canopy program … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A popular North Carolina brewery plans to expand early next year with a taproom in downtown Mooresville. High Branch Brewing Co. opened in 2015 as the first operating brewery in … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

As autumn temperatures continue to drop, so will the leaves in Charlotte. If you want to clean up your yard from fallen leaves, you can have them picked up as … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

New funding will speed up improvements to an often-congested Charlotte interchange, state and local officials announced Thursday. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said he’s allocating $45 million in House … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Dwight Thompson knew two years ago he had a chance to make a bigger impact. Thompson was named principal two years ago at Renaissance West STEAM Academy, which serves preschoolers … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is taking its music to the streets of Charlotte with free concerts in various neighborhoods thanks to a new set of wheels. Starting next spring, the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A body was found in the 3700 block of East Independence Boulevard in east Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. Investigators have not released the identity of the person. The discovery … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte’s most closely watched City Council race has drawn hundreds of thousands of dollars in fundraising and plenty of spending in the final weeks before Election Day, according to campaign … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A federal lawsuit filed by a South Carolina man after a controversial 2021 arrest in Rock Hill that led to days of protests has been dismissed after a settlement of … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Rock Hill woman told police her 4-year-old daughter found dead in a dresser was in Union County, North Carolina, when they went to check on the child in 2020, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Charlotte murder suspect caught in legal purgatory — with most of his adult life spent in jail and psychiatric hospitals — has been found mentally stable enough to stand … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service