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Charlotte leaders say they’re “cautiously optimistic” progress is ahead for overcoming a longstanding hurdle to expanding public rail service into northern Mecklenburg County and Mooresville. In a July letter to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to condemn recent violence in Israel, but not before hearing from multiple residents in support and opposition of the resolution. The … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

One “out-of-the-blue phone call” followed by one email landed Matthews Playhouse one of its largest financial gifts — $40,000 — as part of the North Carolina state budget. “It was … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Charlotte Caribbean restaurant received a “B” grade from the Mecklenburg County Health Department for numerous health violations, including the presence of insects and rodent feces. ▪ Mama’s Caribbean Grill, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Carl Flowe’s father planted two oak trees at the end of his driveway on West Sugar Creek Road about 50 years ago. They weren’t anything special to look at, Flowe … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s no secret that Charlotte and its neighboring towns are growing quickly. And with that growth come some pains. In Huntersville, the past year has brought heated debates on what … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Matthews voters will choose six commissioners and elect at least one new person in the 2023 election. There are 12 candidates seeking 6 seats on the Board of Commissioners. Incumbent … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The Hideaway LKN, a full-service bar that opened in Lake Norman’s Cornelius community in late 2022 is changing owners and rebranding. “As of Monday, The Hideaway will be under new … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Lake Norman, one of your favorite spots to try a new whiskey and listen to live music is expanding. Andy Upchurch, who owns Bin110 in Cornelius with his wife, Tallie, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Miles Bridges turned himself in to authorities in a neighboring county on criminal charges in Charlotte, officials said Friday. The 25-year-old Charlotte Hornets forward — with an active warrant in … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The Charlotte City Council heard public comments Monday on what could be the city’s first social district. At a hearing at Monday’s council meeting on the creation of the Plaza … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

It all started, this genealogical mystery, with Fran Redic finding a bunch of very, very old stuff in her personal library in a front room of her Myers Park home. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s college application season in North Carolina and around the country — and with the average application fee nationwide at about $50, the cost of applying to any number of … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

In the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. Census Bureau released some timely data — the most detailed look to date about the Charlotte region’s Hispanic population, including more … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

In a record drug bust, deputies seized enough fentanyl to kill 1.14 million people, a sheriff in the North Carolina mountains said Friday. Deputies recovered a total of 5 pounds … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Devalos Perkins — the man who has spent more than a decade behind bars without a conviction — is now mentally stable enough to stand trial, doctors’ notes indicate. But … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The State Auditor’s Office found that six North Carolina school districts, including Charlotte-Meckleburg and Johnston County, did not comply with the state’s truancy law during the 2020-21 school year, when … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A 911 call about someone firing shots in the street ended with a man being fatally shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer, according to CMPD. Nicholas Demar Lopez, 44, pointed … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The North Carolina State Treasury Department has more than $1 billion in its unclaimed property fund, and some of the money may be yours to claim. According to nccash.com, “unclaimed … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The candidates running in Charlotte’s most closely watched election in 2023 agree somewhat on the biggest issues facing their part of town, but they’ve got different ideas on solutions. Republican … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The Catawba Nation’s new chief rejects the cost of a financial deal that would break most ties with a company that’s been instrumental in launching its Two Kings Casino outside … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Now that fall has arrived, the weather in Charlotte is finally cooling off. This week, there’s been a break in the warm weather with highs in the mid-70s, and dropping … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service