Last week, Mecklenburg County's municipal elections resulted in many victories for Democrats, with Republicans holding critical seats on the Charlotte City Council.
The Town of Matthews will not face legal liability in the case of a fatal tree fall during a 2018 winter storm. A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled in favor of the town Tuesday.
The N.C. Court of Appeals delivered a blow Tuesday to a lawsuit against a 2018 state law allowing some towns to sponsor charter schools. The Appeals Court vacated a trial judge’s order that would have allowed the lawsuit to move forward. The appellate judges’ unanimous decision means the law, S.L. 2018-3, originally known as House...
After months of meeting across the state, the House Select Committee on School Safety met for the final time Thursday to approve another round of recommendations to make schools safer. The school safety committee was formed in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left...
House Bill 514, which would allow four cities in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district to create and run their own charter schools, passed its initial vote in the Senate, 30-20. The bill will remain on the Senate calendar for Monday, June 4, for final approval. Then it will go to the House, which must approve the...
Democrats and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials are claiming a bill allowing municipalities to create charter schools would only lead to financial complications and legal conundrums. But the sponsor of the bill says a few adjustments in the language would address those concerns. On Monday, May 21, Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg, Sen. Joyce Waddell, D-Mecklenburg, and Rep....
MATTHEWS — The Socrates Academy’s campus, complete with large columns, bright halls, and symbols of ancient European days, is meant to capture the feel of historic Athens.
CHARLOTTE — Matthews resident Neubert Purser, 87, has suffered two major blows in his life. The first came while serving his country on combat duty in the U.S. Army, on the front line of the Battle of the Bulge in Germany during World War II, when fragments from an exploding shell ripped a 4-by-8 inch gash in his body.
CHARLOTTE — Imprisoned former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black used undeveloped land with a tax value of less than $150,000 to pay off an outstanding $500,000 state fine linked to his conviction on corruption charges, according to Mecklenburg County property records.
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Area Transit System officials expect the next few years to be busy at the transit agency. In addition to a light-rail line under construction, CATS officials hope to begin work on four more lines by about 2010, the CATS Web site says.
NC Speaker Jim Black seems to think he is doing a great job of helping Mecklenburg County while presiding over a slush fund-greased political machine. Oh, were that true.
