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MECKLENBURG COUNTY (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden is asking leaders to provide funding for the next phase of expanding use of Jail North. McFadden met with County Commissioners Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on the reopening. The north Charlotte facility reopened in late September to ease overcrowding by hundreds of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. and RALEIGH, N.C. — PBS North Carolina (PBS NC) and WTVI PBS Charlotte (WTVI) announced an agreement to combine the two organizations, with PBS NC acquiring WTVI. Central Piedmont Community College currently holds the WTVI broadcast license. The agreement brings together two public media organizations with a shared commitment to education, trusted storytelling and service to communities across North Carolina.
A proposed Mecklenburg County air-quality permit would let Digital Realty keep a hyperscale data center on Moores Chapel Road online through a blackout with 242 diesel generators. Together they would total 726 megawatts, a backup fleet that would rival the output of some utility-scale power plants, and the permit would allow more than 100 tons of air pollution a year.
Recently, I spoke to Community School of Davidson high schoolers about my career and passions, along with several other professionals. At the end, the panel was asked to share our best advice for the teens’ future aspirations. I told them, “Don’t burn bridges. Be nice to everyone you encounter. You never know what connection you’ll need in your life.”
Dr. Jacqueline Betancourt, Senior Community Health Worker with the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center’s SHIELD Program, has been selected to receive the 2026 Community Impact Award from Limitless Community Development. The award will be presented during the organization’s Annual Snow Ball Gala on Friday, December 11, 2026 at the M Garden.
