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Dudley High’s Le’Ezra Brown named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track and Field Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade recently announced that Le’Ezra Brown of Dudley High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Dudley High School.
Grant Williams has rapidly rebuilt his value with the Hornets
Grant Williams' short-lived tenure with the Dallas Mavericks was a disaster. The fourth-year forward joined the team after four seasons with the Boston Celtics, where he established himself as one of the best young three-and-D forwards in the NBA. But Williams' fit with Dallas was clunky. At the trade deadline, he was shipped to the Charlotte Hornets, and P.J. Washington was headed to the Mavericks as part of the deal.When Charlotte added Williams, his stock around the league had taken a significant hit. However, a strong showing in the following 29 games quickly put his career back on track. He averaged 13.9 points,...
Airport passengers scramble to find rental cars after hundreds of cancellations at Charlotte airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thousands of people were stranded at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday due to a CrowdStrike outage that led to a global ground stop for all flights for several hours. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled at Charlotte Douglas, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Airport...
Carolina Panthers playing a dangerous game with frustrated Stephon Gilmore
Dan Morgan's roster revamp received a largely positive response throughout the offseason. The Carolina Panthers had a big mess to clean up after a two-win campaign that brought little in the way of encouragement. Things look more promising under the new regime, but there is still much hard work ahead.
All-Rookie forward predicts his team will end NBA's longest active playoff drought
The Charlotte Hornets currently hold the NBA's longest active playoff drought, last making the postseason in 2016.First Team All-Rookie small forward Brandon Miller was just 13 years old the last time the franchise appeared in the playoffs and was still seven months away from being born when the Hornets most recently won a postseason series on April 30, 2002.Charlotte has finished above .500 only once since 2016, going 43-39 in 2021-22. The group dropped to 27-55 in 2022-23 and 21-61 last season.Despite all the struggles, Miller told HoopsHype's Michael Scotto that he sees the organization's lengthy streak ending during the...
Meet the owner of St. Mark Vintage Clothing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Make a fashion statement by recycling your wardrobe to create a bold, sustainable look. Matt Olin from Charlotte is Creative and Darrell Anderson, owner of St. Mark Vintage Clothing, joined us this morning to share the benefits of recycling clothing. St. Mark Vintage Clothing has...
West End nonprofits receive grants to address food insecurity and literacy
Two Black-led nonprofits in Charlotte received funding from a series of grant awards by Lowe’s Hometowns, the nonprofit arm of Lowe’s Companies. A Brighter Day Outreach, an organization dedicated to supporting residents on Charlotte’s west side, and A Better World, a literacy-focused nonprofit, both received funding to support their work in the community.
West Rowan grad retires from Air Force to join aerospace company
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Colonel Justin Chandler, who hails from Salisbury, and graduated from West Rowan High School recently retired from his post with the U.S. Air Force for a job at an aerospace company called ThinkOrbital. “I will be transitioning to become the vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships,” Chandler said in […] The post West Rowan grad retires from Air Force to join aerospace company appeared first on Salisbury Post.
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