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No, there is not an active shooter in SouthPark
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — People took to social media during a SWAT situation in Charlotte's SouthPark neighborhood on Monday. This was posted by Charlit. This social media post said there was an "active shooter in Southpark right now." THE ANSWER:. No, there was no active shooter situation in Southpark. According...
Federal Appeals Court rejects former CMS student’s sexual-assault case
A federal Appeals Court panel has affirmed trial court rulings against a former Myers Park High School student who sued Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over an alleged sexual assault in 2015. A jury ruled against the former student in 2023. She had claimed that the city, school system, an assistant...
If this is privatization, give us more government bureaucracy
If there’s a most persistent and destructive myth that’s permeated American public policy debates in recent decades, it is the fable of privatization. You know how this goes: “Once upon a time there was a wasteful public program that was turned over to hardworking private entrepreneurs who ‘ran it like a business’ and transformed it […]
UNC’s Projected Depth Chart for Training Camp
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina fully is shifting into preseason football mode this week. Players reported Sunday, ahead of the team's first training camp practice Monday night. Coach Mack Brown's Tar Heels have 20 practices allotted on their preseason schedule, before game week arrives and the final preparations...
Embattled North Carolina elections board meets on lawsuits, takes no action
(The Center Square) – The North Carolina State Board of Elections did not address its pending lawsuits following a closed session to discuss them on Monday. The board was hit by two different lawsuits in the past week, challenging its decisions to approve the We the People party and deny approval to the Justice for All […]
School choice keeps changing, but it’s never been simple
This story first appeared in Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. Sign up here Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. When you listen to North Carolina’s lawmakers, it can seem like school choice is a starkly partisan issue: Democrats support public education, while Republicans value choice and competition.
Recruiting staff members elevated to new roles for Carolina
Two members of South Carolina's recruiting staff have received new titles. As of Monday afternoon on GamecocksOnline, Brandon Middleton and Sam Serbay are now listed as recruiting directors for the Gamecocks football team. Middleton was placed in charge of the defense. Serbay will oversee the offense. Both were previously as player personnel assistants.
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