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NCHSAA participation rises in almost every sport, surpasses 200,000 total student-athletes
For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year.
Russian and Ukrainian voices are growing in CMS' southeast suburban schools
When Alla Pearce came to Mecklenburg County 11 years ago, she thought she’d have little chance to speak Russian and Ukrainian, the languages she grew up with. She taught English in Ukraine and married an American. “I did not think my languages would be useful at any point of...
The Big Sort: A Major Upgrade to Charlotte’s Recycling is Coming
Standing in the middle of Mecklenburg County’s Material Recovery Facility, off West Craighead Road in northeast Charlotte, is like being in a version of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory that processes anything but chocolate. The 100,000-square-foot warehouse contains an intricate array of loud, buzzing machinery and whirring conveyor belts filled with foul-smelling garbage, all rising to the ceiling alongside metal staircases and walkways that appear to lead nowhere.
‘Preserve the history’: Pineville’s animatronics band survives Chuck E. changes
PINEVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Chuck E. commerce may never be quite the same, with a host of features geared toward the next generation of cheeseheads. On Friday, July 26 a grand reopening from 5-7 pm will showcase a host of changes the Chuck E. Cheese chain has implemented nationwide. Pineville is one of […]
Is the ACC looking at private equity as a way to raise cash? Maybe, maybe not
The next big thing on the college-athletics money front is private equity, which is something the ACC may or may not be looking into. “I’m not going to go into internal conversations that we’ve had with the board, but I wouldn’t be doing my job if we aren’t exploring every area that’s available,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips told reporters at the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte on Monday.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Reports Major Departure And Arrival Delays
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Douglas International airport is reporting heavy departure and arrivals delays due to weather conditions. According the airports tracker, Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less. Arrival traffic is also experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.
Police dog helps boy found wandering on North Carolina road reunite with his fa
(CNN) — On July 7, emergency dispatchers in North Carolina received a call from a passerby that a child was walking by himself on a Union County road. When deputies responded, they were unable to locate the child’s home or parents due to the boy being both autistic and non-verbal, according to a release from the Union […]
Plans in the works to alleviate traffic along Independence Boulevard
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Independence Boulevard is one of the most congested roads in the Charlotte area. More than 70,000 drivers use it every day between Matthews and Uptown, and many spend a lot of that time stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. To alleviate some of the traffic, changes are coming....
‘It’s very frustrating’: Triangle homebuyers ready to move into new builds, but waiting on power
ZEBULON, N.C. (WNCN) — Brand new homes in the Triangle already have buyers, but they’re empty because they don’t yet have power. CBS 17 has learned this is happening in several neighborhoods. “Back when I first put a deposit down, got approved and everything, they said, probably...
1 hurt in crash near North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Longs near the North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened along Highway 905, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 12:53 p.m. and had to extricate someone from the crash. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is […]
Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told North Carolina Democrats on Saturday that elections were “not about rewarding you for what you have done,” but “about what you’re going to do next.” As Pelosi blasted former President Donald Trump — addressing him just as “what’s his name” — and Republicans, she lauded the state’s […] The post Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’ appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
First high-rise tower in Downtown Fort Worth in 30 years.
Southern Land Company recently celebrated the grand opening of Deco Fort Worth, a 567,000-square-foot high-rise residential tower in Downtown Fort Worth. This is the first high-rise residential tower to be constructed in the area in nearly three decades. The completion of this project is expected to pave the way for similar developments in Fort Worth's urban core.
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