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Melissa Balknight will remain acting superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until a permanent replacement takes over, CMS announced Thursday.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Wiki commonsThe FBI launches an investigation into CMS. The county might wait on the outcome of the several probes being conducted before it asks its own questions. But the county is asking questions about why Discovery Place can’t repay a $14 million loan. The General Assembly is set to consider suspending the gasoline tax, and PTL’s Jim Bakker dies. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people of color. At the beginning of the war, nearly half a million people of color were free, and he says their stories ultimately helped lay the groundwork for a more expansive vision of American freedom.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Residents fighting a proposed asphalt plant in Clemmons discovered that one of their allies had a hidden agenda. Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg explains how the deception came to light. -
Heavy rain brought relief to areas like Brunswick County and increased streamflow levels at Trent River, but relief was scattered in the mountains, and counties in the piedmont saw little to no improvement in drought conditions. -
The Mint Museum Uptown is celebrating the legacy of the Lebrón Brothers, a Puerto Rican salsa group whose music helped shape New York’s Latin music scene, on Friday night. -
Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated as respiratory virus season gets underway. -
Mecklenburg County’s greenway network has grown by more than 20 miles in just a few years. As cooler weather draws more people outside — and darkness arrives earlier — what does safety look like on the trails? -
Atrium’s new program aims to lower out-of-pocket health care costs for state employees who use its doctors and hospitals; N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner says the savings will come at a cost to members and taxpayers. -
Discovery Place is nearly $15 million in debt to Mecklenburg County. The long-running museum says it’s not able to pay that amount, and in a few weeks the county could declare it in default. For more, Tony Mecia of The Charlotte Ledger joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
Duke Energy reached an agreement with data center operators on a long-sought large-load tariff, or special rate for some big new energy users, in North Carolina. But environmental groups say it falls short on some key points.
NATION & WORLD
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