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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education made the stunning announcement Wednesday that it is placing Superintendent Crystal Hill on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation into how the school district is run. Here to break down what it means for the district and students is WFAE’s James Farrell.
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North Carolina Newsroom
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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WCNC YouTube screen shotCMS Superintendent Crystal Hill is placed on leave, facing an investigation into how the district is run. Monroe City Council votes to reverse course and renew support for the I-77 toll lanes. Charlotte City Council has narrowed down mayoral candidates list. Plus, the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup and more. -
Author photo by Barry Morgenstein, book cover courtesy of Karen Gray HoustonOn the next Charlotte Talks, a story of the courage and tenacity it sometimes takes to open doors. It’s a story set in 1950, before Martin Luther King, Jr. was a household name, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. It is the story of a man taking a stand against discrimination who ended up on the front lines of the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, and it is a story told by his daughter, an award-winning journalist.
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LOCAL NEWS
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With budget constraints, pressure to acquire land while it’s still available, irreversible city design decisions made in the 1960s and the balancing act of community wants and needs, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation needs more time than what’s realistic to keep up with the region’s growth. -
South Carolina attorney general and candidate for governor Alan Wilson spoke to supporters in Lancaster on Wednesday as early voting begins for the Republican primary runoff. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill has been placed on leave amid an investigation into how the district is run, the school board said Wednesday. Hill has been on the job for more than three years. -
State lawmakers on Wednesday did not consider a proposal from Republican Sen. Vickie Sawyer that would require Charlotte and other local governments to pay roughly $60 million to the state for the abandoned Interstate 77 toll lanes project. But Sawyer warned the issue is far from settled. -
Young Latino leaders will gather in Charlotte on Saturday for the Queen City Summit.
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Discussions surrounding Duke Energy’s plans to build new power plants and meet the state’s climate goal continued in Raleigh on Wednesday — though the decision will ultimately be made without a key member.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram announces she's in need of a heart transplant. CMS says technical difficulties scuttle some end-of-year exams. A marker is unveiled in Charlotte honoring the first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation. NewsWorthy takes a summer hiatus.
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