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Union County Public Schools students returned to classrooms Monday, with district leaders touting new academic offerings and setting goals for the year ahead.
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The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art has made only its second artwork purchase since opening in Charlotte in 2010, acquiring a painting that honors Black history and commemorates Juneteenth. -
Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens compete for voters’ attention and make case for why people should back them in race for NC Supreme Court seat. -
With a little more than two months until the midterm elections, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley campaigned Friday in Charlotte. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will vote Tuesday on whether to release parts of its investigation into Superintendent Crystal Hill to the public. -
More than 200 people turned out to see the former governor, who faces Republican Michael Whatley in the fall. -
Sandy Mush residents remember how their parents and grandparents fought off a nuclear waste dump in the 1980s — and wonder what we can learn from it. -
Thursday night, the city hosted a town hall that brought together city staff, environmental advocates and industry representatives to address local concerns. -
Since June, Charlotte Center City Partners has required vendors to stop serving customers after midnight. CMPD requested the restriction to improve late-night public safety. Vendors say the rule is hurting business.
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