The Mecklenburg County ABC Board said yesterday that when the Sunset Road store reopens after renovations, it will have NARCAN on hand. WJZY reports it’s part of a plan to have the life-saving medication to reverse opioid overdoses available at all 31 store locations to support community well-being and make essential safety resources more accessible to the public.
Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.