Ella Scarborough

On May 23, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough died at 75. Scarborough was the first Black woman elected to the city council. She later became the first Black woman to run for Charlotte mayor and the U.S Senate in North Carolina.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough has died. She was 75. Scarborough, a longtime executive at Duke Energy, was considered an icon in Charlotte politics.

Mecklenburg County commissioners Monday night ousted chairman Trevor Fuller and picked fellow Democrat Ella Scarborough as the board's new leader.…

Mecklenburg County commissioners will be sworn in for a new term a special meeting Monday night, where they'll also elect their leadership for the next…