From West Charlotte and Independence to North Meck and the newly opened Hough High, accused felons are roaming the halls of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. According to district officials, 142 students currently enrolled in CMS have been charged with a variety of felony crimes, totaling a combined 319 charges (find defense attorneys to help you to clear […]
Nearly $3 million in July – $2.65 million, to be more precise – according to Department of Social Services Director Mary Wilson, via a memo she provided to county commissioners in response to prompting from Republican Commissioner Bill James. We’ll have much more on this, but suffice now with the following e-mail blast James sent […]
In what has become an entirely too predictable and utterly disgraceful headline, we read of yet another case of a repeat offender accused of a violent crime, this time the abduction and murder of Valerie Hamilton. It is demonstrably clear that Mecklenburg County has a serious problem with its revolving-door criminal justice system, just ask […]
The controversial micro-loan lender Grameen America is getting ready to hit Charlotte taxpayers up for a permanent loan – a.k.a. subsidy grant – of $200,000. A local organizing committee is already raising funds to launch a Grameen America branch in Charlotte and says it needs the grant largess to help fill its revolving loan pool, […]
Remember a few years back when the Board of Education approved a new anti-bullying policy for CMS, when Larry Gauvreau and Kaye McGarry voted against it because they said it was being used as a way to gain a foothold for promoting and advancing a pro-homosexual agenda in classrooms. Gauvreau and McGarry were lambasted as […]
As if the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department hasn’t already found itself mired in myriad controversies and concerns during the tumultuous tenure of Chief Rodney Monroe, there’s more potential trouble brewing on the horizon. Investigative blogger and professional agitator Cedar Posts roots out the latest swirl surrounding CMPD, this one involving Monroe cohort Vicki Foster, who has […]
In case there was any doubt about who is actually in charge down at City Hall, this should clear things up nicely. Hint: it ain’t the potted plants sitting behind the council dais. No, that would be city staff chieftains Curt “We’ll get back to you on that, councilman” Walton and Mac “Give me my […]
Get a load of Mayor Anthony Foxx smacking down a group of boosters who showed up at city council’s Monday night dinner meeting to do a little cheerleading for the north Meck commuter rail line. “I’m growing increasingly irritated with conversation I’m hearing about whether Charlotte considers the north corridor a priority,” Foxx scolded before […]
Call it a case of bad timing and even worse judgment. Shortly after receiving a report Monday night that showed quality of life ratings have slipped for seven neighborhood areas, sinking them into the dreaded “challenged” category, the city council approved giving City Manager Curt Walton a sweet pay hike. Walton scored an annual compensation package […]
The three Republican candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission At-Large held a press conference at the GOP headquarters in Charlotte on Monday to outline their “Pledge to Our Citizens”, a 14-point bullet list covering the topics of fiscal accountability, public safety, and education. The text of the pledge appears below, along with the video of the […]
