Ella Scarborough, 1946-2022 Obituaries, recollections and news coverage: The Charlotte Observer WSOC-TV WBTV QCityMetro Tribute Archive obituary Funeral June 1, 1 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Details. ... Continue Reading →
Report tracks how race bias is embedded in community’s history
Feb. 11, 2022 Tracking the ongoing impact of systemic racism can be as easy as looking down at your feet. The early roads and railroads of Mecklenburg County were built by prison labor, with prison terms falling chiefly on the formerly enslaved who could not pay fines and ended up in ... Continue Reading →
2040 Plan update
Feb. 1, 2022 Two members of the city planning staff this morning offered an update on the developing 2040 Plan effort. The plan was approved by City Council last year. A map linking policy to specific parcels will go to Council in the months ahead. Much more lies ahead. Presenters were Interim ... Continue Reading →
Course correction: Court clerk Chinn-Gary will file for 3rd term
Jan. 30, 2022 Clerk of Superior Court Elisa Chinn-Gary announced in December that she would not seek re-election to a third term. The Observer's Michael Gordon reported Jan. 29 that she had changed her mind and will file for re-election. Gordon's report online is here. A PDF of it is here. The ... Continue Reading →
Longest-serving District Court judge announces retirement in September
Dec. 7, 2021 Judge Rickye McKoy Mitchell today announced that she would retire from the bench on Sept. 1, 2022. In an accompanying video (below), she described her decision as “not a farewell, but a next step.” Her statement: “Greetings, Colleagues and Community! “After 24 years of Judicial ... Continue Reading →
Superior Court clerk won’t seek re-election
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A gathering to honor retiring Judge Donnie Hoover
Nov. 30, 2021 Daughter Maya Hoover Capers provided these mementos from Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover’s Nov. 30 retirement ceremony. The following is a video of the hour-long ceremony, which was held with a small in-person audience at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, supplemented by a ... Continue Reading →
Assistance available in heating bill emergencies
Nov. 12, 2021 Two programs to assist low-income households with heating bills are available through Mecklenburg's Department of Social Services. Crisis Intervention Program(CIP): Funds are available year-round until they are depleted. Coordinator Ginny Harper writes that the program can “assist ... Continue Reading →
Pushing against partisan divisions in the N.C. legislature
Sept. 7, 2021 An animated speaker. Lots of questions. Many Forum regulars this morning seemed well pleased with the broad discussion of issues being discussed in Raleigh, led by N.C. Sen. Natasha Marcus, chair of the Mecklenburg delegation to the N.C. General Assembly. Marcus represents a ... Continue Reading →
A library retools for the digital/lockdown era
Aug. 31, 2021 The library began turning on a dime in March 2020, when its classes and readings and so forth had to go digital if they were to reach outside the lockdown. Hannah Terrell this morning shared with Forum participants some of what that's meant for an institution, once focused on ... Continue Reading →
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