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Funeral for James E. Ferguson II

August 7, 2025 Community & Housing

Aug. 7, 2025 A Celebration of the Life of James E. Ferguson II was held Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 at The Park Church, 6029 Beatties Ford Rd., with visitation at 11 a.m. and service at noon. A public memorial and reception titled “Closing Arguments: Honoring His Legacy-Remembering Our Friend,” was ... Continue Reading →

Council DIstrict 1: Anderson, Henderson square off

August 5, 2025 Candidates & Ballots

Aug. 5, 2025 Two primary candidates offered Forum participants today a host of information about how different they are from one another. One way is by consulting their LinkedIn pages and their ebsites, listed below. Another way is through their answers to questions specifically asked. Here is a ... Continue Reading →

Democratic mayor primary Sept. 9

July 29, 2025 Candidates & Ballots

July 29, 2025 The five candidates for Charlotte mayor in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary spoke of their backgrounds and their goals for service as mayor, then answered questions. Addressing the Forum were Jaraun (Gemini) Boyd, Delter Kenny Guin III, current Mayor Vi Lyles, Brendan K. Maginnis, ... Continue Reading →

Group brings marriage walk to Charlotte in August

July 29, 2025 Community & Housing

July 29, 2025 Coach Martez Layton, Dr. Woodrina Layton, and Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe addressed the Forum about their 7th Annual Married for Life Walk, to be held Aug. 22-24 at Truist Field in downtown Charlotte. Ticket package prices per couple, including fees and sales tax, range from $169 to ... Continue Reading →

At-large candidates seek partners in city governance

July 22, 2025 Candidates & Ballots

July 22, 2025 Equitable access to city services. Community-led planning. Better housing options. Vocational training. Transparency. Better programs to catapult youth into trades. Prepare future candidates for future service. But amid the widely shared hopes for the city and its people, more ... Continue Reading →

DA reflects on 91 months in a tough public service role

July 15, 2025 Government & Politics

July 15, 2025 Child development. Mass shootings. Underfunded law enforcers. Data. Mental health. Crisis intervention training. Mental health. Re-election. Curbing youth violence. Predatory neighborhood businesses. Modeling for young people the elements of appropriate behavior in the human ... Continue Reading →

Manager readies county to right-size for times ahead

July 8, 2025 Government & Politics

July 8, 2025 Newly installed County Manager Mike Bryant won applause for two announcements this morning. One was a staff reorganization to bring together all the small housing initiatives that the county has launched piecemeal over the years, with a single person in charge to encourage ... Continue Reading →

Push begins for public support of 1-cent sales tax referendum

July 1, 2025 Government & Politics

July 1, 2025 The public debate over whether residents should approve an additional penny on the sales tax began in earnest this morning. It will peak in the days before the likely November referendum on the question – and then go on for years to come, as happened when the first local additional ... Continue Reading →

Helping business owners thrive is Hogan’s business

June 24, 2025 Growing Business

June 24, 2025 No, Nate Hogan is not taller than the Wells Fargo tower. But be prepared to look up. Look up to a former finance guy, a former school board chair, with experience in "accounting ... sales, relationship management, operations and leadership." And a fellow with more than enough ... Continue Reading →

Perspective | More than clean clothes: The innovation of dignity in our schools

June 21, 2025 Media & Forum

By Chanel Jones, EdNC.org | June 9, 2025   It started with one student. She sat quietly in class, her hoodie pulled tightly over her head, sleeves hiding her hands, and eyes looking as if she was holding back tears. Her classmates exchanged glances and whispered quietly whenever she ... Continue Reading →

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