March 25, 2024 Gene Carney, the husband of longtime Forum regular and N.C. House member Becky Carney, has died. The following obituary was posted by the family. Visitation was held March 21 and a memorial service on March 22. "Eugene Joseph Carney, Jr., 79, of Charlotte, passed away suddenly ... Continue Reading →
Bertha Maxwell Roddey has died
March 21, 2024 Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, a longtime Charlotte educator and community leader, died Wednesday at age 93. Visitation is Thursday, March 28 from 10 a.m.-noon, with memorial service following at noon at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 3400 Beatties Ford Rd. A PDF of the ... Continue Reading →
Trailblazers in a culture change inside America’s banks
March 19, 2024 "Show up and come prepared to do the work." Nancy Stroud offered that synopsis of how she and a number of the other women on this morning's panel took the entry-level jobs they were offered in the '60s and '70s as banks first began hiring Blacks for career positions, and made ... Continue Reading →
Add your story to the 250-year Mecklenburg timeline
March 15, 2024 Intrepid Forum reader Sylvia Grier sent in a note that Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation has mailed out invitations asking residents to help tell the story of Mecklenburg County. A report last fall published by WFAE made reference to the project. The county Parks website ... Continue Reading →
Helping MWBEs thrive in the construction industry
March 12, 2024 Today’s presenters have had much to do with helping minority contractors find their niche in Mecklenburg private and public construction projects. Young people: Listen to the stories from the presenters. Listen to the many successful minority contractors who spoke during the ... Continue Reading →
2024 March 5 Primary
– Page last updated March 18, 2024 based on Elections Board revisions of March 8 and March 15 The State Board of Elections reports unofficial election results in real time on Election Night for Mecklenburg voters here. This page carries vote counts only in Mecklenburg. That means that a top ... Continue Reading →
Reviving the Beatties Ford Road corridor
Feb. 27, 2024 “Are we telling the right stories?” Developer Christopher Dennis said people who never visit the Beatties Ford Road corridor love to tell stories about the corridor’s challenges, from crime and drugs to homelessness and mental health issues. What if Beatties Ford residents wrote ... Continue Reading →
Oyez, oyez, oyez: Veteran judges offer their insights
Feb. 20, 2024 Three retired judges fielded questions with candor – and appreciation for the support they had received as trailblazing African-American judges in Mecklenburg County courtrooms. Presenters were District Court Judge T. Michael Todd (1979-1984), former District and Superior Court ... Continue Reading →
County Board D3 & D2: Challengers make their case
Feb. 13, 2024 Two newcomers, Felicia Thompkins and Charles Osborne, are offering County Commissioner District 2 and District 3 voters an alternative in the March 5 Democratic primary. Serving those district today are longterm incumbents Vilma Leake in District 2 and George Dunlap in District 3. ... Continue Reading →
Incumbents highlight county’s multiple challenges
Feb. 6, 2024 Maybe this year’s election will be a turning point for Mecklenburg County. Listen carefully to Tuesday’s conversation with all five Democratic candidates for three at-large seats on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Two of the three incumbents have not served long ... Continue Reading →
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