Los Angeles Lakers’ Jeremy Lin (17) shoots past Charlotte Hornets’ Michael Kidd-Gilchrist during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The Hornets won 104-103. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Charlotte, N.C. The Lakers hear…
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White House denounces GOP schools bill
Fagan, Augustine John Augustine “Gus” John FaganAugustine “Gus” John Fagan peacefully departed this life on Friday, February 27, 2015.Gus was born in Everett, Massachusetts, the seventh of ten children to the late Augustine Fagan and Mary Ellen Williams Fagan, formally…
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Divisions arise in North Carolina over dredging funds
Posted on March 4th, 2015 A North Carolina bill that would divert beach nourishment funds to pay for dredging an inlet is pitting a business community and a boating community against one another. Representatives of both camps gave their opinions…
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Beer tourism begins to boom in Carolinas
Patty Gillespie tours the new Sierra Nevada Brewery in Mills River, North Carolina. Brewery tours at Sierra have become so popular there’s two-week wait for weekday visits and a month for weekends.(Photo: Colby Rabon) Tourism is a major economic driver…
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Calendars belong with school districts
To the editor: Our current school calendars need attention by our General Assembly and Gov. McCrory immediately. The NC General Assembly took school calendar authority away from local school districts in 2004 which mandates when the public school instructional year…
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School news
Send your school news to ginasmithschoolnews@gmail.com. Compiled by Gina Smith Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Barnette Elementary New principal: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools recently appointed Leyanne “Missy” Gabriel as the new principal at Barnette. Gabriel is an assistant principal at Bradley Middle School where she…
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Poplar Forest gets grant to promote craft-beer event
Fagan, Augustine John Augustine “Gus” John FaganAugustine “Gus” John Fagan peacefully departed this life on Friday, February 27, 2015.Gus was born in Everett, Massachusetts, the seventh of ten children to the late Augustine Fagan and Mary Ellen Williams Fagan, formally…
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Civil rights landmark bridge is named for reputed KKK leader
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — When the nation’s first black president steps onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor the marchers beaten there 50 years ago, he’ll be standing on a structure that’s at once synonymous with the civil rights struggle…
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McCann Realty Partners and Guggenheim Real Estate Acquire 352-Home The …
RICHMOND, Va. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. and ATLANTA, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — McCann Realty Partners, LLC (“McCann” or “MRP”) and its equity partner, Guggenheim Real Estate, announced the acquisition of The Retreat at Johns Creek in Atlanta, GA. Built in 1996,…
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A plastic bag lobby exists, and it’s surprisingly tough
Election officials said Monday that a trade group had turned in enough signatures to qualify a referendum on California’s plastic bag ban law, suspending implementation of the nation’s first statewide ban until voters weigh in on the November 2016 ballot.…
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