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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – A North Carolina Business Court judge has dismissed two lawsuits brought against the city of Charlotte by two taxi companies alleging the city’s airport taxicab contract was corrupted by a pay-to-play scheme, involving former mayor Patrick…

FLOYD, Va., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Located along Virginia’s scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, Chateau Morrisette Winery announces its Spring 2015 events. Back by popular demand are Mountain Adventure Weekend and live music in the courtyard on Sundays beginning in…

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…

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…

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,…

Cheered by Congress, Netanyahu denounces nuclear deal with Tehran; Obama sternly retorts WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress on Tuesday and bluntly warned the U.S. that an emerging…

Many people change faiths, but not like Brad and Chad Jones. Identical twins, the brothers grew up in Elkin, N.C., a small town in the Bible Belt, the only children of devout Baptists. As boys, they attended the First Baptist…

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2:18 pm Some seats are still available for the trip to Amish Country in Pennsylvania, New York and North Carolina, an excursion planned by First Baptist Church YY’s (Yesterday’s Youth) for May 9-15.…

–> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/6f80a_178499 –> TripAdvisor Logo. (PRNewsFoto/TripAdvisor) John Buckner, vice president of marketing for SD Coffee and Tea, presents the $5,000 grand prize check to Johnson Wales University freshman Gillian Howard for winning the 2015 SD Culinary Challenge, Feb.…