From Staff Reports
CHARLOTTE â Centralina Regional Council announced the recipients of the Region of Excellence Awards in a virtual ceremony Wednesday. Presented annually, these awards recognize individuals, communities and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of Centralinaâs mission to expand opportunity and improve quality of life in the nine-county, Centralina region which includes Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties.
âLocal governments nominated an innovative project, program, plan or individual that contributed to significant and positive advancements in the region this past yearâ said Geraldine Gardner, Centralina Regional Council executive director. âThe Region of Excellence Awards provides an excellent forum for county and community leaders to learn from best practices and to network with their peers in the region.â
5/11/2021
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Mint Hill Middle eighth-grader Maria Miller is the North Carolina winner for the Doodle for Google competition. She is now eligible to be one of the top-five finalists to win the overall competition and have her Doodle displayed on Google for a full day.
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Using the theme I am strong because., Maria said, I am strong because my family loves and supports me. Especially in these hard times with the pandemic, people need all the love and support they can get to keep strong and push through the tough times.
Voting for Maria is currently open and will concludes on Friday, May 14. To vote for her Doodle, you may click here, click on grades 8-9 and click on North Carolina.
/ Mecklenburg Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell said County Manager Dena Diorio s plan to withhold $56 million from CMS made the school system a scapegoat.
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio and Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell clashed Tuesday night over Diorio’s proposal to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over long-standing achievement gaps between white and minority students.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Rodriguez-McDowell criticized that proposal, which must be approved by county commissioners as part of the upcoming budget.
“We are not acting as true partners to solve a problem,” Rodriguez-McDowell said. “Instead, we have created a scapegoat. This plan is punitive in nature. No Child Left Behind was a failure, and this idea of tying of funding to outcomes is unbelievably short-sighted when we have a system that is woefully underfunded by our state.”
JW Marriott hoping to hire hundreds for new uptown hotel as labor struggles persist nationwide
Businesses struggle to hire employees By Alex Giles | May 10, 2021 at 10:01 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 11:21 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - David Malmberg, general manager of the new JW Marriott Charlotte hotel being built in uptown, hosted a networking event to meet potential employees Monday evening.
The new hotel is being built at 600 S. College Street right across the street from the Charlotte Convention Center. It is scheduled to open in July of 2021.
Monday night’s event was held at Lincoln Street Kitchen & Cocktails just outside of uptown.
By Mark Starling
Lines At WNC Gas Pumps After Pipeline Shutdown
(Asheville, NC) There are lines at gas pumps in western North Carolina. Fears over price jumps and fuel shortages have arisen since the major distributer, Colonial Pipeline, shut down its main lines after a cyberattack last week. Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency yesterday, which suspends fuel regulations statewide. Colonial Pipeline said most operations are expected to be restored within the week.
FDA Approves COVID Vaccine For Middle, High Schoolers
(Raleigh, NC) Younger kids across North Carolina could soon be lining up for COVID vaccines. The CDC is expected to give the final go-ahead tomorrow after the FDA authorized use of the Pfizer vaccine for kids age 12-to-15 yesterday. The acting FDA commissioner says it brings us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy. Close to 45-percent of North Carolina adults are fully vaccinated.