The Charlotte Knights opened the 2026 International League season with a 19-2 demolition of the Durham Bulls at Truist Field. Six home runs, 11 runs in the fourth inning, and dominant pitching from White Sox prospects Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz.
Jack Beckett·Mar 28, 2026
Ricky Robbins, the CMPD sergeant who came within 2,717 votes of unseating Garry McFadden in the March primary, starts as Mecklenburg County's chief deputy on April 1. The last two people who held the position resigned…
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
Kon Knueppel scores 26 with six threes as Charlotte snaps New York's seven-game winning streak, pulling into a tie for eighth in the Eastern Conference with five straight wins.
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
Elaine Powell, District 1 commissioner on the Mecklenburg BOCC, will not seek a fifth term after more than 30 years of public service. She chairs the…
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
George Dunlap, who has represented District 3 on the Mecklenburg BOCC for 17 consecutive years, was elected NACo First Vice President in July 2025 and is…
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
Joel Embiid returned from a 13-game absence and dropped 35 on the Bulls. Saturday he brings the 76ers to Spectrum Center with the play-in on the line. One game…
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
Commission Chair Mark Jerrell delivered his 2026 State of the County address, covering $390 million in new economic development projects, $334.6 million in…
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets routed the Sacramento Kings 134-90, tying a franchise record with 26 three-pointers and extending their winning streak to four games.…
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
Darius Rucker confirmed as co-owner of Legacy Motor Club on the Dan Patrick Show. Plus: O'Reilly Series posts its biggest Darlington audience in seven years,…
John Speedway·Mar 26, 2026
Mecklenburg County's $64.5 million Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center drew fewer than 150 visitors per day in its first eight months. Three…
Jack Beckett·Mar 25, 2026
Mecklenburg County's CFO recommended shifting one cent of the property tax rate — roughly $30 million per year — from the capital improvement plan to operating,…
Jack Beckett·Mar 25, 2026
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