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Spangler Foundation gives CMS $500,000 for instrument repairsArdrey Kell, Ballantyne Ridge students can earn free college creditsThree-year diploma option applies to Ballantyne schoolsCMS board votes Tuesday on superintendent search charterCharlotte council votes 7-4 to restore I-77 toll lane project
Local Government
Local Government
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Local Government
Seven CMS board members say Rankin's fraud conviction blindsided them
Four current and three former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members told WCCB they did not know about board chair Dee Rankin's 2008 federal fraud guilty plea before it became public this week, contradicting Rankin's claim the information was already out there.
Local Government
CMS chief of staff retires as sixth leader exits in weeks
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Chief of Staff Chasity Dolan announced her retirement, becoming the sixth senior leader to depart in recent weeks as the board formally launched its superintendent search.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
E. coli berry recall reaches Ballantyne Trader Joe's
A Chilean supplier expanded its frozen berry recall on Friday, Oct. 2, to cover Great Value and Trader Joe's organic berry products sold in North Carolina, including at the Trader Joe's on Rea Road near Piper Glen, after E. coli contamination sickened 17 people and hospitalized six nationwide.
Public Safety
Three Charlotte Fire investigators lead NC arson chapter
Three Charlotte Fire Department investigators — John Bull, Patrick Barker and Jason Boggs — simultaneously hold the president, first vice president and second vice president positions in the North Carolina chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators, which Bull calls the largest of roughly 75 chapters worldwide.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
Ardrey Kell opens conference play at Palisades Oct. 2
Ardrey Kell (3-2) opens Southwestern 7A/8A conference play at Palisades (4-1) on Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., with both teams navigating first-year coaching changes.
Sports
Ballantyne Ridge rides three-game streak into October
Neither Ardrey Kell nor Ballantyne Ridge cracked the Week 6 statewide football rankings, but the Wolves' three-game winning streak and upcoming conference tests against No. 4 Palisades set up a pivotal October in the Southwestern 7A/8A.
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Education
Spangler Foundation gives CMS $500,000 for instrument repairs
The C.D. Spangler Foundation is giving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools $500,000 to repair and refurbish instruments, bringing total Spangler-generated arts support past $875,000 and addressing longstanding repair shortfalls at schools including those in Ballantyne.
Education
Ardrey Kell, Ballantyne Ridge students can earn free college credits
North Carolina's dual enrollment program has grown from 11,000 students to 95,000 in a decade, and Ballantyne families can take advantage through free Career and College Promise courses at Ardrey Kell and Ballantyne Ridge high schools, with a Dec. 1 spring enrollment deadline approaching.
Education
Three-year diploma option applies to Ballantyne schools
A little-noticed 2023 state budget provision lets Ballantyne-area high schoolers graduate in three years with reduced credit requirements, and a $1 million scholarship program for early graduates is set to launch in 2027-28.
Education
CMS board votes Tuesday on superintendent search charter
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education holds a special virtual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, to approve the charter for its Superintendent Search Ad Hoc Committee, the first formal step toward replacing fired Superintendent Crystal Hill.
Public Safety
Charlotte council votes 7-4 to restore I-77 toll lane project
Charlotte City Council reversed its May decision and voted 7-4 on Monday, Sept. 21, to back the I-77 South toll lane project, which would add toll lanes from Uptown to the South Carolina border through the Ballantyne corridor. District 7 Councilmember Ed Driggs voted yes and will cast Charlotte's vote at the CRTPO board meeting Wednesday.
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Maryam Khanum
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Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum
Editor
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum
Editor
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
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