A rule requiring all high school athletes to compete exclusively on teams that are “consistent with the gender on the student’s birth certificate” was approved by the Union County Board of Education on Tuesday with a unanimous vote. IN DETAIL: The full Union County Public School Extracurricular Activities and Interscholastic Athletics policy manual The new […]
Five schools in the Charlotte area evacuated after bomb threats were made against the campuses, Tuesday morning. District leaders told students and faculty of Cox Mill Elementary, Cox Mill High, Northwest Cabarrus High and Jay M. Robinson High schools and Moorseville High School to evacuated the school building at 10:30 AM after receiving threats. WCNC […]
After a shooting scare at Carowinds this past weekend, the amusement park announced a new chaperone policy on Tuesday. The new policy requires guests under the age of 17 to be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years old or older during SCarowinds hours. “We are implementing additional security protocols, including a new chaperone […]
Mecklenburg County Public Health officials issues a mask mandate for the City of Charlotte for indoor and public spaces regardless of vaccination status. The mask mandate went into effect Wednesday, August 15 at 5 PM. Officials said this requirement applies to all individuals who are five years old or older. This mandate comes as the […]
Radio One and WBT AM/FM host Bo Thompson have reached a multi-year agreement for Thompson to continue in Morning Drive on the heritage News Talk station. Thompson is a Charlotte native and began his career at WBT in 1990 at age 16. He worked at the station while still attending Myers Park High School and […]
A high school basketball coach in Union County was killed in a shootout with a Mexican drug cartel in North Carolina, last week, according to Alamance County Sheriffs. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wyatt Road near Burlington, NC on April 8, just before 1 AM, regarding gunshots heard in the area. When […]
Since more people are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID vaccine more travelers have gain trust again to take trips. According to an AAA survey, nearly half of North Carolinians (48%) are more willing to fly and stay in hotels. Whereas in January only 26% of travelers were comfortable. The top reasons North […]