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Atrium announces medical school location in mid-town Charlotte
March 24. Atrium Health announced it will build a four-year medical school in conjunction with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University on 20 acres at the newly engineered intersection Baxter Street and South McDowell in Charlotte. The facility will open in 2024. Atrium Health officially combined with Wake Forest Baptist, including the Wake […]
Flags at half-staff again
March 24. Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered all US and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday, March 27 in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Boulder, Colorado. As a show of respect for the individuals who lost their lives on Monday in a senseless […]
Starting April 12, in-person instruction for CMS grades 6-12 increases to four days a week
March 24. The CMS Board of Education has voted to send students in high schools and traditional middle schools back to classrooms four days a week beginning April 12. While it applies only to families who opt to have their students attend in-person learning, families will have the option to choose between the Full Remote […]
Cooper eases many restrictions on Friday, mask guidance still in place
March 23. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper loosened a variety of COVID-19 restrictions, while still requiring masks and social distancing in public settings. He made the announcement during a 2 pm press conference today where he also lifted the 11 pm curfew for on-site alcohol consumption. It was a year ago that businesses began […]
March 23 COVID update
March 23. By Dave Yochum. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,999) in North Carolina is running 1.7 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,034), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. Even as the number of people vaccinated grows, COVID-19 cases are increasing in […]
Local ‘Her Drive’ needs bras, hygiene products for Hope House, CVAN
March 23. Students at Davidson Day are organizing a contactless collection of bras, menstrual care, and general hygiene products for Her Drive through April 14. The items collected will go to Hope House in Huntersville and the Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network (CVAN). Contactless pickups can be arranged by emailing Cameron Baker at cameronrenebaker@icloud.com or by […]
Community Read starts with an ‘absolute page-turner’
March 23. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s “Community Read,” which builds a community dialogue around the themes of racism and social justice, returns with discussions, book clubs and events hosted by the Library and community partners. The signature title, “I’m Not Dying with You Tonight” by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, includes an appearance by the authors […]
Zoom seminar tonight on slowing the aging process
March 19. Worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases every year, according to the World Health Organization. The estimated proportion of the general population aged 60 and over with dementia is between 5 percent and 8 percent. Chris Davis, managing director of Davidson Wealth Management, says there is more […]
CMS seeks input on 21-22 budget
March 23. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is looking for the public’s input on the 2021-2022 budget. Community members are encouraged to attend a virtual broadcast and provide input for district leaders as they discuss priorities and develop budget recommendations. Feedback will be collected in real-time during the meeting. The sessions are virtual and broadcast live on the […]
Town budget talks get under way Wednesday with marathon session
March 22. The town’s budget workshop/retreat will be held again this year in the assembly room at Town Hall, not the fabled Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. The intense financial planning session will run from 9 am to 5 pm on March 24. What happens is a department-by-department discussion of capital spending and staffing […]
