Mecklenburg County (North Carolina)

Fifty years ago today, Reginald Hawkins led a march from the Johnson C. Smith University campus to the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, in a demand for an end to segregation in Charlotte. Hawkins' son is participating this morning in a re-creation of that...

When voters elect a new Charlotte mayor this fall, they will be handing him or her a long list of tough questions to confront. How do you build consensus in an increasingly diverse community that tends to segregate by race and income? How do you...

Charlotteans have definite ideas about what they want to see on the next mayor's to-do list. They want job creation to get highest priority. They are concerned about their taxes and schools. And they believe the city should keep control of its airport....

During his 27 years in local government, Bobbie Shields has worked with little fanfare on some of Mecklenburg County's most significant projects, including the new uptown baseball stadium and the Little Sugar Creek greenway expansion. But the firing...

Hundreds of local law enforcement officers marched in uptown Charlotte on Friday morning as part of the annual ceremony to commemorate peace officers killed in the line of duty. The uniformed officers gathered in front of the fallen police memorial at...

State officials are investigating Charlotte nonprofit Transformation Center of the Carolinas after an audit revealed its director spent more than $70,000 in state grant money for personal use while neglecting to pay the vendors that did contract work...

Charlotte-area leaders, historians, organizations and residents have organized a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of desegregation in the city. Here is a list of several events that are planned: Sunday --History Makers Panel Discussion:...

After a nationwide search for a new Department of Social Services director, Mecklenburg County went down the street Thursday to hire longtime Charlotte children's advocate Peggy Eagan. On June 17, Eagan will take over the massive agency that's been...

Primo Water Corp. said in a regulatory filing Thursday that a wholly owned subsidiary has agreed to enter arbitration with Electrotemp Technologies China Inc., beginning Oct. 28. The arbitration agreement stays litigation between the two companies....

The city has hired a director of human services. Dannette R. Smith comes to the Beach after serving as Seattle's director of human services. She starts July 1. "She brings a wealth of experience in managing large organizations while working to address...

ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...

P. Andy Hawkins, Richmond schools' chief operating officer, has been named assistant superintendent in charge of business and finance for Chesterfield County schools effective July 1. Hawkins came to Richmond schools in 2010 from Fauquier County...