The Carolina Panthers took a franchise record 11 players in last weekend's NFL Draft. Among those were two players with unconventional stories added to the roster as the newest rookies in the league. Out of the 259 picks, one player who wasn't expecting to hear his name called was Thomas Fletcher.Â
According to the Charlotte Observer, The North Carolina State Board of Elections has voted to allow polls in four counties to stay open past the 7:30pm, because that opened later than expected due to issues with printers or other electronic equipment.
The Charlotte Post Foundation publicly launched a six-month fundraising campaign to raise $75,000 to improve educational outcomes for students in some of the city’s most underserved communities today. This campaign is unique because it focuses on individual giving and challenges the community to invest in Charlotte’s youth. To date, more than $15,000 has been donated […]
What started as a fodder for Charlotte Observer’s Mark Washburn’s column is fast becoming a full-blown media story about the DNC Convention. Here’s the deal. On Wednesday, at least 500 local and national journalists participated in a media logistics tour of the DNC Convention facilities: Time Warner Cable Arena, the convention center and Bank of […]