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Mecklenburg County commissioners were surprised Ella Scarborough ran for reelection last year. She finished with more votes than any other Commission candidate.
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough is an icon in local politics as the first African American woman elected to the Charlotte City Council, in 1987.
But in recent years, Scarborough, who is 75, has been struggling to participate in meetings and follow discussions, according to six current and former commissioners.
They declined to speak on the record because they don’t want to tarnish Scarborough s distinguished career.
Because of Scarborough s health, they said they were surprised she ran for reelection as an at-large candidate in 2020.
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/ Mecklenburg Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell said County Manager Dena Diorio s plan to withhold $56 million from CMS made the school system a scapegoat.
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio and Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell clashed Tuesday night over Diorio’s proposal to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over long-standing achievement gaps between white and minority students.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Rodriguez-McDowell criticized that proposal, which must be approved by county commissioners as part of the upcoming budget.
“We are not acting as true partners to solve a problem,” Rodriguez-McDowell said. “Instead, we have created a scapegoat. This plan is punitive in nature. No Child Left Behind was a failure, and this idea of tying of funding to outcomes is unbelievably short-sighted when we have a system that is woefully underfunded by our state.”
CMPD said officers at the scene located evidence of a shooting but no victims have been located. Author: Emma Korynta, Hunter Sáenz (WCNC) Published: 9:08 PM EST March 8, 2021 Updated: 6:22 PM EST March 12, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A person has been arrested following a shooting at a Charlotte Walmart Monday.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed the arrest Friday, five days after someone allegedly fired a weapon inside the Steele Creek store on March 8.
Around 7:30 p.m., CMPD officers, the Charlotte Fire Department, and Medic responded to a store, located at 8180 South Tryon Street, after someone reported hearing gunshots.
Steele Creek officers, the K-9 Unit and members of the SWAT team evacuated employees and customers out of the building while officers searched for any injured people. The entrance to the Walmart was also taped off.