(Editor’s note: May 14-20 is National Police Week.) The first thing you notice about Officer Adan Ortiz is his million-dollar smile and ability to defuse te
James Ford, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher who now serves on the NC Board of Education, said his heartbeat was racing and his stomach churning last week as the board reviewed a report on school crime, violence and discipline when he saw the data on racial disparities in discipline.
After missing his senior year when his high school eligibility was fouled up, Smothers turned his attention to recruiting and built a lasting relationship with DeMarco Murray.