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After a historically futile 2024 on defense, the #Panthers have retooled with free agents and youth. Will beleaguered defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero's unit bear fruit in 2025? More: @WriterHawkins. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
Jesse Cureton has been appointed Queens University of Charlotte’s acting president and CEO. Cureton, the board of trustees chair, assumes the top position while a national search is conducted for Dan Lugo’s successor. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
Workers at ABM, a support services contractor for American Airlines at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, delivered a demands letter to management on Monday to improve conditions on the job, such as breaks for extreme weather. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
Carolinas ACC football programs have high hopes in July. How many will feel the same in December? @camwillsports has a review from media days in Charlotte. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
No podiums were harmed during the American Conference football media day. That’s because Tim Albin is @CharlotteFTBL's new coach, and he didn't take exception to a lack of media attention. More on the 49ers by @camwillsports. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
Millions in federal funding for public education is heading to NC after all. The Trump administration announced Friday that nearly $7 billion in frozen appropriations would flow to state coffers, including more than $165 million for North Carolina. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
North Carolina is a national leader in sexually transmitted diseases. The Tar Heel State is among four southern states in the top 10 according to analysis identifying US counties and states with highest STD rates. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
The @American_Conf media day is underway. @camwillsports will have you covered on everything @CharlotteFTBL.
Video: Sports Charlotte podcast with @camwillsports and @HerbLWhite1 talking about the Hornets' NBA Summer League title and ACC Media Days. Check it out! youtu.be/GqCmwz8D9VU?si… via @YouTube
The new Sports Charlotte #podcast drops: @HerbLWhite1 and @camwillsports talk @hornets #summerleague win and @theACC football media days in Charlotte. Clemson is first on Cam's list, but who could shock the league? Give it a listen! megaphone.link/BCM7270486722
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James Ferguson II, a civil rights attorney whose legal victories included the use of busing to desegregate public schools, has died at age 82. He launched NC's first multiracial law firm in 1967 with Julius Chambers and Adam Stein, father of @JoshStein_ thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/2…
Audio: The latest edition of In Other Words podcast, ‘The Future of Health Insurance in the Trump Era’ with financial planner Joyce Palmer explaining what's changing. One word: everything. Listen on #SoundCloud and our website. on.soundcloud.com/Ee52Rnqg2baEUp…
Audio: The Creatives podcast drops a new episode with artisan Jim McDowell, ‘The Black Potter,’ one of the best in the world at his craft: face jugs. Give it a listen on #SoundCloud and #ApplePodcasts. on.soundcloud.com/4qMEfDuu4hxJbk…
#Panthers coach Dave Canales on QB Bryce Young: “We want to become Bryce Young’s offense, become this collective thing and get the chemistry going." Answers start next week with training camp. More: @WriterHawkins. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/1…
Video: How the new federal law impacts your access to health insurance. Joyce Palmer of @jpfinancialgrou provides answers and tips to navigate the new landscape. youtu.be/xA8EO21DXxw?si… via @YouTube
The new Sports Charlotte podcast drops. @HerbLWhite1 and @camwillsports talk @JCSUFootball a favorite to win CIAA football title and @MLS All-Stars coming to Charlotte. Give it a listen! megaphone.link/BCM3814976379
Mayor Vi Lyles is running for a fifth term. Lyles, who filed on July 16, is touting her leadership through new growth as well as investments in affordable housing, infrastructure, and job creation. Filing ends on July 18. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/1…
.@JCSUFootball hasn’t played in a @CIAAForLife title game since 1972. Or earned a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Both are reasonable expectations in 2025. The Golden Bulls, who went 8-2 in '24, added key transfers to pair with a solid core. thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/07/1…
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I had a good week in this issue of @thecharpost. First in @TheNCPress journalism contest for sports feature writing with a profile of @CoachFlowers; second in election/political reporting on a GOP-sponsored bill to wrest power from NC's elected Democrats on the Council of State.