Ballots set, mayors plot, puppy‑mill politics bite back, and CMS loses its loudest trustee. A brisk, bipartisan trot through the week’s headlines—sprinkled with zoning drama and fresh Bagel buzz.
Federal freeze puts $12 M CMS grant on ice, forcing Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools to choose between understaffed classrooms or fresh debt. Local board pleads for a thaw.
A proposed NC bill would cap towing fees, limit mileage, and force new transparency, potentially ending predatory late-night tows in Ballantyne and beyond.
An inspector-general audit uncovered 74,000+ undelivered letters and packages clogging Charlotte-area post offices. Here’s why your birthday card never arrived—and what USPS says it will do next.
Waxhaw’s Kotto Paul gets 15 years for a $17 million loan-fraud spree that snared eight cohorts and 17 banks, rattling Charlotte’s financial core.
Providence Country Club’s kitchen scored 85 on its May inspection—cooling missteps, lukewarm tuna, and missing date labels kept the clubhouse from the 90s. Here’s every deduction that mattered.
Mecklenburg County jobs Ballantyne residents can actually snag—nurse supervisors, park rangers, lifeguards, and more—plus the volunteer gigs that turn neighbors into local legends.
Incumbent Garry McFadden confronts CMPD sergeant Ricky Robbins and former jailer Antwain Nance as Panthers stars, staff turmoil, and leaked slurs reshape the 2026 Mecklenburg sheriff landscape.
Tillis exits, Trump gloats, and North Carolina’s Senate seat becomes 2026’s hottest political auction.
From hypersonic runways to slimmer spy agencies, here is the busy week on Capitol Hill that could tweak Ballantyne traffic, medicine cabinets, and even Saturday pop‑ups.
