🌱 Bomb Squad Exercise + Breakthrough Cases + Food Stamp News

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Charlotte Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 43 Low: 25.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. Food stamp recipients can now make online purchases at these additional grocery stores (WCNC.com)
2. 1 in 14 fully vaccinated people in NC have now reported a breakthrough COVID case (Fox 46 Charlotte)
3. No cause for alarm: Police to hold bomb squad exercises in uptown Charlotte on Saturday (Charlotte Observer)
4. Google Fiber apologizes for flooding busy intersection in North Carolina city (Charlotte Observer)
5. Charlotte Area Chamber Of Commerce: 5 Ways Your Customers Win With You As A Chamber Member (Press Release Desk )

Today in Charlotte:

• Resume Reviews - Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (12:00 AM)
• Resume Reviews - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main Branch Virtual Events (12:00 AM)
• Growing Food from Seeds - Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (10:00 AM)
• Growing Food from Seeds - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main Branch Virtual Events (10:00 AM)
• Almost Maine Winter Play - East Mecklenburg High (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: "Check this out! A live anti-aircraft round was found in a house under renovation in Clover, SC. CMPD was alerted about the projectile after a 911 call. CMPD teamed up with Charlotte Fire & an Army explosives unit from Fort Bragg to confi..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "Congratulations to Communities In Schools-Charlotte on the impactful donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott – the largest donation in CIS-Charlotte's history. This gift will allow the organization to extend programming and serve mo..." (Facebook)
• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Get up close and personal with some local art! Our partners at Awedience Media (@awediencemedia) are displaying pieces from some of your favorite - or maybe undiscovered - local artists on digital displays throughout the Charlotte region..." (Instagram)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "CMS Career & Technical Education teachers help students discover their interests and equip them with 21st century skills needed for a global economy. Noriko Burgess Garinger High School loves offering hands-on learning opportunities, whi..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "Today we celebrate Black History Month with the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room: Colorized image of the Tate Family, c1910. Thaddeus Lincoln Tate (1865-1951) was one of Charlotte's earliest and most prominent African American businessmen..." (Facebook)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.