🌱 Distracted Driving + School Security + Home Prices

Happy Tuesday, people of Charlotte! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cooler. High: 54 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Police Patrol Charlotte Middle School After Social Media Post (Charlotte Patch)
2. As Carolinas are ranked for distracted driving, bill to reduce cellphone use in NC is set aside (CBS17.com)
3. Man tried to rape woman during burglary at North Carolina university campus, cops say (Charlotte Observer)
4. Home prices expected to go up over 5% in Charlotte, experts say (WCNC.com)
5. Charlotte, Mecklenburg County leaders to vote and discuss impactful items this week (WCNC.com)

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Today in Charlotte:

• New Year, New You – Charlotte, NC Hub ~ No-Cost Webinar (5:30 PM)
• 9th Grade Parent Night, 6:30 PM, PHS Auditorium (12:00 AM)
• ACT Work Keys (Makeup) - Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology (12:00 AM)
• Stories in 2 Languages: Spanish (Facebook Live and YouTube) (9:30 AM)
• Virtual High School Open House - Corvian Community School (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "LOST CAT (November 30th) Tuesday night. neutered; last seen 9307 Landsford rd. Contact 704-621-0644" (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "CMS New Student Enrollment is available online TODAY! Learn more about our NEW online enrollment process and get your student enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year. https://enrollment.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=200000135&..." (Facebook)
• Sustain Charlotte: "Join Sustain Charlotte and the project team as we host a public meeting on Tuesday, December 7 from 5-7 p.m. for an update on the Interstate 277 Rail Trail Bridge. Since the initial kick-off meeting in 2019, the City's project team has r..." (Facebook)
• Classroom Central: "Will you join Team Awesome? We're looking for a multi-talented planner, analyzer, communicator, and collaborator to join our Development team. A lover of spreadsheets and databases, who finds insights like a treasure hunter; a people per..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Center City: "Its time to light up Uptown! Deck out your balconies or windows to spread holiday cheer🌟 . . . We are excited to invite our Uptown residents to participate in Light Up Uptown, a holiday light competition for multifamily building residen..." (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.

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