🌱 Elton John To The Queen City + HBCU Support + Military Crash

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

First, today's weather:

A little snow at times. High: 32 Low: 23.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Man thinks he won $25, then checks NC lottery ticket twice. ‘I had tears in my eyes’ (Charlotte Observer)
2. The UNCF Charlotte Mayor’s Masked Ball to honor “Charlotte Legends,” Harvey & Lucinda Gantt and Hugh & Jane McColl while supporting HBCUs and Students (Yahoo Finance)
3. Elton John's Farewell Tour Will Include Charlotte (Charlotte Patch)
4. Winter plant protection (WCNC.com)
5. 2 Camp Lejeune Marines Dead, 17 Hurt In Military Vehicle Rollover (Charlotte Patch)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Make-Up Exams Only - Providence High (12:00 AM)
• Final Exams 1st Semester - Mallard Creek High (12:00 AM)
• End of quarter 2, semester 1 - Performance Learning Center (12:00 AM)
• Exams - Performance Learning Center (12:00 AM)
• EOC/CTE Final Exams - MAKEUP Day - West Charlotte High (12:00 AM)
• End of Quarter 2 & Semester 1 - West Charlotte High (12:00 AM)
• End of 2nd Quarter - East Mecklenburg High (12:00 AM)
• EOC (Makeup) - Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology (12:00 AM)
• End of Q2 - Garinger High (12:00 AM)
• End of Second Quarter & First Semester (12:00 AM)
• EOCs Make-up Math 1 Math 3 English 2 Biology STAMP 4S CTE (2:15 AM)
• 2nd Block EOCs Math 1 Math 3 English 2 Biology STAMP 4S CTE (2:15 AM)
• Senior Banquet - Butler High (1:00 PM)
• Senior Banquet - Butler High (1:00 PM)
• 34th Annual Graduate History Forum (5:30 PM)
• Wrestling So. Meck Conference Tournament (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Nothing makes us happier than seeing #ArtPopCLT Cities Program artists with their installations! Here's a tease at just a few installations from the last few weeks with so much more to come!⁠ ⁠ In order:⁠ ⁠ ⭐ Eva Crawford (@evacrawfordar..." (Instagram)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Lost around discovery place and 6th street." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you Golden Retriever Rescue Club for taking Mario!" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "First On Tap of 2022 is on the books! 🍻 We enjoyed great works by Philip Glass, Puccini, & more performed by Concertmaster Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violinist Monica Boboc, asst. principal violist Alaina Rea, & cellist Marlene Ballena. Bravo..." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Adopt Lawson! And a few announcements." (Facebook)
• Children's Theatre of Charlotte: ""Tomás and the Library Lady" drives onto the Wells Fargo Playhouse stage this week for tech rehearsals! Get tix: https://bit.ly/TLL2122 #TomásandtheLibraryLady #ChildrensTheatre #BankofAmerica #InfusionFund #ChildrensBook #LatinHistory #..." (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.