🌱 EpiCentre Update + Pilot Mountain Update + Robbery

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Warm with periods of sun. High: 70 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Police respond to fight at Charlotte high school (WCNC.com)
2. How to drink healthy over the holidays (WCNC.com)
3. Forest fire continues burning on Pilot Mountain in North Carolina. Here’s the latest (Charlotte Observer)
4. Crime Stoppers: Police hoping to identify man who attempted robbery with child at southwest Charlotte store (WBTV)
5. Charlotte EpiCentre: What's Still Open During Foreclosure? (Charlotte Patch)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Intermediate Theater Performances (7:00pm in Auditorium) (12:00 AM)
• Portraits: Make-ups Grades 9-11 - Mallard Creek High (12:00 AM)
• VIRTUAL Prospective Student Tour of Campus (12:00 AM)
• Musical Audition Callbacks - Butler High (9:30 AM)
• Write Like You Mean It - Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "New personnel appointments were announced at tonight’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education special meeting. Terra Kennedy was named High School Equity Superintendent for CMS. She has been the principal at Phillip O. Berry Academy of..." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Our special continues through the 5th! Please consider adopting or fostering as we are still quite full in the dog kennels (as you can see from our dog kennel meter). http://cltgov.me/petadoption" (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office: ""When I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, I am reminded of the fact that many doors have frequently been closed to people who look like me," says DA Spencer Merriweather. "People who look like me have not always felt represe..." (Facebook)
• Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte: "Holiday cheer is starting to spread through the halls of the House! We received this donation of beautiful handcrafted wreaths to hang on our front entrance and our family Holiday Shop! #KeepingFamiliesClose 🎄🏠❤️" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "THANK YOU! Because of your generosity, we’ve unlocked the $5,000 match! To show our thanks, Principal Clarinetist Taylor Marino shares a special message and performance. It’s not too late to donate! Be part of #GivingTuesday today. >> bi..." (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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