🌱 Mask Guidance Dwindles + VP Visit To NC + COVID Way Down

Happy March! I hope this is a good month for you. Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note. - Cassie

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 65 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. NC records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since July (WBTV)
2. Here's the plan for those empty lanes in the middle of Independence Blvd. (WCNC.com)
3. Vice-President Kamala Harris To Visit North Carolina (Charlotte Patch)
4. North Carolina hosts Syracuse after Boeheim’s 23-point game (Charlotte Observer)
5. CDC Updates Mask Guidelines: What It Means For North Carolina (Charlotte Patch)

Today in Charlotte:

• ACT: Juniors - Mallard Creek High (12:00 AM)
• ACT (Grade 11) - Northwest School of the Arts (12:00 AM)
• Senior Citizens Nutrition Program - Latin American Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• ACT - Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology (12:00 AM)
• ACT 11th Grade - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual HS (2:00 AM)
• ACT Day- ALL Juniors - Cato Middle College High (4:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Plaza Midwood: "Does anyone have direct experience with ovarian cysts and/or more serious diagnosis involving the ovaries? - Specifically doctors locally who may have helped you with this problem?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, McClintock Woods: "Looking for a piano tuner. - Any ideas?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cameron Wood: "Pallets $2 each, located Pineville. - Text 704 607 8484." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cameron Wood: "PSA…someone tried to get my phone number by pretending to be interested in something I’m selling. - I’m not that dumb. Zero reason to give out my phone number or address. Sell in public place. Be vigilant out there people!!! Click pic t..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Hidden Valley: "If anyone is in need of boys clothes I have a garbage bag FULL of boys clothes ranging from around 3toddler and up to like 6-7 also brand new target boys sandals. - Everything has been washed and bagged up. $20" (Nextdoor)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— 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.