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Charlotte's Quail Hollow Club wins right to host the PGA Championship

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Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 1:39 p.m.

UPDATE: Saying "Charlotte deserves this. Quail Hollow deserves it," PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka officially announced today that Quail Hollow Club will host the 2017 PGA Championship ... The Wells Fargo Championship will continue through 2014, but club president Johnny Harris said there have been no discussions about extending the PGA Tour eventthough it remains a possibility ... Gov. Bev Perdue and Mayor Anthony Foxx were among the political leaders who attended the announcement ... "This is

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Acclaimed CMS magnets face new fight

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Published May 9, 2010 at 1:05 a.m.

Even as the magnet programs of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bask in new national acclaim, the families that support them fear for their future ... Federal grants that brought in millions to the programs are gone. The county money that fills the gap is shrinking. The extensive - and expensive - busing system that makes magnets accessible to low-income families is a prime target for budget cuts ... On Tuesday, the school board will decide whether to save up to $5 million by scaling back

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Not very social, is it?

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Published May 9, 2010 at 6:59 p.m.

The city of Charlotte wants to use Facebook and Twitter to get its news out to the public ... But, unlike Mecklenburg County and most large N.C. cities, Charlotte doesn't want people talking back publicly on its pages ... City officials fear they'll be sued on free-speech grounds if they delete the kind of nasty comments commonly hurled in online forums. Instead, they say they'll let only city staff view citizens' comments - which Facebook's privacy settings allow - and they'll encourage people

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N.C. runoffs: Big bucks but little interest

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Published May 9, 2010 at 9:41 p.m.

In North Carolina's last statewide runoff, in 2008, fewer than 2 percent of voters went to the polls ... Turnout in Mecklenburg County was so low - half of 1 percent - that each vote cost taxpayers $121 ... Now a fraction of N.C. voters will return to the polls on June 22 to nominate candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and other races. The elections will cost as much as $5 million ... Are they worth it? ... "It seems to me it's pretty hard to justify runoffs given the very low voter

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N.C. State Bar suspends Rep. Mackey's law license

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Published May 3, 2010 at 3:26 p.m.

The North Carolina State Bar on Monday suspended state Rep. Nick Mackey’s law license in a case the bar described as involving "acts of dishonesty," "a pattern of misconduct" and circumstances reflecting Mackey’s "lack of honesty, trustworthiness, or integrity." ... Mackey, whose district covers parts of north central and eastern Mecklenburg, will lose his license for three years, though he can petition to get it back under certain conditions after one year. The suspension was part of a

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Probe widens into 1990 killing of Charlotte activist Kim Thomas

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 8:23 a.m.

Saying new evidence has surfaced, police are intensifying their investigation into the 1990 killing of women's rights activist Kim Thomas - one of Charlotte's most enduring crime mysteries ... Police announced their new efforts Wednesday, nearly 20 years after Thomas - a new mother and the wife of a doctor - was found handcuffed and dead on her dining room floor ... Two cold case detectives have been assigned to the case and are "conducting additional interviews of witnesses and/or suspects,"

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Police officer charged in domestic assault

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 12:48 p.m.

A police officer assigned to patrol East Mecklenburg High School has been charged with assaulting his wife, officials said Thursday morning ... The accused, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police School Resource Officer Timothy Gerald, has been on the force since 1993 ... Police spokesman Rob Tufano said the incident took place Wednesday in Gerald’s home in northeast Charlotte while he was off duty ... Domestic violence detectives arrived and interviewed people at the scene. “Detectives determined

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Pistol Pete left mark on Charlotte

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 3:25 a.m.

Pete Maravich had dozens of huge scoring performances in a dazzling college career at Louisiana State. He scored more than 60 points in three games. In only three college seasons, he set an NCAA career scoring record that still stands ... But the best college game in the life of the best college basketball scorer in history might just have been the one Maravich played 40 years ago this week against Clemson ... It happened in Charlotte on Dec.20, 1969 ... In front of a crowd of 7,282 at the

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Sanford censured over his cheating, his use of planes

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 7:51 a.m.

S.C. lawmakers voted Wednesday to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford, again sparing him from impeachment over secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and his use of state planes ... The House Judiciary Committee unanimously agreed to censure the Republican governor for bringing "ridicule, dishonor, disgrace and shame" to the state. The scathing reprimand has no practical effect on Sanford's ability to govern for the 13 months that remain in his term, but legislators insisted they were not

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Commission chairwoman: Bill James should apologize

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 7:33 a.m.

Mecklenburg County commissioners Chair Jennifer Roberts said Wednesday that colleague Bill James should apologize for using a slur during an exchange with another board member, and said she may ask commissioners whether to take any further action ... The incident occurred Tuesday during a meeting in which a majority of commissioners agreed to offer domestic-partner benefits to county workers in same-sex relationships starting in 2011 ... Toward the end of an emotional, two-hour debate on the

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