The Hornets will wear the City Edition uniform for 10 home games and seven road games this season, starting with the Saturday, Nov. 16, home game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Photo: Courtesy of the Hornets
🏀 The Charlotte Hornets unveiled their new Nike NBA City Edition uniform Thursday to be worn on select dates during the 2024-25 NBA season. The color (mint) is a nod to Charlotte's history as the first-ever U.S. Mint, according to a press release from the team.
🎤 Tyler Childers will perform at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte on April 16. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Nov. 22 at 10am, per the musician's website.
✏️ Gov. Roy Cooper is calling on lawmakers to allow his veto of private school vouchers "for the wealthy" to stand and shift those hundreds of millions of dollars toward Helene aid. (WRAL)
🏞️ Elk Knob, Lake James, New River, and Stone Mountain state parks will reopen at least partially today, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced in a press release.
The parks have been closed since Sept. 27 due to Hurricane Helene.
🚗 The SouthPark Skipper microtransit service launches today. It's free 9am-9pm. (Axios)
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden apologized on Thursday for racially charged language he used in a recording, WBTV first reported last week.
In the recording, McFadden is heard using racial slurs to describe both Black and white executive staff. (WBTV)
🖥️ North Carolina DMVstopped services at all of its 112 driver's license offices on Thursday due to "mainframe computer connection issues."
A former cross-country coach at Charlotte Country Day was arrested and charged after he allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student. Through an investigation, detectives found probable cause and obtained warrants against 39-year-old Matthew Philip Elliott. (WBTV)
