Charlotte journalist Melissa Oyler joins Axios Local

Context: Many of you know Melissa from her decade with CharlotteFive. She wrote, edited and helped build their Instagram audience. She'll do much of the same at Axios for Charlotte and Raleigh.

Flashback: Her past stops also include The Herald in Rock Hill, The Fort Mill Times and the York Enquirer-Herald, Rejuvenate Magazine, Creative Loafing, Bisnow and Natural Awakenings Charlotte.

What's next: Melissa will lead Axios' North Carolina journalists, helping our teams produce smart, distinctive coverage of Charlotte and the Triangle while strengthening collaboration across the state.

• In other words, she'll be doing what Katie Peralta Soloff did here, now that Katie has joined Advocate Health as its director of innovation districts communications.

Fun fact: Katie and Melissa previously worked together at The Charlotte Observer.

What she's saying: "I'm a Charlotte unicorn: I was born here (I'm a Presby baby!), raised just across the state line in Fort Mill, graduated from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, then eventually made my way back to Charlotte.

• "The Carolinas are home, and I'm excited to bring that love of place to Axios Local and support our journalists as they tell the stories that matter across North Carolina."

The bottom line: We're thrilled to have Melissa join our team. We know she'll do great things!