Mary Ramsey

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Mary Ramsey

The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners has voted by a tight 5-4 margin to add funding back into the budget for three nonprofits. In this April file photo, they voted to hire Michael Bryant as the new Mecklenburg County manager. [email protected] Mecklenburg commissioners voted Thursday to dip further into county reserves to restore some funding to a trio of organizations in the county's budget.

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Mary Ramsey

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown prepares for a town hall meeting at Good Shepherd Church in Charlotte, NC on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Brown was indicted on federal charges last week. [email protected] Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown largely avoided discussing her federal fraud charges Wednesday in a town hall meeting - her second time facing constituents since being indicted.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mary Ramsey

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown largely avoided discussing her federal fraud charges Wednesday in a town hall meeting — her second time facing constituents since being indicted. It took two hours for the indictment to come up during the event at the Good Shepard Church in the Steele Creek area. Instead, the vast majority of the town hall featured presentations from city staff on issues ranging from crime statistics to traffic and infrastructure.

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Mary Ramsey

Outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings this weekend released details of his "separation agreement" with the city, but Charlotte still hasn't provided some records related to the situation. The Charlotte Observer submitted multiple public records requests after Observer news partner WSOC and WFAE first reported the Charlotte City Council voted on a settlement with Jennings in early May.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Mary Ramsey

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown is facing federal charges over alleged COVID loan fraud. Brown and her two adult daughters face charges of wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud used to falsely obtain pandemic relief loans, Charlotte's U.S. attorney announced Thursday. They're accused in an indictment of spending loan money on person expenses, including a birthday party for Brown.