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Community Gardens - an Action Plan for Success

Submitted by Susan H.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 9:58am
Community Gardens - an Action Plan for Success

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Are you an involved community leader, a neighborhood captain, an educator or someone wanting to "get back to basics" in the local food chain? If so, and you are unsure of where or how to start, join us as an experienced community gardener, teacher and writer, focusing on food gardening in the Carolinas, walks you through the steps to organize, establish and maintain a successful, sustainable community garden. Learn how a garden can foster communities by providing fresh produce, promoting physical activity, encouraging opportunities for friendships and cooperation and ultimately benefit the community at large.

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NASCAR Day is Friday, May 18th!

Submitted by Susan H.
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 2:44pm
NASCAR Day is Friday, May 18th!

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Get your limited edition NASCAR Day lapel pin, show your support for NASCAR Day and help raise awareness of children in need.  Pins are $10 each (plus a small handling fee), measure 1-inch by 1-inch and feature a checkered flag design.  The NASCAR Foundation embodies the compassion of the NASCAR Family and its commitment to serving communities.  It seeks to raise funds and increase volunteerism to support nonprofit charities and charitable causes nation-wide, with an emphasis placed on initiatives that affect the ability of children to live, learn and play.  Click here to learn more about children and family initiatives supported by The NASCAR Foundation.  You can also enter for

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Ask-A-Lawyer Day Program

Submitted by Susan H.
Friday, April 6th, 2012, 5:21pm
Ask-A-Lawyer Day Program

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The 26th Judicial District will participate in the Mecklenburg County’s Bar Centennial Celebration the week of April 9th. 

This program is a partnership between the Mecklenburg County SelfServe Center, the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Centennial Program, and the Volunteer Lawyer Program of the Mecklenburg County Bar. As part of this one-week event, members of the Mecklenburg County Bar, students from the Charlotte School of Law, and North Carolina Certified Paralegals, will volunteer their time to ensure the accuracy of forms completed by Self-Represented Litigants seeking to establish court-ordered child custody or visitation, as well as those seeking absolute divorce.

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Michael Jordan denies Bobcats exit strategy report

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 2:15pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (Charlotte Business Journal) - Charlotte Bobcats majority owner Michael Jordan refuted a media report that claimed he had an exit strategy to sell the NBA team if it could not begin making a profit.

"I was disturbed to hear the false report that I intend to sell my majority interest in the Charlotte Bobcats," Jordan said in a statement released on Sunday. "I am 100% committed to building the Bobcats into a contender and have no plans to sell the team."

Jordan is chairman of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Charlotte Bobcats and operates Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena.

The New York Daily News reported on Saturday that Jordan had told team executives to create a rebuilding plan and that if it doesn't work over the next several seasons he would consider his exit options.

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Kelly Franson: Taking a look back at my brain tumor

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 1:35pm
Kelly Franson: Taking a look back at my brain tumor

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It was April 1, 2010 when I was told I had a brain tumor.  Yes, on April Fool's Day. 

I knew the doctor wasn't joking, but I remember thinking maybe, just maybe, he had made a mistake—wrong exam room, wrong patient, wrong MRI.  But then he showed me the scan. 

 I'm no doctor, but I could clearly see the grape-sized tumor.  I also recognized my nose.  It was my profile, so it must also be my brain.  And my brain tumor.

Fast forward two years, and having once had a brain tumor is something that rarely crosses my mind, no pun intended.  

I was lucky.  My tumor was "the best kind of brain tumor" to have.  

It was found before it caused big problems.  It was in a location that made it fairly easy for a neurosurgeon to remove.  

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Bluegrass entertainers and fans recall memories with Earl Scruggs

Submitted by Chris Dyches
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 11:41am
Bluegrass entertainers and fans recall memories with Earl Scruggs

BIG LICK, NC (WBTV) - Bluegrass fans around the world are just learning about the death of Earl Scruggs, the man from Shelby, North Carolina who made such an impression on other musicians.

Scruggs passed away Wednesday morning at 88 of natural causes. Flowers will be placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday morning.

Scruggs' funeral arrangements are incomplete. He's survived by two sons, Gary and Randy. Louise, his wife of 57 years, died in 2006.

Previous article: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88 in Tenn.

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Coming Friday, free legal information from the NC Bar's 4ALL event

Submitted by Susan H.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012, 2:54pm
Coming Friday, free legal information from the NC Bar's 4ALL event

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Here's your chance to get FREE legal information from members of the North Carolina Bar Association.  It's really easy.  Just call 866.616.4255 anytime between 7am and 7pm on Friday, March 2nd.  Please keep in mind that this is legal information, and not legal advice.   

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the 4ALL Service Day is a program of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation in conjunction with the North Carolina Bar Association.  North Carolina lawyers join forces and take calls from the public at seven call centers throughout North Carolina.  These volunteers provide legal information and referral resources to the callers. 

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