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North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to unwind parts or all of a 2014 public-private partnership that is building managed toll lanes on a Charlotte-area highway.Ever since the ink dried on North Carolina’s first transportation P3 contract, the plan to relieve severe congestion in the Charlotte region has generated controversy.Public opposition remains just as fierce today to the project that will add express lanes on Interstate 77, even though more than one report says the deal with I-77 Mobility Partners LLC, a consortium led by Cintra Infraestructuras S.A., was properly authorized and permitted.The 26-mile-long project is designed...

The Church of the Good Shepherd, Davidson, NC Review of the Senior Pastor Hiring Process The vestry has put together a 3-phase process for finding a senior pastor: Ø Identification Ø Screening Ø Weekend Visit First Phase: Identification During this phase, names of potentially suitable candidates are submitted to the vestry. Currently, 8 names have been submitted. Names of candidates can be submitted by anyone in the congregation. If the members of the vestry believe that the person would be a suitable candidate, they move on to the second phase. Second Phase: Screening During this phase, the vestry first determines...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Boaters in the buff are literally stopping traffic near Interstate 77 in North Carolina. Naked and bathing suit-clad boaters at Lake Norman have recently been flashing drivers and causing major gaper delays — at times even bringing traffic to a standstill and causing crashes, according to The Charlotte, N.C., Observer. The baring-it-all boaters at the causeway running between Iredell and Mecklenburg counties have brought in dozens of complaints to the Lake Norman Marine Commission, the paper reported last week. "They get right up to that riprap, and they take their clothes off," the Observer quoted Iredell County...