A $4.7M BUILD grant will fund planning for a new I‑77 exit at Westmoreland Road. Local officials and health-system partners say it’s a planning step, not construction money.

A major transmission break on July 7 left 80% of Anson County without running water. Crews worked overnight; bottled water pickups and a boil advisory are in place.

Powerful e-bikes have restored independence for many Charlotte kids — but heavy, fast models and a May crash have neighbors and towns rewriting rules.