Yahoo Movies Hornets see a new side of LaMelo Ball + CMS considering canceling class next Monday
Welcome to the week, everyone. This is Kristen. Today, I’d like to introduce you to our newest colleague here at the Observer. Meet Ellis Williams, Panthers analyst and reporter. You can say hi to him here, and make sure to keep an eye out for his byline.
Let’s get into today’s headlines:
1. LaMelo Ball ‘damn near told coach’ to keep him on the bench
Ish Smith — not LaMelo Ball — was on the floor for most of the fourth quarter during the Hornets’ 111-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Why?
“Melo damn near told Coach,” Miles Bridges said, “he told Coach, he was like, ‘Leave him in the game.’”
Smith was playing a fantastic game, and Ball recognized that.
“Melo, I’ve got to give Melo a ton of credit,” Hornets coach James Borrego said. “He wanted us … He said, ‘Just ride out Ish. Ish is hot, Ish is rolling. I trust it. Let’s go.’ And that’s just maturity on his part.”
As our Hornets reporter Rod Boone wonders, how many 20-year-olds with that kind of power and skill would say such a thing? Analyze the situation here with Boone.
2. CMS considering canceling class Monday after Halloween
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district leaders recommend an extra day off for students on Monday, Nov. 1.
The school board will consider the change at its meeting Tuesday. If approved, students will have a four-day break, including Halloween weekend and a teacher work day already scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 2..
“I will be supporting this, although I understand the disruption to families,” board member Rhonda Cheek wrote on her Facebook page. “Our staff needs this. In addition there is some mandated training (by the state) that our teachers cannot complete during their normal school day.”
Get more details with the Observer’s Anna Maria Della Costa.
3. Don’t miss our special report about South Atlantic tidelands
As islands shrink and wetlands disappear, scientists worry that climate change, sea level rise and humans are putting South Atlantic tidelands in danger — from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to the northern edge of Florida.
What happens next? This is Rising Tides, Sinking Future, a special report from McClatchy newsrooms The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer, The State, The Sun News, The Island Packet, (Biloxi) Sun Herald and The (Macon) Telegraph.
Some essential reads from the series:
A million acres of ‘priceless’ marshes protect NC, SC, GA. Will they perish in rising tides? by Sammy Fretwell, Adam Wagner and Anita Lee
What is a living shoreline, and how could it save one of NC’s most valuable ecosystems? by Adam Wagner
Coastal development boom endangers salt marshes, a resource vital to the Southeast economy by Sammy Fretwell, David Raynor and Adam Wagner
NC’s salt marshes hold 64 million tons of carbon dioxide. What happens if they die? by Adam Wagner
These stories were made possible with support from the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative.
4. What else do I need to know today?
Here’s why workers are planning a one-day strike at a west Charlotte McDonald’s by Catherine Muccigrosso
Employees will walk out at noon Tuesday at 2518 Beatties Ford Rd. as part of a 10-city strike, according to a NC Raise Up news release.
Man fatally shoots himself after 24-hour standoff in southwest Charlotte, police say by Mark Price and Jonathan Limehouse
A man shot and killed himself while barricaded inside a condo following a 24-hour standoff, police said Monday afternoon.
Here’s how many Concord airport, airline workers are required to get COVID vaccines by Hannah Smoot
Here’s a breakdown of vaccine requirements by companies at the Concord airport.
Find the rest of our reporting online at charlotteobserver.com.
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