Kacey Musgraves performs during her Deeper Well World Tour in Charlotte at the Sprectum Center on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ
mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
His baby — Zoie — was born just days after his heart transplant. Now, he realized time is precious and not promised.
Kacey Musgraves made a stop at the Spectrum Center for her sold-out live performances during her Deeper Well World Tour in 2024. The 36-year-old country singer-songwriter’s concert was here in 2019..
Second-grader students at Charles H. Parker School in Charlotte learn to grow their food in a pilot program that aims to teach kids about growing their own food.
Meanwhile Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young has been playing good football — even their record is 4-9.
High school basketballs kicked into high gear with Christmas’ tournaments such as — the Top 5 Sweet 16 teams; Phenom Hoops’ New Year’s Eve; and Gminski Classic.
Of course, we do have 2024 best holiday displays, and the winner is Wendy and Darin Wall’s home at 10996 Sunstone Circle in Davidson won the 2024 CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice Best Holiday Display contest..
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Dillon Sutton holds his four-month-old daughter, Zoie, at their home in Lincolnton, NC on Friday, December 6, 2024. Earlier this year Sutton faced a life-threatening heart failure, and in July, he underwent a heart transplant at Atrium Heart Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. One week after surgery, he was home to welcome their first child. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Second-grader Kawhi Crawford sprays water into a tray with sprouting seeds at CharlesH. Parker School in Charlotte on Thursday, December 12, 2024. A group of middle and high school students who have been learning about food deserts are piloting a program to teach kids about growing their own food. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Kacey Musgraves performs during her Deeper Well World Tour in Charlotte at the Sprectum Center on Thursday, December 5, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Kacey Musgraves performs during her Deeper Well World Tour in Charlotte at the Sprectum Center on Thursday, December 5, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Todd Smith, executive director of the Bechtler museum of Modern Art, celebrates its15th anniversary. John D. Simmons For the Observer
The first-ever Delta Sky Club will open at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Wendy and Darin Wall’s home at 10996 Sunstone Circle in Davidson has won the 2024 CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice Best Holiday Display contest. Alex Cason CharlotteFive
Catawba County Fraternal Order of Police President Carl Pope’s lodge relies on a professional fundraising company to raise money so that they can provide boxes of food to hundreds of needy families in Catawba County. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Gwyneth Brown hugs and kisses her dog, Sadie, who has been a great comfort since Brown’s son, Laird Ramirez, a 17-year-old, who died last July after taking a pressed pill that disguised fentanyl. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Dead vines of wisteria engulf a tree in Mountain Creek Park in Sherrills Ford, N.C., on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Sloane Stephens looks on prior to her match against Madison Keys in the Charlotte Invitational, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Charlotte Matt Kelley For the Observer
West Iredell’s Jordan Patterson (14) goes up for a slam dunk during the first half of a varsity basketball game against St. Stephens Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Statesville, N.C. Matt Kelley For the Observer
Charlotte’s Rich Rolf, left, tries to knock the ball away from Davidson’s Reed Baily, right, after a rebound during the game at Belk Arena in Davidson on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette, right, is pulled down by Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, December 1, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard high steps into the end zone for the game winning touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The Panthers defeated the Cardinals in overtime 36-30. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard is congratulated by fans following his game winning rushing touchdown in overtime to defeat the Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The Panthers defeated the Cardinals in overtime 36-30. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers punter Johnny Hekker, right, pats Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young on the head as he squats on the sideline at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, December 15, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales, right, hugs quarterback Bryce Young, left, following the team’s 26-23 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, December 1, 2024. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
West Charlotte head coach Sam Greiner runs with the trophy after his team won the NCHSAA 3A regional championship, defeating Hickory 36-20, at Hickory High School on Friday, December 13, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
