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2. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department - Wikipedia

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   The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is the police department of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, which includes the City of Charlotte.With 1,817 officers and 525 civilian staff as of 2020, covering an area of 438 square miles (1,130 km 2) with a population of 1,000,000+, it is the largest police department between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia.

3. Vi Lyles - Wikipedia

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   Vi Lyles. Viola Alexander Lyles (born September 28, 1952 [1]) is an American politician serving as the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Lyles was a member of the Charlotte City Council before taking office as mayor.

4. Charlotte City Council - Wikipedia

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   The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government. The Council is made up of eleven members and the Mayor, all elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years. Four Council Members are elected at-large with the other seven representing districts. Though elected ...

5. History of the telephone in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The telephone played a major communications role in American history from the 1876 publication of its first patent by Alexander Graham Bell onward. In the 20th century, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) dominated the telecommunication market as the at times largest company in the world, until it was broken up and replaced by a system of competitors.

6. Southern Bell - Wikipedia

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   Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company was once the regional Bell Operating Company serving the states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina prior to the breakup of AT&T. It also covered the states of Alabama , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , and Tennessee until 1968 when those were split off to form South Central ...

7. Uptown Charlotte - Wikipedia

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   Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The area is split into four wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, and bordered by Interstate 277 and Interstate 77. The area is managed and overseen by the Charlotte Central City Partners, which is one of the ...