Longtime Charlotte City Councilman James “Smuggie” Mitchell is pitching himself to his colleagues to be interim mayor after Mayor Vi Lyles resigns on June 30.

City Council will hold a public hearing before it decides if a moratorium needs to be put in place. It comes as other cities ...

A long-time city council member says he wants to be appointed to the interim Mayor role once Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles steps down in June.

Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell is pushing for his colleagues to name him interim mayor to finish the last 17 months of Vi Lyles’ term. Lyles announced earlier this month that she’s ...