With seven Republicans running for school board spots in Cabarrus County, there is controversy over which ones are truly conservative, with one of the candidates even being a Democrat until recently.

Mark Garrison spoke with incumbent Laura Blackwell about all the attention the school board race is getting four months before election day. 

With seven Republicans running for school board spots in Cabarrus County, there is controversy over which ones are truly conservative, with one of the candidates even being a Democrat until recently.
Mark Garrison spoke with incumbent Laura Blackwell about all the attention the school board race is getting four months before election day.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.

Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!

Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.
Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!
Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.