Former Mecklenburg County Commissioner tapped to fill Scarborugh's seat: Tuesday, March 15

The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will vote for Wilhelmenia Rembert to temporarily fill the empty at-Large County Commissioner seat.The seat is currently open due to the Board approving a Commissioner At-Large Ella Scarborough’s request for medical leave back in February.Rembert was up against three other candidates for the empty at large county commission seat left open by Ella Scarborough.Commissioners said she led the pack of finalistsREAD MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/who-is-wilhelmenia-rembert-mecklenburg-county-bocc-county-commissioners-politics/275-eaeeab08-ee9a-47c6-b376-7ab809f4bfeeAfter posting on Facebook a call for letters of support before he is set to be sentenced for his involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot, an acquaintance from James Little's past submitted a letter to a federal judge, asking for a harsher sentence for the Catawba County resident.Little reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in November 2021. He pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. It carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/north-carolina-man-jan-6-riot-letters-judge/275-08d9e892-1652-4da4-8f33-2329f0733697Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!