Gaston County Schools employees left with no concrete timeline on payroll issues: Tuesday, Sept. 13

The Gaston County Schools Superintendent apologized to staff members with incorrect or missing paychecks during a town hall meeting Monday night. "I have great regrets that all this is done to different people," Jeffrey Booker, Gaston County Schools Superintendent said. For months now some employees received incorrect or no paychecks due to a new payroll system. The payroll system, currently a pilot at Gaston County Schools, is a step to modernize the outdated system they previously had.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/gaston-county-schools-employees-no-timeline-payroll-issues/275-8c88780d-cbcf-47ba-9352-0b8cb1ca0eb6 Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather is requesting assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation into a Charlotte city councilman, the district attorney's office confirmed. James "Smuggie" Mitchell was recently elected to city council and holds one of the four at-large seats. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/mecklenburg-county-da-sbi-councilman-stake-james-smuggie-mitchell/275-01284608-1f4a-4b90-83cb-61a466a16062Watch 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!