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 ...

Mitchell sat down with Dedrick Russell at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WCYB) — Following time spent on the Detroit Lions practice squad, former Union High School standout and Virginia Tech star, James Mitchell, has signed a future contract with the ...

Charlotte, NC — In the NFL camp continues you around the league, and in Charlotte, the Panthers are breaking in a new tight end that’s familiar to folks in our region, that’s because it’s Southwest ...

The Detroit Lions announced a pair of roster moves ahead of their Week 11 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Prior to the game, the Lions chose to elevate tight end James Mitchell from the ...

Charlotte, NC — James Mitchell who played at Union High School is no longer a Detroit Lion after being cut Mitchell signed a future/reserves deal with the Panthers. Mitchell only appeared in one game ...

Read up on James Mitchell, and one of the first things you’ll find is that he has a nickname. A fun one, at that. “The Governor.” Ask him about it, and he’ll chuckle. “I knew that question was going ...