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Order of the Hornet Induction - Everett Blackmon
Action
ACTION:
Induct Everett Blackmon into the Mecklenburg County Order of the Hornet, the highest honor bestowed by the Board
Commission Contact: Chair Mark Jerrell
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Order of the Hornet was established in 1972. It is bestowed by the Board of County Commissioners on persons who have displayed valor or high order of service uniquely and specifically to the residents of Mecklenburg County. This is the highest honor bestowed by the Board. The Order of the Hornet was founded in the spirit of the early Mecklenburg patriots who signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775, and proclaimed the County’s freedom from Britain more than a year before the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed. Those early patriots valiantly fought for their independence during the Revolution and gave Lord Cornwallis such difficulties during his occupation of Charlotte that he termed the town a “hornet’s nest” of rebellion. Everett Blackmon reflected the honor, strength, and fierce American patriotism that so stung Lord Cornwallis and is being recommended for membership in the Order of the Hornet.
Mr. Blackmon, after 45 years, is now the longest-serving employee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library. In 2025, he won the Heart of University City Award presented by University City Partners.
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