About Jody Barr

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I'm the Chief Investigative Reporter with Queen City News, Charlotte's FOX affiliate. The reports you'll see here are long form investigations I've turned. Most of my work deals with government corruption, wasted tax dollars and politicians who choose to operate outside the rules.

As journalists, we can only do what we do with the help of sources. There are two things reporters must execute flawlessly: report accurate and true information and protect sources. If you've always wanted to blow the whistle and didn't know who to trust, let’s talk. Holding the powerful accountable for how they conduct the public's business and how they handle our tax dollars is the most important job we have as journalists. Feel free to reach me on Facebook, Twitter or by email: jodybarr@gmail.com

'Unreal Deal': State ethics investigators looking into SC mayor's first vote on first day in office

You can't throw a peach in McBee without hitting someone who knows the name Glenn Odom. Odom was once a town magistrate, the mayor, then a sitting councilman, and was sworn into office as mayor again in February. Within 24 hours, the mayor and council voted to shutter the town's water department a…

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CRY FOR HELP: Family says deputies “never showed up” to investigate abuse claims before woman died

CRY FOR HELP: A call to 911 for medics ended with Darlington County sheriff’s deputies opening a domestic violence case. But the woman’s family told Queen City News no one “showed up” to the hospital to take her statement before she died.

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SHREDDED JUSTICE: SLED investigating why sheriff's office shredded +100 bench warrants

'SHREDDED JUSTICE': State investigators are working to figure out how up to 200 bench warrants were shredded by a SC sheriff's office. People charged with domestic violence, drugs, weapons charges - even murder - didn't show up for court and no one went looking for them. FULL REPORT: https://t.co…

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