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Top Stories

View a listing of the weekly top stories in Mecklenburg County government.

Mecklenburg County provides a weekly rundown of top stories from the Board of County Commissioners meetings and from the Public Information Department’s newsroom.

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  1. Top Stories for Nov. 13, 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on Scout Motors, the upcoming turkey giveaway, Wake and Mecklenburg collaboration, the 1774 Alexander Rock House and Bryant Park.

  2. Top Stories for Nov. 6, 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on the sales tax vote, Project BOAST, food resources during the SNAP suspension, Veterans Day, the Point in Time Count and the jury service scam alert.

  3. Top Stories for Oct. 29, 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on early voting, the Board's fall retreat, Commissioner Griffin's community meeting, economic development, the Crisis Intervention Team and the new fire marshal.

  4. Top Stories for Oct. 22, 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on the Board's fall retreat, the Excelsior Club, Eastland Park, Chair Jerrell's upcoming community meeting, SoFi and immunizations.

  5. Top Stories for Oct. 15 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on early voting, green financing, measles, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Hurricane Helene.

  6. Top Stories for Oct. 8 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on state and federal legislative updates, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority application process, DBR77 and MeckMoves.

  7. Top Stories for Oct. 1 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on the Catherine M. Wilson Center dedication ceremony, local flood risk data, a cemetery cleanup in Matthews, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Nick Walker's induction into the American Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration.

  8. Top Stories for Sept. 24 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on the Catherine M. Wilson Center dedication ceremony, transit community meetings, the annual Touch a Truck event, youth basketball registration and Mecklenburg County's aquarist at Quest Nature Center.

  9. Top Stories for Sept. 17 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on the proposed MPTA, Rusty Rozzelle, Rosenwald School #2, the Sept. 15 opioid conference, the Voluntary Agricultural District, Hispanic Heritage Month, World Alzheimer’s Day, and the N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

  10. Top Stories for Sept. 10 2025

    This week’s top stories includes info on a public hearing regarding the decision to authorize a Metropolitan Public Transit Authority, an upcoming opioid conference, Kinship Care Month, MeckRoots and a new section of Reedy Creek Greenway.