
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Top Stories for Sept. 4, 2025
This week’s top stories includes info on business investment program grants, two new deputy County managers, Suicide Prevention Week, the Crisis Intervention Program, lithium-ion battery disposal, and a new farmers market mural.
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Top Stories for Aug. 27 2025
This week’s top stories includes info on tax collections, a new Mamava Lactation Pod, a Syphilis treatment shortage, a family resource fair, recycling and Labor Day closings.
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Top Stories for Aug. 20 2025
This week’s top stories includes info on an upcoming community meeting for District 3, the HOMES program, Pride Month, SNAP and farmers markets, Park and Recreation outdoor pools, and Sundown Sounds.
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Top Stories for Aug. 13, 2025
This week’s top stories includes info on back to school immunizations, Women's Equality Day, Child Support Awareness Month, QR Codes at historic sites and back to school activities.