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  1. Delinquent Taxpayers in Mecklenburg County to Be Published on Sunday, April 6

    Approximately 41,000 Mecklenburg County property owners who have delinquent 2024 real and personal property tax bills will have their names and the principal amount they owe published this weekend. 

  2. Recovery and Reclamation: Opioid Settlement Meeting Reveals Stories of Resilience

    More than 100 people gathered to discuss the opioid crisis in Mecklenburg County and how dollars from the National Opioid Settlement can produce solutions. 

  3. Oath of Office: Deputy Clerk Sworn in Before County Commissioners

    Mecklenburg County’s Deputy Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners took the oath of office on March 25, ensuring that she is legally authorized to carry out the duties of the Clerk to the Board upon her absence.  

  4. Sprucing Up Our Community: Residents invited to join The Big Spring Clean March 29

    Join Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and hundreds of residents on Saturday, March 29 for a morning of spring cleaning. Storm Water Services staff will be at seven creek locations around Charlotte-Mecklenburg that need a litter pick-up. 

  5. Pinwheels for the Children: April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Dressed in blue with pinwheels in hand, local advocates and officials will kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month, joining a national movement to highlight prevention strategies and raise awareness to protect children from abuse and neglect.

  6. Uncovering the Entangled Stories: County Reveals Design of Latta Place

    Mecklenburg County revealed the future design of Latta Place at a community meeting on Thursday. 

  7. Burn Ban Issued for all North Carolina Counties Due to Hazardous Forest Fire Conditions

    Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 8 a.m. Friday, March 21 until further notice.

  8. ‘Strong and Robust’: Commission Chair Delivers 2025 State of the County Address

    Mark Jerrell, chair of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, delivered the annual State of the County address on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

  9. County to Unveil Art to Promote Gun Violence Prevention for Community at Upcoming Peace Builders Youth Summit

    Art can illustrate a message, create unity and even encourage discussions about alternative solutions to an important issue for the community. That was the goal when Mecklenburg County in partnership with Arts and Science Council, commissioned five local artists to create artwork to promote gun violence prevention.

  10. Coming Together for Our Creeks: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Hosts Creek Week March 22-29 

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and its partners are hosting events March 22-29 to celebrate Creek Week, an appreciation of the 3,000 miles of creeks in Mecklenburg County.