Mecklenburg County News Releases

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  1. U.S. Secretary of Labor Recognizes Job Training for Mecklenburg County’s Incarcerated Residents

    Mecklenburg County is getting national attention for its workforce development efforts, especially in preparing incarcerated people for jobs after their release. 
  2. Partnerships for Nonprofits: Grant Money Available from Mecklenburg County

    Nonprofits are the beating heart of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, providing services that make our community a better place to live: affordable housing, literacy, health care, career readiness, and much more. That is why Mecklenburg County partners with nonprofits to offer Community Service Grants and other opportunities that can lift our community.
  3. Seniors Receive Triple Benefits at Uptown Farmers Market

    Seniors who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can triple the value of their benefits during a one-day-only event, thanks to a special grant. The special opportunity is at the Uptown Farmers Market only on Saturday, Sept. 21.  
  4. Mecklenburg County Recognized Nationally for Excellence in Government and Public Service

    Mecklenburg County has been recognized with ten 2024 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). 
  5. Excitement Surrounds Inaugural Mental Health Show Series with Powerful, Personal Stories - Tickets On Sale Now

    They are the stories of resilience from those who lived it and want to help others. This Is My Brave CharMeck 2024 show series will use performing arts as a way to end the stigma around mental illness, substance abuse and community violence. It’s about finding and forming a place to share the pain, the struggle, the vulnerability but most of all, hope.
  6. Hundreds of Veterans Get Face-to-Face Help at Veterans Benefits Live Event

    More than 1,100 veterans and their families were served at a three-day open house held in Mecklenburg County in late August, approximately $1 million in benefits likely to pay out as a result.
  7. Small Businesses and Organizations Can Save Money at Hazardous Waste Collection Event

    Mecklenburg County Solid Waste and Recycling invites small businesses, nonprofits and other qualifying, nonresidential organizations to drop off their hazardous waste for a reduced fee during a special collection event on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
  8. Needed Now: Foster and Adoptive Parents: Residents Invited to Apply for Pre-Service Training

    The final training session of the year for prospective foster and adoptive parents begins Sept. 25, and interested families are invited to submit their applications now.  
  9. County Honors Lives Lost on International Overdose Awareness Day

    In 2023, 293 people died from overdose in Mecklenburg County. Those people and more will be remembered on Saturday, August 31 as the world spotlights International Overdose Awareness Day. 
  10. County Announces Labor Day Closings

    Mecklenburg County offices and services will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, for the Labor Day holiday.