Mecklenburg County News Releases

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.  

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. 

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

The self-service recycling center at William R. Davie Park will close Sept. 10 through late 2024, as Mecklenburg County completes construction to expand the center.  

Back to School is an exciting time for students, teachers and families. As students launch into a new year of learning and engagement in school activities, there’s a very important to-do item and that’s being up to date with vaccine requirements to attend school. All students must comply with state-mandated immunizations.  

Nothing will run up the electric bill like running the air conditioning during the recent extremely hot weather. Mecklenburg County residents who have trouble paying their summer cooling bills can get help through the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP).

Mecklenburg County Public Health will be offering free mpox vaccines at the Charlotte Pride Festival this weekend as the World Health Organization recently declared mpox a global public health emergency based on an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo related to a strain of mpox that can cause more serious complications.  

Mecklenburg County will host Saturdays on Stitt, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at the Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center, 430 Stitt Road, Charlotte, N.C. near Eastway Drive and North Tryon Street.

The list of what can be recycled and dropped off at Mecklenburg County’s full-service recycling centers is much longer. Mecklenburg County’s enhanced recycling program now allows residents to drop off wood waste at three of our staffed full-service centers. (see list below)  

Mecklenburg County is installing free public Wi-Fi at more than a dozen parks and recreation centers — helping to bridge the digital divide between residents who have access to technology and the internet, and those who do not.