Senior citizens on a fixed income. A disabled resident unable to work. A veteran living in a home adapted for their needs. These are examples of Mecklenburg County residents who might qualify for a break on their property taxes.

Mecklenburg County Community Support Services has released the 2024 State of Housing Instability and Homelessness (SoHIH) Report.

That mountain of plastic bags you’ve been hoarding in your garage is about to find a new home. Mecklenburg County Solid Waste is now accepting plastic bags and wraps as part of its enhanced recycling program.

The latest BDC updates in the quarterly bulletin.

Saturday, Nov. 11 is a day to honor veterans who have served and their families. To demonstrate its support on Veterans Day, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community is asked to shine a green light at home, while the Charlotte skyline is illuminated in green. It’s Operation Green Light, a national initiative to support military veterans, and raise awareness of their unique challenges and resources available from Mecklenburg County Veterans Services and other local, state and national partners.

The one-time home of Matthews mayor Charles McLaughlin, the McLauglin-Bost House later became the family home of the Bost family for more than a century. 

On Nov. 7, 2022, active Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) were observed by staff with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services in two coves on Lake Wylie in Mecklenburg County.

Home of an early 20th-century electric engine repair company whose services supported the growth of Charlotte’s textile industry during the transition from coal-power steam to electricity.

The one-time headquarters of a century-old local bank offers a unique example of Modernist architecture in Charlotte’s financial district.

Known now as the Dunhill Hotel, the Louis Asbury-designed Mayfair Manor offered uptown overnight stays and permanent residency for Charlotteans and visitors alike for decades.