Wave of Out-Of-Towners Headed To Charlotte Area

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Shelter is waiving all adoption fees through July as it reaches full capacity.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will install body scanners in middle schools as an initiative to improve school safety.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is receiving more calls for help as temperatures rise in the area.

If you or someone you know in Mecklenburg County has an organization for at-risk youth, there may be funding available. Mecklenburg County’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) has over $2 million available for local programs dedicated to keeping youth out of trouble. JCPC promotes prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare programs for at-risk youth. To qualify […]

No more pick up games in Charlotte! Because you are likely to pick up more than some points! You just might pick up Coronavirus germs! and to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlotte Mecklenburg’s Parks and Recreation Department is closing all of the the recreational courts. According to their social media: “Following clarification/guidance […]

VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER In what could be the first round of closings, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library trustees agreed last week to shut down the Carmel, Belmont Center and CheckIt Outlet branches by June 19. The trustees also agreed to temporarily close the Beatties Ford Road branch, which is currently under renovation, starting July 3. The branch […]

Terrell Boulware goes to Hickory Grove Library in East Charlotte to use the computers in his effort to find a job. Boulware has been unemployed for six months. At the library, he uses the computer to look for jobs and to send out resumes. Unless the county’s public library system raises $2 million, Boulware will […]

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' final meeting on high school magnet changes brought out over 200 angry parents on Thursday. <!--more-->