Homelessness is on the rise in Mecklenburg. The response remains a work in progress
A Home for All’ initiative seeks to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability, but as the plan begins both problems ...
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Mike Bryant to succeed Dena Diorio as Mecklenburg County manager
Mecklenburg County has appointed Mike Bryant as its new county manager, following Dena R. Diorio's retirement.
Mecklenburg commissioners pick Mike Bryant, a 22-year county veteran, as next manager
Current County Manager Dena Diorio, who has led the county since 2013, announced last summer she would retire July 1.
Mecklenburg County commissioners announce new county manager
Mecklenburg County commissioners announced Mike Bryant as the new county manager during their meeting Tuesday night.
Wake, Mecklenburg counties drive NC growth, but pace is higher elsewhere, census shows
The populations of nine North Carolina counties have grown by more than 10% since 2020, while 16 have lost residents.
Mecklenburg sheriff says he’s held 163 undocumented people since House Bill 10 in NC
Of the 163 undocumented people held since Dec. 1, ICE “has not yet removed any individuals from the Mecklenburg Detention ...
Lawsuit targeting North Carolina’s eCourts can go forward, federal judge rules
A lawsuit alleges the state’s softward caused people to be arrested multiple times on the same warrant, and led to undue jail ...
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Mecklenburg County plans for $73 million fund to combat opioid crisis
In 2022, there were 228 illicit opioid overdose deaths in Mecklenburg County, an increase of 39 more people from the year before. To save lives, the county is also investing in programs that ...
NC bill legalizing marijuana faces uncertainty with only Democratic support
A new bill presented in Raleigh looks to legalize marijuana throughout North Carolina, authored by State Rep. Jordan Lopez, a Mecklenburg County Democrat.