August 31, 2009

• Mecklenburg considers crackdown on delinquent taxpayers
• Vote upcoming on whether to return public beach swimming
• Boards let citizens shape policy
• New sales tax may be hard to swallow when eating out
• County weighs in on health care debate

August 28, 2009

• Deal with Mecklenburg County allowing epicentre tenants to open

August 27, 2009

• Mecklenburg County Using Technology To Save Homes From Flooding
• It's your right, and your duty: vote, starting today
• Unofficial shelters popular with Charlotte's homeless

August 24, 2009

• Strategy goes beyond housing homeless

August 20, 2009

• County agencies to review fiscal controls
• As school approaches, so does immunization need
• Weighing the cost of adding county auditors

August 19, 2009

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announces plans for possible H1N1

August 18, 2009

• Auditors on way amid DSS probe
• DSS makes changes after audit
• CMS Teachers Prepare For First Day Of Class

August 17, 2009

• Waterway gauges keep city staff alert to flood situations
• Flash floods cause problems all across Charlotte
• Charlotte Neighbors Ask For Solutions In Flood-Prone Area

August 15, 2009

• Pay study firm denies allegations
• New jail pushes up against other costs
• Swimming may soon hit Ramsey Creek, despite concerns

August 14, 2009

• Number Of Early Voting Sites Cut To One
• DSS official who helped run Giving Tree resigns

August 13, 2009

• Commissioner Leake to hold community meeting
• Charlotte leads surge in visitor spending
• Health dept. offers free immunizations
• 117 inmates transferred to Meck's new Jail Annex
• Pay study is focus of probe

August 12, 2009

• Storms Lead To More Downed Trees
• NC tourism spending sets record in 2008

August 10, 2009

• Signs added to Reedy Creek Park to help in emergencies
• Meck DSS under spotlight as committee meeting nears
• Tax-paid art draws critics

August 9, 2009

• State cuts could shift burdens to Mecklenburg
• More public access for Lake Norman?

August 8, 2009

• Syphilis on the rise

August 7, 2009

• Schools prepare for H1N1 in upcoming school year
• Mecklenburg commissioners to develop Lake Norman swimming plan
• CMS, county wrangle over delayed building purchase
• Land Swap Could Force New CMS Budget Problems

August 6, 2009

• Refining social services beyond all expectations
• Cooler heads should prevail in CMS flap
• Sheriff: State Budget Cuts Cost County Jail Nearly $2 Million
• Annex ready for inmates as county jail reaches peak
• Advocates for abused children in short supply
• Palisades park plan revealed

August 5, 2009

• Mecklenburg Leaders Say More Cuts Likely
• Ramsey Creek could be first swimming area to reopen
• Health and human services needs under review
• Advocate plans to start shelter for Muslim women
• Mecklenburg commissioners to develop Lake Norman swimming plan
• Flu outbreak sent one-third of TIP students home early

August 4, 2009

• Collaborating on needs: Going slow, but going
• Local leaders: Non-profit crisis needs a plan
• No footballs flying, but stadium won't stand idle

August 3, 2009

• How should county buildings be named?
• Parks department looks ahead to combat budget cuts
• Charlotte Schools prepare for rough flu season as school begins

August 2, 2009

• Matthews greenway gets a jumpstart

August 1, 2009

• More Lake Norman beach access planned