Good morning, Huntersville.

More than 300 Sugar Creek residents met for the second time in two weeks to demand action on open prostitution — drug usage and address homelessness in their community.

Mecklenburg County continues to distribute free box fans to seniors aged 60 or older and disabled adults aged 18 to 59 as high temperatures persist.

Residents must show a driver’s license or state ID and prove a Mecklenburg County address at any of the ten donation sites—one site currently has no fans available—while supplies last.

On July 30, Mecklenburg County held its final meeting on transportation issues and a possible sales tax increase at West Charlotte Recreation Center, with Commissioner Vilma Leake leading the session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. CATS presented details on current services and expansion plans – the board will vote on adding the referendum to the November ballot after the public hearing on August 6.

Mecklenburg County mailed 2025 tax bills on July 29 for real property, individual personal property, and business personal property taxes with bills due Sept.

1 and final payment needed by Jan. 5 to avoid interest—about 458,000 bills were sent and additional ones will be mailed for properties under appeal. Taxpayers are urged to contact the Tax Collector early if they face difficulties paying.

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is launching a new girls volleyball league for ages 11-13 with registration open from Aug 1 through Sept 5 and games scheduled on Tuesday evenings at Ray's Splash Planet + Wallace Pruitt Recreation Center.

The six-game season will offer post-season play with fees of $90 for county residents, $108 for nonresidents, and scholarships available for eligible families.