Mecklenburg County

Despite millions of dollars invested in HIV prevention and care, Black residents continue to account for a disproportionate share of HIV diagnoses in Mecklenburg County. In part two of WFAE’s series, we hear from people living with HIV, and from care providers and county officials about efforts to combat the virus.

Black residents in Mecklenburg County continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, despite advances in treating the virus. In 2024, Black residents accounted for about 60% of new cases. In part one of a two-part series, WFAE explores some of the reasons for those disparities and the challenges faced by those living with HIV.

With budget constraints, pressure to acquire land while it’s still available, irreversible city design decisions made in the 1960s and the balancing act of community wants and needs, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation needs more time than what’s realistic to keep up with the region’s growth.

A longtime cotton manufacturing company in Plaza Midwood will repurpose and industrialize for multiple uses.