Surluta B. Anthony for Monroe City Council

09/12/2026

Our Fire Marshal's Office is sharing these safety messages specific to lithium batteries at today's Household Hazardous Waste Event:

✅ Use approved chargers.
✅ Charge on hard surfaces.
✅ Unplug when full.
❌ Don't charge unattended.
❌ Never put lithium batteries in the trash.

Lithium batteries require special disposal due to fire risk. Household quantities of lithium batteries are accepted as part of our Electronics Recycling program; they are not accepted at today's event.

For more information on where and how to dispose of lithium batteries, please visit our Electronics Recycling page:
https://www.unioncountync.gov/government/departments-r-z/waste-and-recycling/disposal-guidance/electronics

09/12/2026

The Unclaimed Property Division's GovDeals Auction is back!

💻Auction opens Sept. 14 at 8:30 a.m.
🕒Auction closes Sept. 25 at 3:00 p.m.

Don't miss your chance to bid! Items go live Sept. 14.

🔗👉 https://www.govdeals.com/nccash

09/12/2026

🦅 HAWKS WIN! 🔴⚫️

Monroe gets it done at The Hawks Nest, battling to the very end for a 14-13 victory over Sun Valley! 💪🏾🏈

ONE TEAM. ONE FAMILY. REDHAWK NATION. 🦅

09/11/2026

Dolly wrote "Color Me America" on September 12, 2001, the day after.

She premiered it live that December and then held it there. No single, no album, nothing to buy. She said she would only perform it because she did not want to be seen profiting off what happened.

She kept that for two years. In June of 2003, it became the closing number at her Stampede dinner show. The studio version finally came out in November of that year on For God and Country.

Two years is a long time to sit on a song.

09/11/2026

Are you registered to vote in Union County? On National Voter Registration Day (Tuesday, Sept. 15), our office is making it easier than ever to get you ready for the next election. If you aren't registered yet, come see us! Our employees will be stationed at the Marshville, Indian Trail, Monroe and Waxhaw libraries from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. to help you register to vote. Information on how you can become an essential part of our democracy as an election worker will also be available. Mark your calendar, stop by, and make your voice heard.

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

Monroe City Council will meet today at City Hall for two sessions.
📅 Strategic Planning Meeting: 4:00 p.m.
📅 Regular Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

The sign-up sheet for public comment period and public hearings will be set out at 5:30 p.m.

📺 You can watch both meetings live on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/

📝 Agendas and accompanying staff reports are available prior to each meeting and can be viewed at tinyurl.com/4kee2ykf