Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Life's Good Stay Here, a Union County nonprofit serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host its second annual Abilities in Autumn Fall Bash on Saturday, Oct. 17, and is seeking local sponsors.
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Union County Sheriff's Office deputies traveled to Irmo, S.C., on Sept. 4 to attend the funeral of Columbia Police Officer Chris DeLong Jr., who was killed responding to a domestic violence call on Aug. 29.
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Waxhaw and Wesley Chapel rescheduled their National Night Out events to Tuesday, Oct. 6, after inclement weather canceled the original Aug. 4 dates, with Wesley Chapel hosting at Village Commons from 5 to 8 p.m. and Waxhaw at the police department from 6 to 8 p.m.
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The Town of Waxhaw will hold its annual Patriot Day Ceremony at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Military Wall of Honor in downtown Waxhaw, marking 25 years since the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
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HMF Americana paid $7.7 million for roughly 37 acres on Matthews Weddington Road near the Stallings-Weddington border and plans 221 rental homes, a 55-and-older component, and 10,000 square feet of commercial space, with site work expected in October 2026.
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The Union County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2026 Leadership Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Union County Agricultural Center in Monroe, with registration open to members and non-members.
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Downtown Waxhaw's Autumn Treasures festival returns Saturday, Oct. 10, again running as a single day, with the Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off, $1 sampling tickets, live music, crafters on Main Street and a Kids Zone.
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Common Heart in Indian Trail is struggling to keep shelves stocked as federal food assistance cuts drive food insecurity across the 34-county region that includes Union County to nearly 180,000 people above 2021 pandemic levels, with a SNAP cost-shift to counties taking effect Oct. 1.
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The Union County Sheriff's Office announced the death of Kobe, a retired explosive ordnance detection K9 who served alongside retired Sgt. Shilo Garner before spending his final days in Florida.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated about 35,000 pounds of shelf-stable food to Common Heart in Indian Trail as part of a nationwide America250 campaign, arriving as reduced federal food supplies strain the Union County nonprofit's pantries.
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The Town of Waxhaw's 2026 community event calendar has 12 events still ahead, from skate nights and concerts in September through the Christmas Parade on Dec. 13.
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Girls on the Run of Union County moved from its 12-year Weddington office to a new headquarters at 105 South Main St. in downtown Monroe, marking the nonprofit's 20th anniversary and more than 20,000 girls served.
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