Community News

New Sheriff's Office Phone App

The Union County Sheriff’s Office just launched a new smartphone app that is free to download and does not require you to register for an account or provide any information.

Some of the resources include live traffic updates, information pertaining to local registered sex offenders, news updates, jail/inmate information, as well as local alerts from the Sheriff's Office. The alert feature will be especially useful in future law enforcement events such as a missing person, wanted suspect, vehicle pursuit, etc.

This app is available for download now on the App Store for iPhones and the Google Play Store for Android phones.

Food & Nutrition Services (Food Stamps) Emergency Allotments Ending Soon

Families enrolled in Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) have received extra benefits each month since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.

February 2023 is the last month you will get these extra benefits, called “emergency allotments” or “maximum supplements.”

This is due to a federal change that will end emergency allotments for all states as of March 2023. Click to read more information.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program

We have already helped approximately 1,100 Union County families pay rent and utility bills through our Emergency Rental Assistance program. Federal funding is still available. Visit our website for eligibility information and how to apply.

Know someone applying to college in the fall? Take A Virtual Tour!

Take a virtual tour of some North Carolina colleges and universities that may be the right fit for you or someone you know at a special event this weekend designed for teens ages 16-18. Join the Union County Library on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Union West Library for some much-needed information on the school of your choice using virtual reality headsets!

Healthy Living

Quit for your Health. Quit for your Wallet.

Within two weeks to three months of quitting tobacco, your heart attack risk drops and your lung function improves.

If you smoke a pack of cigarettes each day, you can save more than $1,800 or more per year if you quit.

Use this interactive calculator to see how much you can save.

Call 1-800-784-8669 for free resources, including a free online quit coach and a free quit plan. For more information, visit NC Quitline.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

More than 13,000 women are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year. The North Carolina Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NC BCCCP) provides free or low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up to eligible women. 

Appointments for the Union County BCCCP Clinic are currently available on Monday mornings. To schedule an appointment, call 704-296-4423.