CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Mecklenburg County commissioners and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School board members plan to meet Tuesday night to talk about improvements needed to schools. CMS will discuss its nearly $300 million plan that involves building and renovating schools. The list consists of 18 projects.

On the list is Nations Ford Elementary school. It was built nearly 60 years ago and administrators say the school is overcrowded. 13 mobiles are now at the school to accommodate the student population. The principal says the school is showing its age and she is concerned.

"We really want to make sure this is a place," Nations Ford Elementary school principal Lenora Shipp said. "Where children can be and where teachers feel like they have a good working environment and children have a good learning environment. And right now, that's not happening."

The North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office has launched a mobile version of the Department’s website.

The mobile site, m.sosnc.com, allows anyone to search the SOS Corporations, Lobbying Compliance, UCC Debtor, Federal Tax Lien, and Charitable Solicitation Licensing databases from web-enabled smartphones or tablets.

After searching in one of the databases, users can simply pull up PDFs of filings. 

“This puts a wealth of searchable data literally in the hands of SOS customers who need to access the site on their smartphones and tablets in order to save time and money,” Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall said Tuesday. “Making these databases accessible on mobile platforms is an important step in keeping pace with how our customers are accessing information.”

To try out the mobile site on your web-enabled smartphone or tablet, just go to m.sosnc.com.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- A series of deadly storms that pummeled the Midwest combined with the recent rain in Charlotte and surrounding areas reminds us that hurricane season is here.

"It's not if you're going to have severe weather, it's when you're going to have severe weather," said WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin,

Getting the latest warnings when storms are headed your way, and knowing what to do before, during and after a disaster hits are all key to staying safe.

"You have to have a weather safety plan," said Conklin. 

"In other words know what your risk is."

First thing - keep up with the forecast.

"Stay on top of the situation by monitoring WBTV and if you can't, then mobile phone is the way to go," added Conklin.

The WBTV weather app is free.

It will give you warnings, alerts and keep you updated on information so you'll know what's going on.