🌱 Meet the Belmont runner rewriting Duke and ACC track records
Belmont, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readHello again Belmont! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Belmont runner rewriting Duke and ACC track records
Also on today's calendar: Toddler Time @ Belmont and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What was the occupation of the 3 wise men? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
- Tuesday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Duke track and field 2025-26 season review (dukechronicle.com) — A standout Duke runner hails from right here in Belmont and just capped her career with an NCAA bronze and ACC-record relay leg. The season review highlights how Lauren Tolbert and her relay teammates reset school and conference records, while Duke’s men and women stacked up medals, All-American honors, and academic awards in a strong 2025-26 campaign. 
📸 Around Belmont
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Listen & Move @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch Library, 125 N Central Ave, Belmont
10:30 am
Monday August 10
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Other local events
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Raider 101 Freshman Transition Camp
South Point High Belmont, NC 28012
8:30 am -
Toddler Time @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch Library, 125 N Central Ave, Belmont
10:30 am -
Primal Brewery Belmont →
Primal Brewery Belmont, 52 Ervin St, Belmont
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Belmont Farmers Market →
Stowe Park, 24 S Main St, Belmont
11:00 am
Wednesday August 5
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Sunday August 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sensory Sensitive Sundays | Chuck E. Cheese | Gastonia, NC →
Chuck E. Cheese, 416 Cox Rd, Gastonia
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Golf Tryouts (at Hang Time Golf)
Holbrook Middle Lowell, NC 28098
4:00 pm -
Raider 101 Freshman Transition Camp
South Point High Belmont, NC 28012
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Softball Tryouts
Holbrook Middle Lowell, NC 28098
5:30 pm -
Comedy Night →
Tannin Wine House, 113 Center St, Cramerton
7:00 pm -
Comedy Night at Tannin Wine House Thurs August 6th 7pm →
Tannin Wine House, 113 Center St, Cramerton
7:00 pm -
Execution Fest 2026 →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
1:00 pm
Sunday August 2
Monday August 3
Wednesday August 5
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m trying to place a shed in my backyard but my neighbors tree branches are in the way.
Do I have to ask them to cut them down or do I can I hire someone to do it? (Not sure if there are any local laws for this.) (Nextdoor Belmont Mt Holly)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Belmont. Apply here.
- Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Alarm Panel Operator in Belmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gastonia
- Gastonia woman wins top prize with lucky lottery scratch-off (gastongazette.com)
- NAACP Hosts Press Conference With Indivisible Gaston and Gaston County Education Alliance Over County Issues (wisenewsnetwork.com)
- STRecruiting Notebook 7-31: Clemson target chooses Georgia; Catching up on some other football and basketball notes from the week; USC baseball with another commitment (sportstalksc.com)
Dallas
- North Carolina Auditor's Response Raises Questions About Whether Woodhouse Withheld Election-Related Texts (americanoversight.org)
Charlotte
- Stephen Curry's Intimate PDA Photos With Ayesha Curry Spreading Heat Over The Internet (hardwoodheroics.com)
- Charlotte Outdoor Contractor Marks 20 Years of Custom Builds (chinookobserver.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They were firemen. The Bible says they came from afar. (Thank you Jerri B. for sending it in!)
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