Community Corner
🌱 How a new FutureTEX COO could shape Belmont’s textile future.
Happening soon: Charlotte BookPalooza on the Belmont Patch calendar
Good morning to you Belmont! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new FutureTEX COO could shape Belmont's textile future.
Also on today's calendar: Charlotte BookPalooza and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
- Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chief Operating Officer (COO) for FutureTex (ncsu.edu) — A major new Chief Operating Officer role is being hired for FutureTEX, headquartered at Gaston College's Kimbrell Campus in Belmont, potentially bringing high-level leadership and activity to the local textile innovation scene. The temporary professional position, employed through NC State, will oversee national operations, finance, facilities, and workforce initiatives aimed at strengthening America's textile and fiber manufacturing base. 
📸 Around Belmont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont
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★ Featured events ★
- Charlotte BookPalooza →
Truist Field, 324 S Mint St, Charlotte
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Beer and Board Games →
Primal Brewery – Belmont, 52 Ervin Street, Belmont
6:30 pm - BLUEGRASS JAM: Belmont @ Primal Brewery →
Primal Brewery, 52 Ervin Street, Belmont
7:00 pm - Dark Belmont Walking Tours →
Downtown Belmont, 37 N Main St, Belmont
7:00 pm - Belmont @ Primal Brewery Bluegrass Jam →
Primal Brewery, 52 Ervin Street, Belmont
7:00 pm - Clase de inglés conversacional @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch, 125 North Central Avenue, Belmont
10:00 am - Clase de inglés conversacional →
Belmont Branch, 125 North Central Avenue, Belmont
10:00 am - Conversational Spanish →
Belmont Branch, 125 North Central Avenue, Belmont
11:00 am - Conversational Spanish @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch, 125 North Central Avenue, Belmont
11:00 am - Movies in the Park - James and the Giant Peach →
Stowe Park, 24 S Main St, Belmont
7:30 pm - Belmont Farmers Market →
Stowe Park, 24 S Main St, Belmont
11:00 am - Chef's Harvest →
Daniel Stowe Conservancy, 6500 S New Hope Rd, Belmont
5:00 pm - Listen & Move @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch, 125 North Central Avenue, Belmont
10:30 am
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- UPDATE: SUKI HAS BEEN FOUND!
Hi all, our cat is missing! We think she got out around 8pm last night. Last seen @ home in Southridge Dr neighborhood behind SPHS. Her name is Suki… (Nextdoor Southpoint Ridge) - Hi I hate to post this again but my orca she likes to go outside sometimes and wander,
And I live close to Catawba heights park Has anyone seen her please let me know I miss her it's only been today that i haven't seen her I usually… (Nextdoor Belmont Mt Holly)
- Zachry Construction Corporation posted a job opening for Heavy Equipment Operator - Excavator in Belmont. Apply here.
- Kintegra Health posted a job opening for Housekeeping Cleaner/PCA in Gastonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gastonia
- Traffic, temporary closures expected across Charlotte as Trump campaigns for Whatley in Gastonia (qcnews.com)
- City Seeks Proposals to Operate Warming Center for the 2026-2027 Winter Season (wisenewsnetwork.com)
- Horoscope Today, September 16, 2026 (gastongazette.com)
Charlotte
- Mexican street food restaurant makes South Charlotte debut. Here's what to expect (charlotteobserver.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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