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Hello Huntersville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What would a permanent PET scanner mean for Huntersville patients' care?
• How could this 100‑plus townhome plan reshape north Huntersville?
• How St. Mark's pastor will help guide the Charlotte diocese

Also on today's calendar: Succulent & Sangria Workshop and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 71.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Four Lake Norman hospitals seek approval for 3D body scanner. Only one will get it (charlotteobserver.com) — Huntersville residents could soon see better access to advanced cancer and cardiac imaging, as Novant seeks a fixed PET scanner for Huntersville Medical Center and a Huntersville‑based oncology group proposes its own unit in Denver. They're competing with Atrium and Duke for a single state‑approved scanner in the Lake Norman region, with public hearings set in October.
   

• Huntersville hears proposal for townhome development near Red Line station (lakenormanpublications.com) — Huntersville officials are weighing a rezoning request for more than 100 townhomes near Sam Furr and Old Statesville roads, close to a future Red Line station, with staff raising concerns but neighbors voicing support. The town board will vote next month, and also advanced other zoning tweaks and approved a $20,000 grant to the Arts & Science Council.
   

• 2026-27 Presbyteral Council officers, members announced (catholicnewsherald.com) — Huntersville readers may be especially interested that Father John Putnam, pastor of St. Mark Parish in town, has been named treasurer of the Diocese of Charlotte's Presbyteral Council for 2026-27. The council, which advises the bishop on governing the diocese, includes priests from across the region and will serve terms through 2029.
   

📸 Around Huntersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Huntersville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Chair Movement and Dance for Seniors →
  David B. Waymer Recreation Center, 14008 Holbrooks Rd, Huntersville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Succulent & Sangria Workshop →
  16641 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville
Sunday September 13
• Birkdale Village Commons Market presented by Shop Local QC →
  Birkdale Village, 8712 Lindholm Drive, Huntersville
• Welcome Home Sunday - North Meck →
  Union Church - North Meck, 11201 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
Tuesday September 15
• Queen's Grant at Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy →
  Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, 16115 Poplar Tent Rd, Huntersville
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• September Paint & Brew @ Primal Brewery Huntersville →
  Primal Brewery Huntersville, 16432 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
Sunday September 20
• Cornhole Tournament and Hangout →
  Primal Brewery Huntersville, 16432 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
Monday September 21
• School Day Off Rock Band Camp! →
  16610 W Catawba Ave, Huntersville
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• The Good Death Seminar Series →
  Zoom, Cornelius
  1:00 pm
• Virtual Silent Book Club of Death →
  Zoom, Cornelius
  5:00 pm
• ACOUSTIC TIL' KICKOFF →
  BoatYard Lake Norman, 18418 Statesville Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm
• Photography 101 Bootcamps and Extension Classes →
  Northern Regional Rec Center, 18121 Old Statesville Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A structure fire on Copper Way was controlled by 30 Charlotte firefighters in 35 minutes with no reported injuries.
  2:30AM on Sep 9: Smoke reported on arrival at a structure fire on Copper Way. (Nextdoor )

• Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Restaurant Busser in Huntersville. Apply here.
• The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Back Server/Busser in Huntersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Huntersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cornelius

• Cornelius Receives Grant for Parkland on Bailey Road (corneliustoday.com)
• Closures Coming to Knox Road This Month (corneliustoday.com)
• OTC Openings a Sign of Things to Come? (corneliustoday.com)

Davidson

• NC's I-77 South payback 'pitting neighbors against neighbors': Davidson leaders (charlotteobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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