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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.
   

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

Ok Huntersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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