🌱 Birkdale Makeover + New Testing Sites + Boy Scouts Gather Food

Morning, Huntersville! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler. High: 44 Low: 20.

Here are the top stories today in Huntersville:

1. Huntersville Area Real Estate Roundup (Huntersville Patch)
2. Free COVID-19 Testing Site Debuts At Bradford Park (Huntersville Patch)
3. Birkdale Makeover Begins In Huntersville (Huntersville Patch)
4. Longtime Charlotte builder, whose projects helped transform the city, dies at 86 (Charlotte Observer)
5. Area Boy Scouts gearing up for Scouting For Food (WCNC.com)

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Today in Huntersville:

• 8th gr Honor roll celebration - Lake Norman Charter (7:15 AM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Glenwyck: "In need of an appliance repair technician. - G.E. top load washing machine cold adapter isn't working. Looking for referrals please. Thanks!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Gilead Road: "Just want to say don’t take people you love and cherish for granted. - One day they are there and just like that they might be gone!! Love them, hold them and always remind them what they mean to you!" (Nextdoor)
• Communications Manager MaeLynn Joyner, Town of Cornelius: "Mayor's Award of Excellence. - On Tuesday, January 18, we had the distinguished honor of recognizing the Town's annual Mayor's Award of Excellence recipient, Wes Choplin. Wes is best known for being the owner and Chef of Choplin's: Stea..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cashion: "So got another one of those Charlotte Water letters trying to sell us exterior sewer/septic line protection for $5. - 50 month. Is it worth it? Does anyone have it? What does it actually cover? How likely is it that it would ever be nee..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cabarrus Crossing: "Looking to store a 14ft flatbed trailer somewhere. - Have called several places and no availability. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Need something asap." (Nextdoor)

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About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.