🌱 Donut For A Cause + Omicron Update + Dogs And Cats To Adopt

Good morning, Huntersville! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and chilly. High: 45 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories today in Huntersville:

1. Huntersville Area Pet Adoption: Dogs, Cats, More (Huntersville Patch)
2. Duck Donuts launches specialty treat to fight homelessness (WCNC.com)
3. NC Brewers and Music Fest set to return after 2-year hiatus (WSOC Charlotte)
4. Mecklenburg County Public Health director is 'hopeful' county is past omicron peak (WBTV)
5. Latest Hospital Capacity In Huntersville Area (Huntersville Patch)

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Today in Huntersville:

• 150th Celebration Planning Committee Meetings (3:30 PM)
• 2022 Downtown Steering Committee Meeting - Public Forum #1 (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cashion: "Looking for packing boxes. - Let me take them off your hands!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Allison Ferry: "Can anyone give a recommendation for a rug and upholstery cleaner? - I don't trust posted reviews these days. I'd prefer a recommendation from someone who had a positive experience. Thank You." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Skybrook: "Don’t know new HOA committee at the Estates at Skybrook — are above ground pools allowed in backyards. - I asked the same question numerous times to the previous HOA, but no one ever gets back to me. I would greatly appreciate someone a..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Vermillion: "ISO home for rent: a good friend of mine is recently a single dad and looking for a place to rent. - He is a K9 officer and will need a fenced in yard. Please DM if you know of anything." (Nextdoor)
• Public Information Officer Kim Strickland, Town of Huntersville: "2022 Downtown Plan - VIRTUAL Public Input Forum this Thursday, 6 - 8 p.m." (Nextdoor)

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— Cassie Fambro

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.