🌱 Plantation No More + High School Sports + Houses On The Market

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Huntersville Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler. High: 59 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Huntersville today:

1. Huntersville Area High School Sports: The Weekend Ahead (Huntersville Patch)
2. Huntersville plantation changes name to ‘Latta Place’ (WSOC Charlotte)
3. First responders called to several overnight crashes across Charlotte (WBTV)
4. Huntersville Teen's Murder Still Unsolved Nearly Eight Years Later (WCCB Charlotte)
5. 4 Open Houses To Scope In And Around The Huntersville Area (Huntersville Patch)

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Today in Huntersville:

• Remote learning - Lake Norman Charter (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Gilead Ridge: "Anyone in the Huntersville area looking to sell their home (no townhouses. - ) Asking for a friend. They are looking for at least a 4 bedroom, or a 3 bedroom that has an extra office/bonus room/finished basement. They are also wanting a..." (Nextdoor)
• Public Information Officer & Firefighter/EMT Bill Suthard, Huntersville Fire Department: "Controlled / Prescribed Burns... - On Monday, Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation conducted a controlled, prescribed burn off McCoy Road (between Hambright Road and Beatties Ford Road). This area will continue to smolder for some day..." (Nextdoor)
• Communications Manager MaeLynn Joyner, Town of Cornelius: "March 7 Coffee Chat - When times get tough, it's a relief to know that there are people ready and willing to help. For a number of our residents, those people have been the team at the Ada Jenkins Center. Join us on Monday, March 7, to ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Covington and Huntersridge: "Just in case the person who helped me today is in this group. - I want to say thank you to the kind lady who helped me when I fell in the parking lot in Northcross Office Park. I made it home safe. Thank you for making sure I was alright." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Greenway Dr/Church St: "This happened this past Sunday. - I just joined this group today. Police was notified and responded. Couldn’t find the subjects. *SAFETY: possible trafficking/scam/robbery Please be on alert. I was approached walking into near the fi..." (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.