Huntersville
Healing History at Cedar Grove July 16
July 6. The “H” in HEARTS comes alive this month with Healing History, the latest in a new series of place-based happenings at the Cedar Grove mansion and Hugh Torance House and Store on Gilead Road in Huntersville. HEARTS, which stands for History, Ecology, Art, Reunion, Trails, Store, are multi-faceted, local-centric exploration of our shared […]
Birkdale Village concerts, events return this week
June 6. Concerts and other signature events are returning to Birkdale Village. Get your blankets and lawn chairs ready for Live Under the Oaks concerts 6-8 pm Fridays. StellaRising will kick off the season this Friday. A bar will be onsite in the designated area provided by Red Rocks Cafe. Birkdale Buds for the pre-school […]
Wheels turning for parade in Birkdale Village
June 2. Get your red, white and blue crew ready for a 4th of July celebration. Beginning at 10 am, kids are invited to deck their bikes out with stars and stripes decor provided by Birkdale Village to get ready for the big parade. At 11 am, the Huntersville Police Department will lead kids in […]
Huntersville senior lands Morehead scholarship
April 29. Montgomery Case Maddox, the son of Renee and Jeremy Maddox of Huntersville, has won a four-year Morehead-Cain scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Pine Lake Preparatory senior is student body president, Model UN co-president, Mu Alpha Theta co-president, and Special Olympics vice president. In Model UN, Case […]
Former Huntersville Mayor Swain has passed away
April 28. Former Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain has passed away at 61. Swain, who was also founder and executive director of the Huntersville Chamber of Commerce, served as town commissioner for eight years and mayor for eight years. She also served as chair of the North Carolina Metro Mayors Coalition and as co-chair of the […]
A look at Irish heritage at Hugh Torrance House on Saturday
March 18. If you’re not done celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, the historic Hugh Torrance House and Store will present “The Irish Connection” on Saturday from 1 pm to 6 pm.The event features local Irish connections with music, dance, and historic interpretations in Cedar Grove’s parlor and the Hugh Torance House and Store grounds. Dr. Hugh […]
Get your green on at the Irish Connection
March 4. Huntersville’s historic Hugh Torrance House and Store presents The Irish Connection on Saturday, March 19. All ages are welcome to join the free, community event for an afternoon of Irish music, Irish dance, Irish history and more. The event will be 1 pm to 6 pm Saturday, March 19 at Cedar Grove and […]
Mayor’s Fitness Challenge is back
Feb. 7. Registration opens today for the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge. Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville residents can log their active minutes each week and help support their town. Davidson was the winner in 2021. The Challenge will run eight weeks, March 6 – April 30. Each week towns are working to have the total most active minutes. […]
Aneralla will run for US House of Representatives
Dec. 6. By Dave Yochum. Outgoing Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla will formally announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District at a press conference at 2 pm today. The three-term mayor officially steps down as mayor at tonight’s Town Board meeting. A new chapter “The end of my service as […]
Huntersville Mayor Aneralla ‘seriously considering’ run for US Congress
Nov. 15. By Dave Yochum. Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla is “seriously considering” running for Congress in North Carolina’s new 13th district. Aneralla, who is in the final weeks of his third term as mayor, chose not to run for re-election. “I’m getting calls, instead of making calls,” the conservative Republican said after NC Rep. Tim […]
