Front & Center: Keeping You Informed of City of Statesville Happenings (06/04/2025)

June 4-10, 2025

Weekly updates from the desk of April Nesbit, Public Information Officer for the City of Statesville. Continue reading below updates for the week!

🎙️ Front & Center: Community Policing - Building Trust Through Summer Events

"A Blue Hot Summer" is heating up in Statesville as the Statesville Police Department launches a season full of community events designed to build trust, break barriers, and bring people together. From youth camps and Coffee with a Cop to creative events like Snowball with a Cop, SPD is redefining what community policing looks like.

👮‍♂️ Hear from Captain Anthony Hamby and NaKayla Griffin as they share how these programs are creating lasting relationships—and changing lives.

🎧 Watch our recent episode below or previous Front and Center episodes on our website here.

Statesville City Council

Did you miss the recent City Council meeting on June 2, 2025? Learn more about those in this blog, view the meeting agenda here or watch the full replay below.

The next Council meeting is Monday, June 15, 2025. You can view the meeting agenda here.

*City Council meeting agendas are typically posted by Wednesday the week before the upcoming Council meeting and are archived on the website for one year.

If you would like the agenda emailed to you each week or require older information, please contact us by completing the Contact Us Form here.

City of Statesville Implements New Weekly Technical Review Committee Meeting Schedule

Effective July 2, 2025, the City of Statesville's Technical Review Committee (TRC) will move from monthly to weekly meetings. This significant update is designed to expedite the review process, reduce wait times for developers, and allow for ongoing discussion and collaboration among review agencies.

Read more here.

Citywide School Supply Drive Launches for Statesville’s End of Summer Bash

The City of Statesville is kicking off a new citywide school supply drive to help students start the 2025–2026 school year with confidence!

From June 2 through July 18, residents can drop off donations at convenient locations across the city to support the End of Summer Bash, taking place on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Harris Park. 

This is the City’s first coordinated drive of this kind and aims to provide fully stocked backpacks for local children in need, helping ease the financial burden on families and ensuring every student has the tools they need to succeed. Learn more here.

Upcoming City Events

FEATURED EVENT: Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 - Thomas Road Band

The popular Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer Concert Series offers FREE entertainment to residents, neighbors, and visitors in Downtown Statesville May through October and features music genres of all styles.

🗓️ Friday, June 6, 2025

📍 Downtown Statesville

🔗 Learn more here

THIS WEEK:

🔹Blood Drive with the American Red Cross - Thursday, June 5, 2025

🔹Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 with the Thomas Road Band - Friday, June 6, 2025

🔹Art in the Park - Saturday, June 7, 2025

🔹Girl's Basketball Summer Sports Camp - Monday, June 9 - Thursday, June 12, 2025

Save the date for these upcoming events:

🔹Dive-In Move: IF (Statesville Leisure Pool) - Friday, June 13, 2025

🔹Boys' Basketball Summer Sports Camp - Monday June 16 - Thursday, June 19, 2025

🔹Softball Summer Sports Camp - Monday, June 16 - Thursday, June 19, 2025

🔹Coffee with a Cop - Starbucks - Tuesday, June 17, 2025

🔹Mental Health & Finance Forum by Juneteenth Statesville - Thursday, June 19, 2025

🔹Juneteenth Panel Discussion by Juneteenth Statesville - Friday, June 20, 2025

🔹Juneteenth Celebration by Juneteenth Statesville - Saturday, June 21, 2025

🔹Make Music Day in Downtown Statesville - Saturday, June 21, 2025

🔹Statesville Police Department Summer Camp - Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27, 2025

🔹Baseball Summer Sports Camp - Monday June 23 - Thursday, June 26, 2025

🔹Volleyball Summer Sports Camp - Monday June 23 - Thursday, June 26, 2025

🔹 Soccer Summer Sports Camp - Monday June 23 - Thursday, June 26, 2025

Learn more about these + all upcoming City events here.

Statesville Careers

Take the opportunity to make your community a better place to live every day, and you will be rewarded with exciting career opportunities, a competitive salary, and great benefits! Learn more about just a few of the available opportunities here at the City of Statesville:

🔹 Public Administration Intern (Part-Time): This internship provides students interested in public administration, local government, or public service careers with an opportunity to gain real-world experience working alongside city leadership. Interns will support administrative and operational functions of the City Manager's Office, gaining exposure to municipal policies, communications, special projects, and community engagement initiatives. This position is ideal for students considering a career in local government, public policy, political science, communications, or business/public administration.

🔹 Skilled Laborer - Water Maintenance (Full-Time): This position is responsible for semi-skilled work in a variety of construction, maintenance, and repair assignments involving the use of specialized tools and equipment within the city’s water/sewer department.

Learn more about careers with the City here or view all current career opportunities with the City of Statesville here.

Front & Center Weekly Updates

That wraps up this week’s edition of Front & Center. Stay tuned for more updates and remember to follow the City of Statesville on social media for real-time news and announcements. Have a great week, Statesville!

View previous updates on our website here.