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๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Statesville Event CenterClosing at 5p (as normal)Bentley Comm...
02/02/2026

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Statesville Event Center
Closing at 5p (as normal)

Bentley Community Center
Closing at 5p.

Statesville Recreation Center
CLOSED

Statesville Park & Soccer Complex
CLOSED

City of Statesville NC Park restrooms
CLOSED

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
Basketball games tonight will be postponed to a later date.

View all City of Statesville NC delays and closures: https://bit.ly/49SnilE

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข...
01/30/2026

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

Statesville Event Center
๐Ÿ”นFriday, January 30: Open regular hours
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: CLOSED

Bentley Community Center
๐Ÿ”นFriday, January 30: Open regular hours
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: CLOSED

Statesville Recreation Center
๐Ÿ”นFriday, January 30: Open from 7a-7p
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: CLOSED

๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ

Statesville Park & Soccer Complex
๐Ÿ”นFriday, January 30: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: CLOSED

City of Statesville NC Park restrooms:
๐Ÿ”นFriday, January 30: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: CLOSED
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: CLOSED

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นSaturday, January 31: All Youth League games canceled
๐Ÿ”นSunday, February 1: All Youth League games canceled

Stay safe, Statesville!

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: https://bit.ly/4apH1ID

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐žPlease see below for updates regarding Facility/Park operations and Youth Leagues ...
01/28/2026

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž

Please see below for updates regarding Facility/Park operations and Youth Leagues for Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Bentley Community Center
๐Ÿ”นThursday, January 29: Open regular hours

Statesville Recreation Center
๐Ÿ”นThursday, January 29: Open from 7a-7p

Statesville Park & Soccer Complex
๐Ÿ”นThursday, January 29: Restrooms will open around 12p

๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐‚ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นThursday, January 29: CLOSED

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นThursday, January 29: Youth League Basketball games will be postponed to a later date.

Stay safe, Statesville!

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐žWe continue to adjust facility operations to ensure the safety of our community an...
01/27/2026

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž

We continue to adjust facility operations to ensure the safety of our community and staff. Please see below for updates regarding facility, parks and property operations for Tuesday, January 27, and Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Bentley Community Center
๐Ÿ”นTuesday, January 27: Open from 2p - 5p
๐Ÿ”นWednesday, January 28: Open regular hours

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
๐Ÿ”นTuesday, January 27: Open from 2p - 5p
๐Ÿ”นWednesday, January 28: Opening from 10a - 7p

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค & ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ
๐Ÿ”นTuesday, January 27: Closed
๐Ÿ”นWednesday, January 28: Closed

๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐‚ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นTuesday, January 27: Closed
๐Ÿ”นWednesday, January 28: Closed

Stay safe, Statesville!

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, + ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”We continue to adjust facility operations to e...
01/27/2026

โ„๏ธ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, + ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

We continue to adjust facility operations to ensure the safety of our community and staff. Please see below for updates regarding facility, parks and property operations for Tuesday, January 27, 2026:

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นThe Bentley Community Center and Statesville Recreation Center opening will be delayed until early afternoon (1p-2p - at the earliest).

๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”นThe Statesville Park & Soccer Complex remains closed.
๐Ÿ”นAll City of Statesville NC Park restrooms will remain closed.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”น Youth League Basketball games scheduled for Tuesday, January 27th, will be postponed to a later date.

๐Ÿšจ We will continue to monitor weather and road conditions. Watch here for the latest updates.

Stay safe, Statesville! recreation.statesvillenc.net

The Statesville Recreation and Parks Department strives to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Statesville through recreation programs, facilities and experiences designed to meet the leisure needs of the community and to provide people of every age, race, and creed an opportunity to come to...

โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ„๏ธ January 25 - 26, 2026Due to inclement weather, Statesville Recreation & Economic Vitality will cont...
01/25/2026

โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ„๏ธ
January 25 - 26, 2026

Due to inclement weather, Statesville Recreation & Economic Vitality will continue to adjust facility operations over the next few days to ensure the safety of our community and staff.

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”น The Bentley Community Center, Statesville Recreation Center, Statesville Park & Soccer Complex, and all City of Statesville NC Park restrooms are closed on Sunday, January 25th and will remain closed on Monday, January 26th.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”น Youth League Basketball games scheduled for Monday, January 26th, will be postponed to a later date.

๐Ÿšจ We will continue to monitor weather and road conditions. Watch here for the latest updates.

Stay safe, Statesville!

โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ„๏ธ January 24 - 25, 2026Due to inclement weather, Statesville Recreation & Economic Vitality will adju...
01/23/2026

โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ„๏ธ
January 24 - 25, 2026

Due to inclement weather, Statesville Recreation & Economic Vitality will adjust facility operations over the next few days to ensure the safety of our community and staff.

๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ”น The Bentley Community Center and Statesville Recreation Center will close at 12pm on Saturday and remain closed on Sunday.
๐Ÿ”น The Statesville Park & Soccer Complex will close at 12p on Saturday and remain closed on Sunday.
๐Ÿ”น All City of Statesville NC Park restrooms will close at 12p on Saturday and remain closed on Sunday.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ
All youth league events scheduled for Saturday have been canceled.

๐Ÿšจ On Sunday afternoon, we will share updates regarding facility openings for Monday (1/26/26) as we continue to monitor weather and road conditions.

Thank you for your understanding as we prioritize safety. Please continue to check our social media pages for the latest updates.

Stay safe, Statesville! ๐Ÿ’™

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒToday is the perfect reminder to step outside, take a deep breath, and enjoy the simple joy of a...
01/20/2026

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Today is the perfect reminder to step outside, take a deep breath, and enjoy the simple joy of a walk outdoors. Whether itโ€™s a stroll through your neighborhood, a peaceful walk on a greenway, or time spent exploring one of our beautiful parks, getting outside is great for both body and mind.

Statesville is home to a variety of parks and outdoor spaces waiting to be enjoyed - grab a friend, bring the family, or enjoy some quiet time in nature.

The City of Statesville NC is home to over 20 parks + properties boasting a wide range of amenities.

Enjoy FREE food, hats, coats, gloves, blankets, and kid-friendly activities - all while connecting with neighbors and ce...
11/05/2025

Enjoy FREE food, hats, coats, gloves, blankets, and kid-friendly activities - all while connecting with neighbors and celebrating the season together.

๐Ÿ Cozy Up to Fall with Us! ๐Ÿ

Join the Foundation of Hope Ministries and the Statesville Police Department for a fun and heartwarming community event!

Enjoy FREE food, hats, coats, gloves, blankets, and kid-friendly activities - all while connecting with neighbors and celebrating the season together.

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, November 8, 2025
๐Ÿ•š 11 AM โ€“ 1 PM
๐Ÿ“ Alex Cooper Park | 1500 Fifth St.

Come out, stay warm, and help us spread a little kindness this fall - we canโ€™t wait to see you there!

๐ŸŽ‰ Mark your calendars!
06/13/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ Mark your calendars!

๐ŸŽ‰ Mark your calendars!

The Statesville Police Department is hosting a Community Cookout on Thursday, July 10 at Alex Cooper Park from 12โ€“2 PM!

๐Ÿ” Free food
๐ŸŽถ Music & games
๐Ÿฐ Bounce houses
๐Ÿง Snow-cones
๐Ÿค Community connections

Bring your family, your neighbors, and your appetite - weโ€™ll bring the good vibes!

๐Ÿ“ 1500 Fifth Street, Statesville

City of Statesville NC

09/28/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐™ท๐šž๐š›๐š›๐š’๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ท๐šŽ๐š•๐šŽ๐š—๐šŽ ๐š๐šŽ๐š•๐š’๐šŽ๐š ๐™ด๐š๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š๐šœ - ๐™ท๐š˜๐š  ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š— ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š•๐š™? ๐Ÿšจ

This page is where youโ€™ll find all of the resources for relief efforts. We have pinned posts at the top of our page for the Amazon wishlist, volunteer sign up, supplies requests, and locations for supply drop off/shipment.

๐Ÿšจ Parks & Greenway Closures๐Ÿšจ For the safety of our community, all ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ in the City of Statesville NC will...
09/26/2024

๐Ÿšจ Parks & Greenway Closures๐Ÿšจ

For the safety of our community, all ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ in the City of Statesville NC will be closed on Thursday and Friday (09/26-09/27/24) due to current and anticipated weather conditions.

All parks and greenways are expected to open as normal on Saturday, 09/28/24, however watch here for updates.

recreation.statesvillenc.net

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1500 Fifth Street
Statesville, NC
28677

Telephone

(704) 878-3429

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