Statesville City Government Offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Dec. 27  in observance of Christmas.  The garbage collection schedule for the week of Dec. 26-30 is the following:

Residential routes:  Monday routes will be collected on Wednesday.  Tuesday and Wednesday routes will be collected on Thursday.  Thursday and Friday routes will be collected on Friday.

Commercial routes with garbage cans or rollout containers:  Monday and Tuesday routes will be collected on Wednesday; Wednesday and Thursday routes will be collected on Thursday; Friday and Saturday routes will be on their regular schedule.

Businesses with dumpsters and bulk containers: Monday will operate on a regular schedule; Tuesday and Wednesday routes will operate on Wednesday; Thursday and Friday routes will be on their regular schedule.

Undecorated live Christmas trees will be picked up from the curb beginning Dec. 28.

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The annual New Year's Eve Gala is a wonderful place to celebrate the arrival of 2012.  It's held at the Statesville Civic Center and tickets are only $30.  You'll get live music by The Embers, food and party favors - all in the most festive setting around.  There is a cash bar.

You can reserve tables of 8 or come early and get a great seat - even though it's hard to have a bad seat in the Statesville Civic Center.

Call 704-878-3493 or come by the Civic Center Wed-Sat of this week.

Happy New Year Statesville - where it all comes together!

Statesville City offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in observance of New Year’s Day. There will be no garbage collection that day. The revised schedule for residential and commercial routes for the week of Jan. 2-6 is:

Residential routes: Monday routes will operate on a regular schedule; Tuesday & Wednesday routes will be collected on Wednesday; Thursday and Friday routes will be on their regular schedule.

Commercial businesses with roll-out toters: Monday and Tuesday routes will be collected on Tuesday; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday routes will operate on their regular schedule.

Commercial businesses with dumpsters and bulk containers: Monday routes will be collected on Tuesday; Tuesday and Wednesday routes will be collected on Wednesday; Thursday and Friday routes will operate on their regular schedule.

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