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One year into this, statewide positivity rate falls to 4.2%
March 4. By Dave Yochum. The decline is the median number of new COVID cases during the past week (2,643) vs. the past month (3,227) is continuing in North Carolina. The new case volume is down 18 percent this past week compared to the past 31 days, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. But […]
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March 4. By Dave Yochum. The decline is the median number of new COVID cases during the past week (2,643) vs. the past month (3,227) is continuing in North Carolina. The new case volume is down 18 percent this past week compared to the past 31 days, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. But […]
March 4. If you’re pondering the value of a college education in the 21st century, a Davidson College Zoom lecture on the evening of March 17 will be helpful, and it’s open to the public. Some of the problems in US higher education that existed before the pandemic have worsened over the past year. Dr. […]
March 3. Cornelius art historian and surgeon Dr. Christopher Brown and literary partner Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts have published a groundbreaking new book on Salvador Dalí, one of the most prolific artists of the 20th century. In “The Dali Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy” (Apollo Publishers, $26.99) […]
March 3. Cornelius is seeking federal federal grants to pay for three additional full time firefighters. The funds come under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). A resolution in support of this effort was unanimously approved this week by the Town Board. The SAFER grants were created to […]
March 3. Nice job, Cornelius! Collectively, 28031 has a higher credit score than Beverly Hills 90210. So says a new national survey of more than 2,500 cities and towns across the country. With an aggregate credit score of 740, we beat not just Beverly Hills (722), but Huntersville (736) and Concord (675), according to WalletHub, […]
March 3. By Dave Yochum. With additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, including grocery store workers, law enforcement and firefighters, college staff and restaurant workers, some providers may not be ready There is still high demand for vaccines in Groups 1, 2, and 3. The new Johnson & Johnson vaccine […]
March 2. By Dave Vieser. No one commented during the first public hearing on the one of the largest mixed-use developments ever proposed for Cornelius—the Sefton Park mixed-use development between Sefton Park Road and West Catawba—but former Town Commissioner Dave Gilroy weighed in soon after. “This proposal needs reasonable balance, not an insane amount of […]
March 2. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting an increase of 1,239 cases of the coronavirus statewide, a low so far this year. At a 2 pm press conference today, Gov. Cooper announced that all essential front-line workers in Group 3 are eligible for vaccinations starting tomorrow. The announcement follows the […]
