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Fire Chief Barbee: Running toward danger for 30 years
NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | By Erica Batten “Not many fire departments have the biggest lake in North Carolina in their back yard,” said Cornelius Fire Chief Guerry Barbee at the June Newsmakers Breakfast hosted by Cornelius Today. Lake Norman safety is just one of the unique challenges Barbee faces as he leads the fire department’s transition […]
Innovative work of art—and technology—brightens tunnel under I-77
July 10. By Page Leggett. How eager would you be to walk or bike through a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall, 16-foot-wide subterranean tunnel? What if it were 30 feet below a busy stretch of interstate? What one person may find exciting, another might find daunting. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation was faced with the challenge of making […]
Siren testing today 11 am to 1 pm
July 10. The outdoor warning sirens around McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested between 11 am and 1 pm today. The sirens will sound for five to 30 seconds. To ensure they are functioning properly, some sirens may be tested more than once. This test is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Mecklenburg, Gaston, […]
Ribbon-cutting Friday for newly finished Jetton Extension
July 10. Almost nine months after the $3 million road improvement project began, the ribbon-cutting for Jetton Road Extension will be held at 10 am this coming Friday in the new parking lot near 19924 Jetton. Construction ended on time, much to the delight of those who used this part of Jetton and Sefton Park […]
Mother of missing Madalina appears to be en route to her native Eastern Europe
July 9. By Mark Washburn. Is Diana Cojocari returning to Moldova? A post on a Facebook account for the mother of the missing Madalina Cojocari, suggested that she was returning to her native Eastern Europe. “On the way from New York JFK to Frankfurt then to Bucharest … after 9 years of absence from the country,” said the Sunday post. It’s since been taken […]
New Christian high school begins classes Aug. 21
July 9. The first day of classes at Ambassador Christian School, Lake Norman’s newest high school, will be Aug. 21, with 9th through 11th grade students in an 80,000 square foot facility in Huntersville. Ambassador’s founders, Melissa Gibbs and Nicole Bryan, have been laying the foundation of the school for three years. ACS has received […]
Pool gets green light from Planning Board
July 9. The Cornelius Planning Board decided that a Cornelius property may have a swimming pool in the front yard, due to an unusual set of circumstances. Marc Lomartire is building a home at 18300 Nantz Road. The property has two front yards: One on Nantz, the other on Delray Drive. He had been advised […]
Drug dealer who ran student party den in Cornelius sentenced to 7 years
July 8. [Updated July 9] By Mark Washburn. Family and friends of two Hough High School students who died of fentanyl poisoning filled two benches Monday at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse to watch a Cornelius drug dealer admit her guilt in a trafficking scheme that targeted local youths. Asked whether she was in fact guilty, […]
Drowning victim identified
July 8. The boater who drowned on the Fourth of July at The Sandbar in Lake Norman has been identified as Miles Edward Merritt, age 27. The NC Wildlife Commission did not release any other details, including his address. His body was pulled from the lake Saturday night around 11 after three days of searching […]
Planning Board dives into definition of ‘front yard’
July 8. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board will decide if a Cornelius property may have a swimming pool in the front yard. Marc Lomartire, is building a home at 18300 Nantz Road. The property has two front yards: One on Nantz, the other on Delray Drive. He is requesting a variance from Chapter […]
