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Weekend Weather
Oct. 27. We’re in for summer-like temps for the next several days—through Monday—but it gets cooler Tuesday (Halloween), way cooler Wednesday when a high of 52 is expected. In case you’re curious, it will get to 34 in Nome, Alaska on Wednesday. Friday: Some clouds, then sunny, high 79-80. Saturday: Sunny, high near 82. Sunday: […]
How to fix traffic: 10 candidates, 10 answers
Oct. 27. By Dave Yochum. With Early Voting under way—345 people voted yesterday at Cornelius Town Hall—we’re in for an intense election season. There are 10 candidates for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. That in and of itself is noteworthy; there’s always a gaggle of candidates and their supporters outside Town Hall. But […]
How Cornelius candidates say they will vote on term lengths
Oct. 27. By Dave Vieser. Only one of the 12 Town of Cornelius candidates favors a change to four-year terms according to a poll conducted by Cornelius Today during the past week. Town Board challenger Robert Carney plans to vote for the longer term; seven others, including both mayoral candidates, prefer the current two year […]
Early morning Early Voting brings out the candidates at Cornelius Town Hall
Oct. 26. By Dave Yochum. County-wide Early Voting got under way at Cornelius Town Hall at 8 am, but by 8:30 am there were still more candidates and their supporters than voters. But by 10:30 am there were 69 voters. All five Cornelius Town Board seats are up for grabs, as well as the mayor of […]
Police blotter: Oct. 18-24
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 231019052 Larceny 21501 Hickory St 10:35:21 10/19/23 ASN Electriforce 231020061 Larceny 19621 Statesville Rd 12:17:19 10/20/23 ASN NAPA Auto Parts 231021002 Fraud 10219 Squire’S Way 00:40:27 10/21/23 ASN Lin, You 231021055 Fraud 21400 Townwood Dr 15:14:00 10/21/23 CLO Thompson, Amy […]
Weekender Oct. 26-29: Plan to get out on this busy October weekend
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Ocr. 28 7th Annual Boos and Brews 7:30 pm | Oct. 26-28. Join the Davidson Community Players for the annual 10-Minute-Play Festival with a Halloween twist. Boos & Brews will feature original plays written, performed and directed by members of the community. These plays all have one major theme in […]
Election guide: 10 candidates for 5 seats on Town Board
Oct. 26. Ten candidates are vying for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. Five are newcomers, three are incumbents and two want their old seats back, having lost in the biennial elections in 2021. Newcomers: Robert (Robby) Carney, Dr. Scott Higgins, Susan Johnson, Bob Menzel and Charmaine Nephew. Running for the seats they lost […]
Election 2023: 14 CMS at-large candidates
Oct. 26. By Dave Vieser. While much attention is being focused on local town elections, voters will also have the opportunity to cast their ballots for school board members, as well as a school bond proposal. School Board Voters can select as many as three candidates running for the CMS School Board in a non-partisan […]
A section of Mt. Zion Community Cemetery will be consecrated for Catholics
Oct. 25. Father John Putnam from St. Mark Roman Catholic Church will consecrate a section in Mt. Zion Community Cemetery to open up burial spaces for the Catholic community. A crucifix will be placed in the middle of the Catholic section which will include 275 graves, according to John Kepner, owner/president of Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home […]
It’s Bilodeau vs. Washam: 2 candidates, 1 job
Oct. 25. By Dave Yochum. For the first time in 15 years there is competition for the top elected job in Cornelius: Denis Bilodeau vs. Woody Washam, the three-term incumbent. Both were elected town commissioners—Washam for two terms åthe most votes in the non-partisan elections held every two years. Both are members of the North […]
