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Beware heat stroke: Sunny, very hot through Monday or Tuesday
July 26. Even if you’re the picture of health, it pays to take precautions amidst the high temperatures expected over the next several days. As the body temperature increases, heat-related illness can be severe regardless age or fitness. In high-het conditions, you should: Limit physical activity outside. Drink plenty of water and limit alcohol use. […]
UPDATED: Let them eat cheesecake
July 26. Originally announced almost a year ago, thanks to a building permit, The Cheesecake Factory will open in Birkdale Village Tuesday Aug. 8. [Update] Permit issues have caused the postponement of the opening to Aug. 15. The Cheesecake Factory has hired nearly 300 staff members for the new location, according to a press release. […]
Multiple agencies mobilized, including FBI, after high-tech security breach hit town information system
July 25. The Town of Cornelius is thanking the NC Local Government Information Systems Agency, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management, City of Charlotte Information Technology Department, DHS, NC National Guard and the FBI, for helping scan the Town’s network for malware. But the task still isn’t over; in a press release issued last night almost two weeks […]
Now that you’re over your re-assessment shock, tax bills will soon be on their way
July 25. Mecklenburg County will mail tax bills for real property, individual personal property, and business personal property by this coming Monday. Bills are due Sept. 1, and must be paid by Jan. 5 2024 to avoid interest. For properties under appeal, the tax bills will be subsequently mailed. Taxpayers who appeal their tax values […]
Royal Bliss, with 1 micro-brewery in Denver, plans a second location, this one on W. Catawba
July 25. By Dave Vieser. If all goes well, Royal Bliss Brewery will be opening a new location in Cornelius by early 2025. Officials from Royal Bliss, which currently operates a brewery in Denver, unveiled their expansion plans at the town’s July 24 pre-development committee meeting and every member expressed support for the project. Plans call for […]
12 days in, malware still affecting Town Hall systems
July 24. [Updated] By Dave Yochum. Concerned citizen Joe Vagnone, a Cornelius business owner broker, was worried enough about malware and ransom-ware that he sent the town a cyber-security checklist late last year. Here it is: Pay or not pay a ransom? Who are our IT experts currently. Where is the Bit coin coming from […]
Weekly calendar July 24-30: Theater, storytime, pottery and more
Calendar Sponsors Through July 30 Davidson Community Players Presents The Explorer’s Club See website for schedule. Presented by Davidson Community Players. London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost […]
Town repaved five miles of local roads
July 24. By Dave Vieser. Resurfacing about five miles of town roads has been completed, concluding Cornelius’ bi-annual road rehabilitation program. NJR Group had the low bid, at a cost of $907,250. The Town does resurfacing every other fiscal year, according to Tyler Beardsley, assistant town manager, who said the next round will be in […]
10 candidates for 5 Town Board seats
July 21. Now there are 10 candidates for five seats on the non-partisan Cornelius Town Board. Charmaine Nephew of Chapel Point Lane has filed her paperwork with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections to run this fall in the biennial local elections. She is a member of the town’s HR committee which has helped improve […]
Christy Clark files to run for H’ville mayor, it’s now a 3-way race; 17 running for Town Board
July 21. Former NC Rep. Christy Clark has filed to run for mayor of Huntersville, scrapping plans to go after her former District 98 seat next year, currently held by Cornelius resident John Bradford. “It is important for an experienced candidate to take on the race for mayor of Huntersville,” she said. “In the long […]
